Today the particular card we’re looking at is the ASUS HD 6970 DirectCU II one. I’ve quickly become a fan of the DirectCU II cooler for the simple fact it’s proven to do an extremely good job when it comes to giving us low temperatures at low noise levels. The biggest gripe people have with the model is that it’s of course a triple slot card.
If you’re someone who find themselves happy with the onboard equipment like networking and audio, then the HD 6970 DirectCU II taking up an extra slot might not be all that much of a problem to you. So with that said, let’s look at what’s going on with this card today by starting with the package. Once that’s done we’ll look at the card and see just what the DirectCU II cooler looks like before checking out the specifications of the card and then get into the performance side of things.
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