ASUS STRIX GTX 970 DirectCU II Gets Gold At HardOCP

Rocking off the back of the Gold Award in the Rampage V Extreme review, ASUS is excited to receive another from HardOCP for its Strix GTX 970 DirectCU II! 

You can see their overclocking results on the right, and we greatly encourage grabbing a cup of coffee and reading the entire review to see the complete testing and fuller discussions, but here's a few key quotes on how it compares:

Fan Noise

The fact that the ASUS GTX 970 STRIX DC II OC's fans don't turn on unless the GPU reaches 65c is a very nice feature. This helps to save energy and reduces ambient sound in the room. The fans are also well crafted to move air while remaining extremely quiet...

The Bottom Line

The ASUS GTX 970 STRIX DirectCU II OC is nice and shiny with its new layout. Not only does it look nice, it performs well. It performs on par, or above the competition while drawing significantly less power, staying cooler, and remaining much quieter. This video card is here to stay, and will be major competition for AMD and its video cards for a while to come. The standard pricing on GeForce GTX 970 video cards is only $329. Between the three video cards we looked at here today, the ASUS GTX 970 STRIX DirectCU II OC stood out the most. It delivered exceptional gameplay, overclocking, temperature management, and overall reliability...