ASUS Announces the Strix GTX 960

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ASUS today announced the Strix GTX 960, an all-new gaming graphics card packed with exclusive ASUS technologies. The ASUS Strix series of graphics cards is renowned for being pre-tuned to provide out-of the-box performance enhancements that reference designs cannot match – the Strix 960 is pre-overclocked to 1291 Mhz (1317MHz boost clock) for faster gaming performance and 0dB fan technology for totally-silent light gameplay.

The Strix GTX 960 comes with the ASUS-exclusive DirectCU II cooling technology for performance that is 30% cooler and 3X quieter than reference – making the card whisper quiet even when faced with heavy gaming loads.“0dB fan technology” allows a player to enjoy light gaming in complete silence, due to a thermal design that is able to keep GPU temperatures low enough for the fan to stop completely when temps are below 55 Celsius. The card also features a strong, rigid backplate that helps dissipate heat quickly and provides an extra measure of protection against card damage.

The Strix GTX 960 has a 5-phase power design that enhances energy efficiency by 15%, provides better load tolerance, and improves overall stability and longevity compared to reference designs. The Strix 960 also uses a single 6-pin power connecter for clean, hassle-free cable management and has a convenient connection indicator LED to ensure successful plug-in.
 
Bonus: just as fast and quiet as the MSI you just reviewed, but almost two inches shorter!
 
Who says size doesn´t matter? :D:D


Well, if you look at the PCB shots, it's really just a bunch of wasted space, all meant to better support massive coolers. But I'm not sure what you will do with that kind of cooling on a 120w TDP card.

Nvidia seems to be making two revs of this board: one to entice extreme overclockers, and another for the more sane folks :D
 
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