A Closer Look

ASUS uses three heatpipes in their STRIX cooler to keep the GPU cool.


A little heatsink provides cooling for the VRM circuitry.


The backplate ASUS used bends around the back for some extra stability.


Power delivery requires a single 8-pin PCI-Express power connector. This configuration is specified for up to 225 W power draw.


ASUS rebranded their voltage controller. It supports software monitoring and voltage control.


The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Samsung and carry the model number K4G41325FC-HC28. They are specified to run at 1750 MHz (7000 MHz GDDR5 effective).


NVIDIA's new GM204 graphics processor brings the Maxwell architecture to the high-end. It is produced on a 28 nm process at TSMC, Taiwan, with a transistor count of 5.2 billion and a die size of 398 mm².