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Just rang OcUK and they seem pretty sure they are getting the DirectCU II in tomorrow, chap said around 30-40 units, maybe Gibbo can confirm?, I think I'll be grabbing myself one anyway.

The thing is there is no telling how many of those units will be taken up by pre-orders, non I hope :-P
 
Just rang OcUK and they seem pretty sure they are getting the DirectCU II in tomorrow, chap said around 30-40 units, maybe Gibbo can confirm?, I think I'll be grabbing myself one anyway.

The thing is there is no telling how many of those units will be taken up by pre-orders, non I hope :-P

Good luck! lol
 
Maybe you right, I will sell it then.

just bear in mind you don't have access to the MM so if you are going to put it up on an auction site, by the time you account for fees etc. you won't get back as much as you paid for it

unless you know someone personally that is willing to pay over the odds for an OC'd second hand card...
 
Just rang OcUK and they seem pretty sure they are getting the DirectCU II in tomorrow, chap said around 30-40 units, maybe Gibbo can confirm?, I think I'll be grabbing myself one anyway.

The thing is there is no telling how many of those units will be taken up by pre-orders, non I hope :-P

I would think they will have stock for you, if you think about it the Windforce is the more desirable card, £5 cheaper, UK RMA base, decent clocker, full 680 PCB etc... and they still have heaps of windforce stock :)
 
I would think they will have stock for you, if you think about it the Windforce is the more desirable card, £5 cheaper, UK RMA base, decent clocker, full 680 PCB etc... and they still have heaps of windforce stock :)

I'm not sure about the windforce tbh, people say they can still hear the fans on load, check out this page from the techpowerup review regarding the fan noise on the DCII, http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/27.html

"Fan noise of the ASUS GTX 670 DC II is incredible. In idle it is barely audible if you put your ear next to it - using a completely passive PC, in a quiet room. Under load the fan ramps up a tiny bit to handle the extra heat but the difference is barely measurable. As a result the GTX 670 DC II is quieter under load than most other cards in idle!! Perfect job ASUS!"
 
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I'm not saying you should choose the Windforce over the DCII, I'm using it as an example as to why OcUK will probably have enough stock for you to get one shipped out tomorrow ;)

And yes, over ~50% or so the fan noise is noticeable on the windforce.
 
Asus has the lowest temps here, but the gigabyte wasnt tested:

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The gigabyte cooler also uses direct contact heatpipes:

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Honestly, the Gigabyte cooler looks far better, and its proven and tested by enough people running their Gigabyte GTX 670s overclocked with temperatures under 60 degrees.
 
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Well my Gigabyte idles between 25-29c, and after 3-4hrs of Trackmania 2 yesterday @ 1920x1200 (full detail settings) and my temps never rose above 57-58c (99% GPU load) and fan maxed out at 38%!! Same noise level as idle in desktop mode, amazingly happy with this card :D
 
Asus has the lowest temps here, but the gigabyte wasnt tested:

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The gigabyte cooler also uses direct contact heatpipes:

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NFA6L.jpg


Honestly, the Gigabyte cooler looks far better, and its proven and tested by enough people running their Gigabyte GTX 670s overclocked with temperatures under 60 degrees.

Where are those results from, they look a little high, even my reference card never hit 82c on load, and the idles look too high, mine is idling right now @ 29c.
 
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looks like it came from techpowerup

to me the extra price of the asus comes from the back plate and the black pcb :p
 
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