ASUS finally flops.. makes a gtx 580 no one will buy!

ASUS unveiled their next gtx 580 the directcu II

problem is its a triple height card

it takes up 3 slots internally and 3 on the backplate

dont believe me?

http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/34502/asus-geforce-gtx-580-directcu-ii-card-detailed-takes-three-pci-slots

All your expansion slots are belong to us!

All your expansion slots are belong to us!

Daytona_178

Gamespot needs a like button.

Actually on second thought no it doesn't.

Still, whats all that extra cooling power being used for? Does it have some massive overclock?...

I really like it. It runs much cooler than the other models and it can achieve equal cooling at lower and quieter speeds. I have like 6 free PCI slots in my case that i'd never use anyways and I have a junior sized mid tower. But I am sure the card will come with voltage OCing which should allow you to push it pretty far while keeping everything nice and cool.

I'd buy it just for the look, it looks like a very large and $$ card lol.

Only one word comes to my mind - vanity.

Looks cool but its not nessesary. now if its a dual GPU card then it would be ok. is it a dual gpu?TrentDondasKhan

gtx 580 single gpu w/ improved fansink and improved voltage

it makes it a modertely better overclocker but drives the power consumption up

namely to 8 pin power connectors

I see this being more of a waste of resources than anything!

All your expansion slots are belong to us!

Daytona_178

Oh, God. I literally laughed out loud. :lol:

[QUOTE="TrentDondasKhan"]Looks cool but its not nessesary. now if its a dual GPU card then it would be ok. is it a dual gpu?ionusX

gtx 580 single gpu w/ improved fansink and improved voltage

it makes it a modertely better overclocker but drives the power consumption up

namely to 8 pin power connectors

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

All your expansion slots are belong to us!

BluRayHiDef

Oh, God. I literally laughed out loud. :lol:

For some reason, I really want that card. If I somehow get enough money in the near future, I'm replacing my two 460s with that sexy piece of tech. On second thought, the 460s stay in the rig and I'll just cuddle with it in bed at night.

what the!? lol wow thsi thing is so big! what tehy couldnt see how Gigabyte adds 2 fans on a card and still keep it at 2 PCI slots.

I just want to see the day when GPU's get too heavy and pci-e slot snaps from the added weight.

there are a couple of cases u can use this card in i just forgot which one they were but i do think if u have at the least 8 expansion slots you should be fine :p

I currently only have 1 of 6 expansion slots used on my motherboard and in my case. I see no problem with this thing being a tri slot design. back in the day you had to have expansion cards for everything, modem, sound, network, 2d card, 3d card. Most of that is onboard now, why not make huge cards?

Well I'm not using that third expansion slot. Got no problems here haha.

i might invest in this card and a second one when i get my new case :p

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

All your expansion slots are belong to us!

Daytona_178

Oh, God. I literally laughed out loud. :lol:

epic fail.

Tis card reminds me of those old ridiculously big GPUsIantheone

what? they used to be all singleslots, when they have only got bigger by the time...

I currently only have 1 of 6 expansion slots used on my motherboard and in my case. I see no problem with this thing being a tri slot design. back in the day you had to have expansion cards for everything, modem, sound, network, 2d card, 3d card. Most of that is onboard now, why not make huge cards?

GummiRaccoon

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]Tis card reminds me of those old ridiculously big GPUsgroowagon

what? they used to be all singleslots, when they have only got bigger by the time...

I really don't know why everyone's crying about the size when everything these days is onboard. If it makes the card better who cares? I can't ever see myself using anything but the PCI-E slot in my case anyways.

Better cooling and overclocking? Please go ahead and take 4 slots up if you have to.

I really don't know why everyone's crying about the size when everything these days is onboard. If it makes the card better who cares? I can't ever see myself using anything but the PCI-E slot in my case anyways.

Better cooling and overclocking? Please go ahead and take 4 slots up if you have to.

zaku101