ASUS unveiled its GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC graphics card, featuring a non-reference PCB, and a new-generation DirectCU II cooler. Its PCB features a strong 10-phase VRM, which is tuned to offer a 30% higher voltage threshold, that much better electrical noise suppression (159 mV vs. 239 mV), and an array of tantalum capacitors that ensure clean power delivery to the GPU. ASUS is offering factory-overclocked GPU speeds of 889 MHz core, 941 MHz GPU Boost, compared to NVIDIA reference speeds of 863 MHz and 900 MHz.A star attraction with the GTX 780 DirectCU II, is its new-generation DirectCU II cooler. It uses a CoolTech fan, which made its debut with the GTX 670 DirectCU Mini, and which is a cross between lateral-flow and top-flow fans, ensuring greater sweep. The cooler uses a combination of one CoolTech fan, and a conventional top-flow fan towards its rear. This is to ensure the lateral sweep of a CoolTech fan doesn't push hot air back into the case from its rear. The one in the front pushes it out through the rear vent. Beneath these fans is a conventional aluminum fin-stack heatsink, in which a combination of four 8 mm thick, and a central 10 mm-thick copper heat pipes make direct contact with the GPU. The card ships with a back-plate, even though there's nothing to cool on the back side. ASUS plans to launch the card soon.

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#1 W1zzard

should have review sample very soon (days) Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 15:41 Reply

#2 RCoon

So unless it has unlocked voltage that higher voltage threshold is almost pointless Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 15:46 Reply

#3 d1nky

thats the best looking card ive ever seen!



if their HD8*** doesnt look like that i may be inclined to get one. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 15:48 Reply

#4 THE_EGG

hmm good to see Asus continuing their use of their funky fan. I'll be interested to see how this works on a dual fan card as far as heat/noise goes. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 16:19 Reply

#5 douglatins

Why 2 different fans? Not a fan here.



The first one looks like cool and innovative, the second, lame fan

And i believe 3 slots? Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 16:38 Reply

#6 d1nky

douglatins Why 2 different fans? Not a fan here.



The first one looks like cool and innovative, the second, lame fan

And i believe 3 slots? not sure if its 3slots as people moan quite a bit about that, and asus started bringing back 2slots because of this. btarunr The cooler uses a combination of one CoolTech fan, and a conventional top-flow fan towards its rear. This is to ensure the lateral sweep of a CoolTech fan doesn't push hot air back into the case from its rear. The one in the front pushes it out through the rear vent not sure if its 3slots as people moan quite a bit about that, and asus started bringing back 2slots because of this. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 16:44 Reply

#7 kinc

ASUS Representative douglatins Why 2 different fans? Not a fan here.



The first one looks like cool and innovative, the second, lame fan

And i believe 3 slots? 2 slots.



2 slots. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 16:47 Reply

#8 radrok

RCoon So unless it has unlocked voltage that higher voltage threshold is almost pointless Well, this card is voltmod worthy since it doesn't suck on the VRM department.



Who wants more voltage is gonna get more voltage :toast: Well, this card is voltmod worthy since it doesn't suck on the VRM department.Who wants more voltage is gonna get more voltage :toast: Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 17:28 Reply

#9 Animalpak

I feel this will be the best direct Cu2 card ever produced from Asus.



Beefy beast ! :cool: Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 17:35 Reply

#10 haswrong

questions, questions kinc 2 slots.



i.imgur.com/TuWPxo7.jpg?1 -are the memory chips cooled as well? evga uses thermal pads for memory cooling.



-does asus plan a superclockable gigahertz edition of titan with custom pcb? -are the memory chips cooled as well? evga uses thermal pads for memory cooling.-does asus plan a superclockable gigahertz edition of titan with custom pcb? Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 18:18 Reply

#11 badtaylorx

RCoon So unless it has unlocked voltage that higher voltage threshold is almost pointless gpu boost TWO pushes the cards clocks based on a temperature threshold....



so if you design a BALLZ OUT cooler.....it will clock itself higher..... gpu boostpushes the cards clocks based on a temperature threshold....so if you design a BALLZ OUT cooler.....it will clock itself higher..... Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 21:56 Reply

#12 douglatins

d1nky not sure if its 3slots as people moan quite a bit about that, and asus started bringing back 2slots because of this. I dont think even 10% of the hot air gets pushed to outside. I dont think even 10% of the hot air gets pushed to outside. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 22:20 Reply

#13 Widjaja

Another ASUS Direct cu II cooler with different fans.



