• Direct CU II?
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Just wondering, as Asus have been releasing their Direct CU II cards as a sort of top-end version of their standard models, does it improve performance at all? As far as I can see, it's just fancy cooling, but does it actually run faster than the reference model? I've heard it does, and it's a lot more expensive. Please fill me in on this...
They are slightly overclocked, but also overpriced in my opinion.. Other brands have higher overclocked cards for the same price.
Are there any cards out there that have aftermarket cooling but run at stock speeds?
[QUOTE=MasterFen006;42808796]Are there any cards out there that have aftermarket cooling but run at stock speeds?[/QUOTE] Everything that does not have the text OC on it. Sapphire, ASUS, XFX, Club3D.. Pretty much everything that is on the market is not overclocked but has a different cooler.
I've had three DCU II cards from Asus over the past year or so, only issue I've had with them is they seem to have a lock on the max voltage which I cannot exceed despite changing the setting in MSI Aftburner. I never tried editing the BIOS itself, but I think ASUS has some type of hardware voltage ceiling mechanism.
If you are looking for a silent card Direct CU is the way to go.
Yeah directcu is great if you want a card that bends under the weight of its own cooler to the point where the hsf completely separates from the chips Happened in the amd 6000 series and yet again in the 7000 series so they clearly don't give a shit
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;42862466]Yeah directcu is great if you want a card that bends under the weight of its own cooler to the point where the hsf completely separates from the chips Happened in the amd 6000 series and yet again in the 7000 series so they clearly don't give a shit[/QUOTE] It's okay, just use some tie tags and a glue gun and you'll be all set.
[QUOTE=Kaabii;42863560]It's okay, just use some tie tags and a glue gun and you'll be all set.[/QUOTE] Yeah not denying it's fixable, but when you can get coolers just as good for the same price from other brands it doesn't make much sense And in my experience with the amd 6000 series, you can't overvolt (with actual volts not the power % thing) without using their proprietary dodgy software
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;42865154]Yeah not denying it's fixable, but when you can get coolers just as good for the same price from other brands it doesn't make much sense And in my experience with the amd 6000 series, you can't overvolt (with actual volts not the power % thing) without using their proprietary dodgy software[/QUOTE] There seems to be a limit on the max voltage setting (and low at that) with the 7000 series cards, even when using their software.
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;42865154]Yeah not denying it's fixable, but when you can get coolers just as good for the same price from other brands it doesn't make much sense And in my experience with the amd 6000 series, you can't overvolt (with actual volts not the power % thing) without using their proprietary dodgy software[/QUOTE] I was honestly kidding. I'd never buy the DCII when I can get the non flawed Twin Frozr and get pretty similar quality of cooling for the same price.
How quiet is the Twin Frozr compared to stuff like the Dual-X or Windforce X3?
Twin Frozr's are genereally really quiet until the fan gets to about 65%. after that they get loud and obnoxious. I don't think my 670 twin frozr has ever gone above 75c with a fan speed of no more than 50%. I could get about 65 or 70 if I let it go higher but it's obnoxious as hell listening to a miniature jet turbine in my computer. [editline]15th November 2013[/editline] Alright slight correction, I get no more than 77 with my fan speed at about 55% and it's just a bit annoying when my room is quiet, this is also with my GPU maxed out. In a quiet room you'll hear it but playing a game or listening to music you wont until it hits about 65%.
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