Gallery: ASUS GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II Unboxing

If you're an Nvidia fan with cash to splash, than the latest GTX 780 DirectCU II should be a temptation. Allow us to provide fuel for that itch, with an unboxing below. Gw'on, you know you want to! This is not what will turn up on your doorstep; it'll be in another cardboard box. That makes it better than Christmas! (see, we're topical) The rear gives you all the info: DirectCU II cooler, Super Allow Power and DIGI+ VRM hardware, GPU Tweak: it's all there. Yea, but you've already ripped that up getting inside, haven't you? Flip the lid and you get a box and card packed under a mountain of foam: Yay, goodies! That's a speed setup, power adapter (just in case), software disc and sticker set depending if you're rocking a new Gold ASUS board or ROG in red. Or, leave them off and go stealth black. It's entirely your choice! They are less 'floppy stickers' and more solid fixations. Follow the included guide and stick them down firmly. There's the naked GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II. It does look good in black! The first thing you want to do is flip it over and peel off the protective sticker from the rear bracket. No need for that any more. You'll need two 8-pin PCI-Express power connectors when you plug it in. On the end the holes are there to solder in VGA hotwire and other functions etc. That's warranty voiding though, so only pro-OCers need apply. For us normal folks, it's already ready to rock. Dual slot and 10mm heatpipes = fits neatly into any multi-GPU setup. HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI-I and DVI-D display connectors. On top there's 1x CoolTech fan over the GPU area and a standard fan over VRMs. The black bracket that runs between edge and rear panel further adds strength to this large card. You don't have to worry about PCB bending at all. That CoolTech fan close up. See the video to see how much better it works! Four heatpipes provide direct copper to core (DirectCU) action to maximize cooling potential. OK let's apply those stickers. Since we're ROG we'll go red. You can't imagine how hard it is to hold a camera and do this. Yes, I was a teenage hand model. /Queens of the Stone Age.