ASUS Releases the GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP

    Taipei, Taiwan (August 16, 2012) ― the ASUS TOP range of graphics cards continues to grow, expanding to the newly-unveiled ASUS GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP. Utilizing the latest 28nm technology from NVIDIA®, the card offers customers a superior balance of features, performance, and affordability. It ships factory-overclocked with its boost clock mode set to 1137MHz, and includes the 20% cooler DirectCU thermal design. ASUS DIGI+ VRM and Super Alloy Power provide more room for overclocking on a long-lifespan, increased-stability product, and GPU Tweak harnesses capabilities via a user-friendly tuning interface.

    TOP overclocked for extra performance from the get go

    Thanks to meticulous testing by ASUS engineers, the 2GB GDDR5-equipped GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP uses the most durable and efficient GK104-derived 28nm GPUs. These can sustain higher clock speeds, and therefore come with their boost clock factory-set to 1137MHz on the core, 157MHz faster than reference. Customers once more gain extra performance by default, plus access to a card with overall greater performance tuning potential.

    Runs 20% cooler, vastly quieter, and precision-powered

    Exclusive ASUS graphics card technologies improve product performance and endurance beyond reference parameters. DirectCU entails a custom cooler that uses direct contact copper heatpipes for faster heat transduction, leading to 20% lower temperatures. The optimized fans can thus work at lower speeds, offering a vastly quieter gaming environment compared to stock products. For enhanced stability, energy efficiency, and overclocking margins, ASUS DIGI+ VRM guarantees precision digital power delivery, while six-phase Super Alloy Power components (capacitors, chokes, and MOSFETs) extend product lifespan and durability while operating noise-free even under heavy workloads. All of these result in a high performance product that assures smooth gaming at all times.

    GPU Tweak gives the GTX 660 Ti tuning power

    Proprietary ASUS graphics card overclocking, overvolting, and management utility GPU Tweak returns. It arrives on the GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP with its user-friendly interface and multi-mode performance modification facilities. Customers can easily change clock speeds and voltages, while setting up dedicated profiles for favorite games.

    Specifications

    Model

    GTX660TI-DC2T-2GD5

    GTX660TI-DC2O-2GD5

    GTX660TI-DC2-2GD5

    Graphics engine

    NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 Ti

    Bus standard

    PCI Express® 3.0

    Video memory

    2GB GDDR5

    GPU boost clock

    1137MHz

    1058MHz

    980MHz

    GPU base clock

    1059MHz

    967MHz

    915MHz

    CUDA cores

    1344

    Memory clock

    6008MHz (1502MHz GDDR5)

    Memory interface

    192-bit

    DVI max resolution

    2560 x 1600

    DVI output

    1x native dual-link DVI-I

    1x native dual-link DVI-D

    HDMI output

    1x native

    DisplayPort

    1x native

    HDCP compliant

    Yes

    Adapter bundled

    1x DVI to D-sub adapter

    1x power cable

    Software bundled

    ASUS utilities and driver

    GPU Tweak

    Dimensions

    10.7” x 5.4” x1.7”

    Product specifications and features may change without prior notice. Check www.asus.com for further details.

    Notes to editors

    30-word

    The new ASUS GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP graphics card uses a 1137MHz factory-overclocked GPU, running 20% cooler than reference, offering DIGI+ VRM, Super Alloy Power, and GPU Tweak.

    60-word

    The new sweet spot ASUS GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP graphics card utilizes a 28nm NVIDIA® GK104-based GPU factory-overclocked to 1137MHz. It ships with 2GB GDDR5, and runs 20% cooler than reference with the noise-dampening DirectCU thermal architecture. It offers customers exclusive ASUS DIGI+ VRM power delivery, durable Super Alloy Power components, and the GPU Tweak card tuning utility.

    90-word

    The new ASUS GeForce® GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP graphics card offers customers a performance sweet spot gaming and overclocking option. The carefully TOP-selected NVIDIA® 28nm GPU runs factory-overclocked at 1137MHz. The proprietary DirectCU thermal design operates 20% cooler than reference while lowering noise. Exclusive ASUS DIGI+ VRM and Super Alloy Power components contribute to an overclocker-friendly card that can handle every game in high detail and great fluidity. The GPU Tweak card tuning utility allows for easy overclocking and overvolting, enabling effortless tapping of performance modification potential by customers.

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    About ASUS

    ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,886 awards in 2011, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 11,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,100 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2011 was around US$11.9 billion.