The self-designed ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP brings NVIDIA 28nm “Kepler” GPU technology to a wider audience while maintaining extreme gaming performance. The enhanced edition uses carefully TOP-selected cores that are factory-overclocked for instant speed boosts. With 2GB GDDR5 and 1344 CUDA cores, the new card makes the most of exclusive ASUS DirectCU heat mitigation. Utilizing exclusive 8-phase DIGI+ VRM power delivery and Super Alloy Power components, it runs 20% cooler and considerably quieter than reference, opening up new overclocking possibilities with ASUS GPU Tweak. Advanced NVIDIA technologies such as GPU Boost, TXAA, and Adaptive Vertical Sync further contribute to genuine top tier gaming performance.
Only the best gaming with ASUS TOP-selected graphics cardsAn extensive battery of tests conducted by ASUS engineers scans entire batches of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 GPUs for the most reliable and durable parts. After undergoing rigorous thermal tests and overclocking trials, these elite GPUs are paired with custom-designed PCBs, and the assembly is then put under further grueling inspections to ensure maximum performance in the face of extreme voltages and temperatures. ASUS TOP cards therefore meet the exacting standards of even the most demanding overclockers, and can handle the highest-end PC gaming with ease. Thanks to the TOP process, the core used on the GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP has been factory-overclocked to 1137MHz, offering gamers an immediate framerate gain.
DirectCU II eliminates 20% heat and unwanted noiseThe exclusive ASUS DirectCU cooler uses all-copper heat dissipation points and an overall 200% larger heat removal area to ensure lower temperatures. With 20% cooler operation compared to reference, the ASUS-designed card can take more intense gaming and overclocking, and lasts longer. At idle, its twin fans work at much lower sound levels than stock cards, creating yet another DirectCU-based low noise, low heat, and high output graphics powerhouse.
Sophisticated DIGI+ VRM power delivery with Super Alloy Power technologyDigital voltage regulators and 8-phase power provision form the basis of exclusive DIGI+ VRM, a design originally used on bestselling ASUS motherboards. DIGI+ VRM lowers power noise by as much as 30% for cleaner, more stable, and 15% more efficient performance. As a consequence, DIGI+ VRM helps the GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP outlast reference cards by a factor of 2.5. It is joined by exclusive ASUS Super Alloy Power solid state capacitors, chokes, and MOSFETs, which are specially-formulated for high demand overclocked operation and extended product lifespan.
Intuitive GPU Tweak suite harnesses great graphics tuning powerAccommodating more advanced 28nm graphics card technology, ASUS continues to modify its exclusive GPU Tweak card tuning utility. The latest version offers more overclocking features than before, and adds precision power target settings. It also enables fan speed adjustments and live driver/BIOS updates. Gamers can use a convenient on-screen widget to keep a close eye on card conditions while in-game.
Faster, smoother, and richer gaming actionThe DirectX 11-optimized GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP incorporates several new NVIDIA technologies, such as GPU Boost auto core clock maximization and TXAA advanced anti-aliasing. Both contribute to smoother and better-looking games, as does real time Adaptive Vertical Sync. The card also offers gamers enhanced single-GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision technology.
Kepler GPU ArchitectureNVIDIA's Kepler GPU architecture has been designed from the ground up not just for maximum performance in the latest DirectX 11 games, but optimal performance per watt. The new SMX streaming multiprocessor is twice as efficient as the prior generation and the new geometry engine draws triangles twice as fast. The result is world class performance and the highest image quality in an elegant and power efficient graphics card.
Pros: Black PCB
Massive Heat Pipes
Extra Strength Support Back Plate
Destroyed my old overclocked dual GTX 460 setup
Very nice packaging
Nickel plated heat pipes
HDMI instead of stupid mini HDMI
Cons: Hotter than I expected
Default fan settings are awful.
Basically runs at 10% speed until it hits 65 °C then it only bumps up to 20% speed until it hits 85 °C then it finally ramps up to 50% which is still way to slow for 85 °C.
Overall Review: Thankfully they have an option to manually adjust the fan curve to a more efficient one. After I adjusted that to a more practically amount (Base was 10% now its 40%), the card ran up 10 °C cooler in all of my benchmarks as well as idling a lot cooler.
Pros: Those cards are very powerful faster than stock GTX680 and very cool not to mention ultra quiet.
