• Asus ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP Review

    Asus ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP Review

    Roydon Cerejo, Nov 05, 2010 1200 hrs IST

    Highest factory overclocked GTS450 currently available

    Great performance, factory overclocked, priced well, good build, stylish looks, runs cool and silent

    Power consumption is a bit high on load

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We've avoided reviewing many Asus graphics cards in the past only because of their obnoxious pricing. It didn't matter how good the card was or what bundle it came with, the premium they charged wasn't really justified. This was a real shame since companies like MSI and Palit too had graphics cards with custom coolers, but were priced very competitively.



After Nvidia's GTS450 became a runaway hit for gamers on a budget, Asus seemed to have revised their pricing for the better and what better way to show this off than with the new GTS450. Today we have their ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP Edition which is their overclocked edition with a custom heat pipe cooler. The DirectCU cooler claims to run 20% cooler, thanks to a copper base that touches the core directly. The two 8mm heatpipes help transfer the heat onto the heatsink fins which is cooled by the fan. The card also features a 4-phase power circuit for more stability.



As you can see, this is the highest factory overclocked GTS450 we've reviewed so far, with a super high 925MHz for the core and the memory sits at 4000MHz effective. Next, let's take a good look at the card.

Bundle

The bundle is very basic. All you get is;

  • Driver disk
  • Installation booklet
  • 6-pin PCIE to Molex power adapter


There aren't any port converters since Asus has provided all the ports by default.

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(3) Comments
Shaz
,Sasaram, on Nov 05, 2010 04:19 PM
Great card,great review and always great quality from Asus. I'm going to buy it now.
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prasad
,bangalore, on Dec 01, 2010 08:51 AM
what the price
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monty jayakar
,jalgaon, on Nov 19, 2010 06:08 PM
nice review....but yes asus is best.there are about 9-12 factory overclocked card in gts450.one thing you should mention is the least pSU we need to run this card..maybe u shud update regarding it. ;)
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