The last one they had which was for the 7870 - 7850 was considered quite loud by reviewers for a a cooler which intentions were to be low noise.

I wonder if this design will follow the rather loud noise side of things or be a winner in the quiet category as Direct cu II coolers are intended to be. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 22:24 Reply

#14 radrok

haswrong -are the memory chips cooled as well? evga uses thermal pads for memory cooling. Memory doesn't need to be "heatsinked", passive air flow over it is more than enough. Memory doesn't need to be "heatsinked", passive air flow over it is more than enough. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 22:34 Reply

#15 DinaAngel

i might get this one, i wonder if EK comes out with waterblock for this one Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 22:52 Reply

#16 LAN_deRf_HA

Little wary of those fans. The old design was pretty great at silence and performance. Hope this isn't a gimmick arrangement. Ideally they tested fans and found one design to be best for over the gpu and another to be best for being over the vrm.... though I have a hard time imagining why that would be. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 22:58 Reply

#17 d1nky

the vrm heatsink is part of the baseplate and i guess they need more air pushed between heatsink fins to cool vrms. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 23:09 Reply

#18 newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder Widjaja Another ASUS Direct cu II cooler with different fans.



The last one they had which was for the 7870 - 7850 was considered quite loud by reviewers for a a cooler which intentions were to be low noise.

I wonder if this design will follow the rather loud noise side of things or be a winner in the quiet category as Direct cu II coolers are intended to be. I think the 7870 Direct CU II wasn't really an issue with the two different fans, but rather an issue of a weak heatsink(only 3 heatpipes and 1 fin array), and poor fan profiles that ramped the fans up too high too quickly. I think the 7870 Direct CU II wasn't really an issue with the two different fans, but rather an issue of a weak heatsink(only 3 heatpipes and 1 fin array), and poor fan profiles that ramped the fans up too high too quickly. Posted on Jun 11th 2013, 23:14 Reply

#19 Wastedslayer

Been waiting on this one, based on Wizz's review this might be my jump into the 700 series of cards. <3 my Direct CU GTX 670 TOP, has been a really solid card for me no matter how far I push it. Posted on Jun 12th 2013, 1:23 Reply

#20 OneCool

Damn this 780 is awesome..my poor rig wouldnt even push it tho :shadedshu :banghead: Posted on Jun 12th 2013, 2:52 Reply

#21 W1zzard

w00t .. card just arrived .. review soon Posted on Jun 12th 2013, 11:59 Reply

#22 buggalugs

About time Asus:......I've been harassing their websites to update the cooler. It looks like a 2 slot cooler to me. It doesn't have the 3 slot back plate of the 7970 and 680



I ditched Asus DirectCU II cards because of cooler problems. Its OK when it works but Asus have fixed a few problems with them over the last couple of generations.



The 6970 version had a very flexible cooler/card. Felt wonky and cooling performance was hit and miss. The 7970 was better, they made the card/cooler more rigid but still had issues with poor contact. It wasn't unusual for the VRM to reach 100 degress.



The old Asus cooler was big but not that efficient when you consider its huge size. The MSI lightning cooler got better numbers with 30% less heatsink.



This looks like a better quality cooler, looking forward to performance numbers. Posted on Jun 12th 2013, 12:45 Reply

#23 d1nky





apparently best overclocker out of them all and to me the sexiest, i may be having a nvidia card soon!



hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/57817-asus-geforce-gtx-780-directcu-ii-oc/?page=11



Ok, so now they have my attention!apparently best overclocker out of them all and to me the sexiest, i may be having a nvidia card soon! Posted on Jul 16th 2013, 10:58 Reply

#24 Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop Your overclocking mileage may vary, of course, That just means that particular card is good. Yours might not be. ;) From the site itself:That just means that particular card is good. Yours might not be. ;) Posted on Jul 16th 2013, 11:02 Reply

#25 d1nky

ill send it back due to some reason...... paying £600 for a poor overclocker lol Posted on Jul 16th 2013, 11:11 Reply