One of those is all you need for 1080p and even in 1440 or 1600 it holds it own.
Cons: I got two of those and one is working perfectly well it boosts to 1280Mhz no stability problems nothing simply PERFECT.
Why only two eggs than ?
Second card was unstable , instant crash in Heaven , Stone giant , BF3 and other benchmarks/games.
Got it RMA'd , got replacement card and surprise surprise it's even worse !!
Red screens/driver crashes all over !!
Before ASUS rep comes here and says it's their GPU Tweek IT'S NOT !!!
I've tested those cards in every possible way , alone in SLI , in different PC's , stock , underclocked , higher voltage you name it but no dice.
While significantly underclocked they seem almost stable but that's not good enough ASUS
I paid good coin for factory overclocked card and i expect it to freaking work with out of the box settings !!
Currently in process of RMA'ing my replacement "facepalm"
Just read the reviews and google it those TOP cards are pure lottery stay away until ASUS fixes this !!!
Overall Review: Got two of those cards they're very powerful , even one of those is better for my resolution than my old GTX590 (running 2560x1440)
Super quiet and cool even in SLI it they stay in 70's C
Manufacturer Response:
Dear ChaosMar1ne,
I am sorry the GPU Tweak update did not work for you. Some people have found it solves their problems, but of course like you, not all have. Please understand that we are currently working on a permanent solution and one possible fix will be available soon. If you have any further comments or concerns aimed in my direction, please contact me at cl-jeremy@asus.com (ref#1043-1604). Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Pros: Beautiful card. Excellent build quality. If you get a good one it is amazing and by far the best GTX 670 available.
Cons: There is a chance that it will be unstable at stock speeds. Many complaints around the net of instability (black screen crash or driver error) at out of the box speeds. The easy way to test for this is to run the Haven benchmark with all options maxed out. If your card is unstable it will usually crash before the first loop is complete.
Overall Review: I purchased two of these cards for SLI. I installed them in my system with a clean install of Windows 7. Everything was fine until I started gaming. Some games would run fine, others would crash to a black screen or a driver error. I finally determined that games that are more demanding on the GPU would crash. I then tested the cards separately. One of them works great. It boosts to 1308 out of the box without any overclock and will run the Haven benchmark for hours without crashing. The other boosts to 1230 out of the box without overclock but crashes within minutes on any GPU intensive game or the Haven benchmark. I have tried the new version of GPU Tweak but this does not help. The only way I can get the unstable card to run is to underclock the GPU by 25. I think I need to RMA the bad card but It looks like these cards are impossible to get so I am afraid that I will not be able to get a replacement. I am considering sending both back and getting a couple EVGA F-T-W cards.
Manufacturer Response:
Dear Valued Customer,
Please contact me with more information about your system set up. Since you have one card that works properly and one that doesn't, I would greatly like to hear from you. My email is cl-jeremy@asus.com and please include the reference #1043-1409. Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Pros: * Looks and feels expensive
* Cooling is magnificent
* Same performance as the 680
Cons: * Defective card
* Bad batches on the Top editions
* Customer service is not the best
Overall Review: Did a clean install, made sure all wires and plugs are secured and updated to latest drivers.
I even lowered the card to stock clock and lower to make sure it wasn't the factory OC that was messing with the card.
I can't get a replacement till this thing is back in stock from the reseller and the warranty does not cover free shipping from the supplier.
It hurts my head and my wallet when I have to pay extra for mistakes I didn't make.
Manufacturer Response:
Dear Migs,
If you are having problems with stability and are getting red error screens, please try the updated GPU Tweak. You can download it from the Asus website here: www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/GTX670DC2T2GD5/#download
This should help you run your GTX 670 without crashing. If you still have problems, please contact me at cl-jeremy@asus.com (ref#1043-1139). Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Fast but not stable out of the box6/1/2012 7:39:37 PM
Pros: Impressive build quality and beautiful design. Custom heatsink-fan assembly with massive heatpipes.
Metal backplate for extra stability.
Custom PCB and power regulation components (VRM, MOSFETs, capacitors)
Fast- the GPU will turbo past 1200 Mhz, but becomes unstable...
Cons: The stock settings are unstable (using the latest NVIDIA 301.42 drivers). Like other people, I would crash to desktop when running Heaven benchmark. The card would turbo up to around 1255.5 Mhz and reach 71C (according to GPU-Z) then crash.
