With this GeForce GTX 570 DirectCu edition, ASUS shows a factory overclocked version of the GeForce GTX 570 accelerators. Additionally this video card got an overworked power design as well as an ASUS huge triple slot cooler. This should therefore be both more powerful and more silent. This card can rely on 8-phases and to further improve reliability ASUS provided these different components like coils, capacitors, etc with an alloy which should keep them cooler and therefore improve the components lifespan. Another key component with this board is the DirectCu cooler which also is a design by ASUS and has been equipped with two 100mm fans. You also got five heatpipes with 8mm in diameter. - OcaHolic

ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DirectCu Video Card Preview

Looking at the clock speed we can see that the GeForce GTX 570 DirectCu card comes with a 10MHz overclocking on the GPU which is almost standard with the ASUS graphics cards these days. Out of all the different GeForce GTX 570 cards the ASUS DirectCu surely belongs to the best. Their high build quality as well as the factory overclocking was able to convince us from the beginning. The ASUS custom DirectCu cooler also copes very well with the dissipation power the board generates. Generally for the price one has to pay for these card types you really get a very good GeForce GTX 570 with outstanding cooling and performance.

The card is able to outperform a Radeon HD 6970 with almost no problems at all. In most of all benchmarks the GeForce GTX 570 DirectCu leaves the competition from AMD behind. Furthermore this video card is shipped with an 10MHz factory overclocking. Using their bundled SmartDoctor software which is able to change voltages via a chip on the PCB, it was possible to reach a GPU frequency of max 939MHz. Of course also the triple slot DirectCu cooler had a great impact on the overclocking. The outdoor design and the quality that is delivered does guarantee to potential buyers that more is possible with a few simple tweaks.

If your planning to enter NVIDIA's high-end graphics card league then the ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DirectCu version will be a very good choice and certainly one to consider when you are interested to upgrade. Especially this graphics card's cooler, if you have enough space in your gaming rig will be able to convince.