Asus ENGTX570 Direct Cu II

ASUS GTX570 DirectCU II Edition

The 500 series from NVIDIA is not new by any means, but as cards go, a few months can lead to a lot of refinement when vendors are able to really set its cards apart from the reference design and get creative. Some apply massive factory overclocks, some offer passive cooling through massive heatsinks, and others even offer built-on waterblocks and additional RAM or some other goodies. The GTX570 DirectCU II Edition from ASUS brings a very awesome redesign to the table in the form of what could very well be a passive tri-slot cooler with five big heatpipes, but then goes ever further, strapping two gigantic fans on for the ride! What we have here, ladies and gentlegeeks, is a three slot GTX570 from ASUS, complete with dual 80mm fans, five direct contact heatpipes, and voltage tweak capability housed in a full metal casing that looks as beastly as the specs sound. ASUS has a good reputation for pushing out quality products at every price level, from pure reference designs all the way to the wildly expensive ARES series cards, so my hopes are high for this new design, to say the least. I love PC gaming, as it is a great way for developers to really push their skills and a great way for enthusiasts to interactively push their systems.