is there any different between the direct cu ii and the reference design GTX 580 of the asus besides the cooling ?
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Yeup.... The asus is fat as ^^^^
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Yeup.... The asus is fat as ^^^^
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Originally Posted by Boulard83
They are totally different PCB
Costum PCB for the DCII with much better VRMs. DCII  Reference  |
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9/25/11 at 5:34pm
The main difference of both cards is that the DCII is a Non Reference Card and the normal ASUS GTX 580 is a Reference Card.
The advantage of the Reference GTX 580 is the compatibility with a full waterblock, other than that it only has stock cooling which is inefficient and standard overclocking enhancing features.
The advantage of the DCII is a factory custom cooler, higher amount of VRMs and voltage features for a increasement of the voltage induction efficiency,a built in HDMI port and of course vast overclocking ability and performance
Hope that clears up
The advantage of the Reference GTX 580 is the compatibility with a full waterblock, other than that it only has stock cooling which is inefficient and standard overclocking enhancing features.
The advantage of the DCII is a factory custom cooler, higher amount of VRMs and voltage features for a increasement of the voltage induction efficiency,a built in HDMI port and of course vast overclocking ability and performance
Hope that clears up
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Yeup.... The asus is fat as ^^^^
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9/25/11 at 5:42pm
check out the link in my sig.
I run the GTX 580 OC club.
Just watch the first and second post of the thread.
Better said the Hall of Fame
In there all overclocking results, cooling results etc etc are listed of more than 200 580 owners and among them tons of DCII owners
I am sure that will help you out with all of your questions^^
http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/1049...king-club.html
Edited by Kung Pow - 9/25/11 at 5:44pm
I run the GTX 580 OC club.
Just watch the first and second post of the thread.
Better said the Hall of Fame
In there all overclocking results, cooling results etc etc are listed of more than 200 580 owners and among them tons of DCII owners
I am sure that will help you out with all of your questions^^
http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/1049...king-club.html
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The main gain with CU II is it's cooler, it's very good/quiet and second to none. It is a fat card as others mentioned and though it's non-reference you can get full water block for it.
http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/ek...en-nickel.html
Edited by error-id10t - 9/25/11 at 6:16pm
http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/ek...en-nickel.html
Edited by error-id10t - 9/25/11 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by Kung Pow
The main difference of both cards is that the DCII is a Non Reference Card and the normal ASUS GTX 580 is a Reference Card.
The advantage of the Reference GTX 580 is the compatibility with a full waterblock, other than that it only has stock cooling which is inefficient and standard overclocking enhancing features. The advantage of the DCII is a factory custom cooler, higher amount of VRMs and voltage features for a increasement of the voltage induction efficiency,a built in HDMI port and of course vast overclocking ability and performance Hope that clears up |
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But it's makes no noise whatsoever. My temps. at idle is 35C.
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