morpheas768 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) @morpheas768 I've heard that the DirectCU II cooling system is so heavy that there is a tendency for it to droop and fall away from the card itself, thereby reducing its cooling abilities. Is that true?I've never heard that rumor, but I can tell you for sure that my GTX 560 ti doesnt have such an issue, and works flawlessly so far, after nearly six months of intense usage. I find this highly unlikely to happen, especially for such a premium model from Asus (DirectCU products are always top of the line, comparing to other products from Asus). The smaller card is my GTX 560, and the bigger one is a GTX 570, both "wearing" the DCU II cooler from Asus:DCUII--------------------------------These 2 are the 6950 and 6970 "sisters" with the same cooler from Asus:http://www.pureoverclock.com/images/review/video_cards/asus_69506970d2/asus_69506970d2_5.jpg See the metal plate covering part of the left side of the black metal part of the cooler? Its for preventing the issue you mentioned from happening, aka the cooler will never fall off, because its held in place by that metal part.Here's one more pic:6970 Lastly, the cooler itself (not the black part, but the aluminum which does the actual cooling, sitting on top of the GPU), is held in place by 4 big screws that go all the way to the back of the card, which basically makes it impossible for the cooler to even move from its place:http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/122/asushd6950dcuiigraphics.jpg The black part of the cooler is screwed to the aluminum part, as far as I know, but that cant fall of due to the "nickel" metal holding the whole thing in its place. Anyways, if I were you, I would get the Asus product, but then again I'm saying this because I already have my good ol' 560, and its one of the best cards I ever owned yet. So yeah, its up to you :P P.S. Review, if you're interested: 6970 2 Edited January 17, 2012 by morpheas768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balthazar9086 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 @morpheas768 Thanks so much. I'm going to take your advice and get the Asus card. Have an awesome day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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