ASUS GeForce GTX 580 Direct CU II

W1zzard · Feb 8, 2011

ASUS' new GeForce GTX 580 DC2 uses a massive triple slot Direct CU II heatsink that increases cooling performance significantly. As a result the card is extremely quiet in both idle and load - quieter than many midrange cards. ASUS has also increased the operating clocks of their design, all this for a small price increase of $5.

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douglatins · Feb 10, 2011

I think i want one, though this cooler can reach 100C?!?!?! OMG, i guess shaman or the AXP is better then. But i like this and will consider adding one to my EVGA 580

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Feb 10, 2011

Im quite dissapointed for its overclocking capability though

douglatins · Feb 10, 2011

Bjorn_Of_Iceland said:
Im quite dissapointed for its overclocking capability though

Me too, my reference one gets to 940Mhz

erocker · Feb 10, 2011

douglatins said:
Me too, my reference one gets to 940Mhz

Mine unfortunately doesn't. I think it's difficult to judge the overclocking capability of a series of cards based off of a review, especially with a large GPU such as this one. Wafers are only so big, so you'll have some good and some not so good. Looking at the temperatures this particular GPU could just have a lot a leakage.

Taskforce · Feb 11, 2011

Same card used to get 1.5Ghz on LN2:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=266036
So I'd take that oc results with a grain of salt.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Feb 11, 2011

Taskforce said:
Same card used to get 1.5Ghz on LN2:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=266036
So I'd take that oc results with a grain of salt.

Wizards OC result are the stablest of stable. If I recall correctly, he has this suite of testing methodology which squeezes out the most stablest OC one could get. Sure you can get 900+ Mhz on the core, well so do I (I can bench with it and thats that. Good luck to me trying to play Crysis at 900+ without crashing.)

24/7 realistic stable maximum OC (In all kind of scenarios) is what matters and not just the 'maximum OC'. This is one of the things that makes Wiz' reviews unique from all others.

KashunatoR · Feb 12, 2011

the oc potential depends on luck. mine is perfect stable at 920, but i have a friend who cranks it up to 1ghz and plays crysis with no crashes

. anyway this is one bad card

W1zzard · Feb 12, 2011

as i said, i am quite sure that i received a card that just doesnt overclock well. the typical number i hear is 920 for this card.

shamino's 1.5 ghz overclock was done on LN2 with extensive mods and shamino is one of the best people world wide when it comes to this stuff.

douglatins · Feb 15, 2011

W1zzard said:
as i said, i am quite sure that i received a card that just doesnt overclock well. the typical number i hear is 920 for this card.

shamino's 1.5 ghz overclock was done on LN2 with extensive mods and shamino is one of the best people world wide when it comes to this stuff.

Also he modded the card circuits. But this isn't an excuse i bet one can't replace a card due to not OCing well

kkaddu · Feb 15, 2011

I can not see temperature of GPU chart any where in review can any please tell me what their idle and load temps are?

Lathean · Feb 15, 2011

Two questions! Would a three way sli board like asus rampage III formula fit two in sli? And since it consumes less power than the reference model, I assume the corsair ax850 will power two in sli, right?

W1zzard · Feb 15, 2011

Lathean said:
Two questions! Would a three way sli board like asus rampage III formula fit two in sli? And since it consumes less power than the reference model, I assume the corsair ax850 will power two in sli, right?

yes and yes

Lathean · Feb 15, 2011

W1zzard said:
yes and yes

Thanks for a speedy reply! Want my first pc to be perfect, and this is the card for that!

gago_89 · Feb 23, 2011

hi all, I was thinking about buying this asus gtx 580, had ordered the MSI 580 twin Frozr and cancel, they recommend the asus?, please help

PD: MY FIRST POST HAHA ROFLMAO XD

PD2: im from chile

, cheers

.

gago_89 · Feb 23, 2011

Black Panther · Feb 23, 2011

I'm always expecting Nvidia to release something to surpass the competitor's 5970 performance. It's a tad disappointing to see such a massive card (triple slot cooler) and yet it's less efficient than a dual slot card...

gago_89 · Feb 23, 2011

Black Panther said:
I'm always expecting Nvidia to release something to surpass the competitor's 5970 performance. It's a tad disappointing to see such a massive card (triple slot cooler) and yet it's less efficient than a dual slot card...

but, considering no reference models of gtx 580, asus is the best option i think, or not?

gago_89 · Feb 24, 2011

i need to know if msi gtx 580 twin frozr is better than this cardd!!?

somebody help me pleaseee!!!

KashunatoR · Feb 24, 2011

gago_89 said:
i need to know if msi gtx 580 twin frozr is better than this cardd!!?

somebody help me pleaseee!!!

in my opinion asus direct cu is the far better card between these two because it has custom pcb and 2x8 pins. they both run cool but asus has a better pcb. at the end of the day it depends on your luck since neither of them is binned

gago_89 · Feb 24, 2011

KashunatoR said:
in my opinion asus direct cu is the far better card between these two because it has custom pcb and 2x8 pins. they both run cool but asus has a better pcb. at the end of the day it depends on your luck since neither of them is binned

ok thanks for u r answer!!!, i will buy asus

http://www.excaliberpc.com/602841/asus-geforce-gtx-580-engtx580.html

W1zzard · Feb 24, 2011

installed this card in my main system using a pci-e x16 riser to leave space for the sata ports

gago_89 · Feb 24, 2011

ok, thanks ! for it

, i appreciate this very much ;D, if the msi twin frozr is no better than asus, asus is the best card gtx 580 , cheers!

gago_89 · Feb 25, 2011

ok, sorrry but i have other question T_T, how works this card when i have my lcd 22" for DVI, and my lcd 32" for hdmi, works good?, somebody know about that?, i appreciate so very much one answer

thanks, cheers.

gago_89 · Feb 27, 2011

, help!

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