ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini

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In a bid to be the first with a mini-ITX friendly graphics card based on the GeForce GTX 900 series, ASUS is giving final touches to the GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini (model: GTX970-DCMOC-4GD5). At the surface, this card looks identical to the GTX 760 and GTX 670 DirectCU Mini graphics cards from the company, since it uses the same exact cooler.
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Specs (so far):
Core Clock: 1088 MHz
Boost Clock: 1228 MHz
Memory Clock: 7Ghz

Display: Two dual-link DVI, one HDMI 2.0, one DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connector: Single 8-Pin

No word on pricing or availability yet.

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More Info Here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/207609/asus-readies-geforce-gtx-970-directcu-mini.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/41546...tiny-geforce-gtx-970-directcu-mini/index.html
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-...0-DirectCU-Mini-More-Mini-ITX-Gaming-Goodness

We have our second GPU to enter the "Mini GTX 970 Wars". Gigabyte finally has a competitor and both cards have their advantages and drawbacks.
 
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I've been thinking of power supply flexibility (larger form factor ones) with my future Ncase M1 v3 build and this would be quite a competitor for a shorter GPU. Thanks OP.
 
SnowBeast said:
Ahh nope. This looks like a better card, higher standard OC, nicer cooling, and a $329 price point. 16 available to boot!

http://www.galaxstore.net/GALAX-NVIDIA-GEFORCE-GTX-970-OC-4GB-p/97nph6dt8rvz.htm
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Even though this GPU would be the best of the three in terms of cooling, performance, and silence, I wouldn't exactly qualify this as an "ITX" GPU. ITX/Mini GPUs aren't really an official form factor for GPUs, but rather a niche for the small form factor PC communities and consumers. Because of this, there is no real way to define a true ITX/Mini GPU. In my opinion, a mini GPU has a length ≤170mm, uses a 6 or 8-pin (or no connector at all, if it's very power efficient), uses a custom PCB, and (this part is mostly arguable) the card uses a special innovative cooling system (ex. MSI's Radax fan), and it would be clearly marketed as an "Mini" or "ITX".

It's a good card, but it's just one of the lower end models of Galax's GTX 970s. It's smaller than their HOF GTX 970, but it's definitely not an ITX/Mini GPU.
 
What are the downsides to these over a full size card? Pricing is the same and these aren't hot cards to begin with so I don't expect cooling to be an issue.
 
ZeqOBpf6 said:
What are the downsides to these over a full size card? Pricing is the same and these aren't hot cards to begin with so I don't expect cooling to be an issue.
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Well, if we expect the same things that we saw with the 760 Mini, then the only problem should be overclocking. All the other non-ref cards got a higher overclock, but not by much (for a few cards). There are other minor downsides are wattage and temperature. It uses just slightly more wattage than a non-OC'd reference card, but that's only because the DCU Mini comes overclocked out of the box. And for temperature, it's not great, but it's decent. It does much better than a reference card.

I should remind you that none of this is confirmed, and that this is just based off the benchmarks of a GTX 760 Mini compared to other 760's.

Here's the link to the benchmark if you're interested.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_760_DirectCU_Mini/29.html
 
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