So I installed MSI Afterburner (didn't install the ASUS utility). To get the card to run stable, I adjusted the core clock to -15 Mhz and changed the fan curve to ramp up to 60% at 50C and 80% at 60C. I also changed the power to 103%.
Heaven ran stable for 30min, no crashes. Skyrim also runs stable for extended gaming sessions. I will test with other games when I get a chance.
Overall Review: I probably won't RMA my card just yet, because I haven't had any BSOD or RSOD whatsoever. However, I am somewhat disappointed in ASUS for releasing a video card with issues out of the box.
These are my early impressions. I just got the card installed and up-and-running yesterday (5/31), so there may be other issues that I haven't yet discovered.
2 GB isn't very future proof. With the rise of high-res texture packs (Crysis 2, The Witcher 2, Skyrim) and 2560p monitors, 2 GB will not be enough in future games that aren't dumbed down console ports. This is one area that the 7970 beats the 670.
The GDDR is not attached to any heatsink, so there might be overheating issues if you aggressively OC the memory.
System:
i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz stock voltage
Hyper 212 EVO
ASUS GTX670 TOP
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-m
Mushkin Blackline 8GB DDR3 1600
Crucial m4 128GB
ASUS DVD-burner
Seasonic M12II 620W
Rosewill R101-p-bk
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Manufacturer Response:
Dear Minerva,
I apologize for the trouble you have been having with your GTX 670 card. There is an update to GPU Tweak that I think will benefit your concerns. Please download the new version from the Asus website here: www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/GTX670DC2T2GD5/#download
Hopefully this will fix your problems, if it doesn't please contact me at cl-jeremy@asus.com (ref#1043-1143). Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Pros: Looks nice...pretty quite...err I got it from Newegg?
Cons: Crashes after 10-15 minutes when playing graphically intense games. Even caused complete system crashes a few times.
Overall Review: Well it was a nice upgrade from my XFX 6950 until I played some graphic intensive games. I originally just played SWTOR on it for the first week or so. Temps were low, she ran quite, and the game was smooth. Then I tried Skyrim with some added texture packs and the crashes began. BF3 & Civilization V were also no no's for this card. I didn't want to deal with an RMA so I tired various solutions such as a reinstall of windows, manual fan adjustments, and even underclocked her. However, it was all in vain as she continues to crash. The 670's are no joke but after dealing with this bugged card I'm wishing I had just dropped the extra coin & gone with the EVGA 680. After the RMA is completed that's what I may do depending on when the MSI 670 Power Edition comes out. So yeah my advice to anyone reading this is get the EVGA 680 if you can swing it, wait for the MSI 670 Power Edition, or get any other 670/680 that doesn't says Asus on it.
Manufacturer Response:
Dear Rob,
I am sorry you are disappointed with the GTX 670 TOP graphics card. If you haven't yet sent it in for RMA, there is a fix for your stability issues. Please download the updated VBIOS from the Asus website: http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/GTX670DC2T2GD5/#download and try them out first.
If there are any problems or if you have any other questions you can contact me at cl-jeremy@asus.com (ref#1043-1775). Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Pros: Super fast. Very quiet. Was an amazing card when it was running. Ran every game at 1080p on max graphics and with no hiccups.
Cons: Worked great for exactly 1 day. After that I was receiving artifacts and screen tearing and such. Tried to run Heaven benchmark on max like I had done the day before and the card spit up artifacts everywhere. I could have lowered the clock settings to "fix" this but I PAID for an overclocked factory card!! Dissapointed. RMA'd on my dime only to get a refund because of no stock. Wonderful. Not Newegg's fault though for the stock issues though, It's a great card.
Overall Review: I'm torn between getting another when it come back in stock or the EVGA OC'd edition version of this card. I've heard the EVGA card is louder at higher fan settings so I guess I'm stuck. :(
Manufacturer Response:
Dear Valued Customer,
I apologize and I am working on solving the issue with the GTX 670. If you could please send me your system specs, benchmark tests, and a description of what happens when you crash or experience difficulties I would greatly appreciate it. You can email me at cl-jeremy@asus.com and please include the reference #1043-1471. Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Pros: I suppose if you are lucky and get a good stable card, its as good as it gets for a 670.
Cons: Crash. Crash. Crash. The second I install the latest Nvidia drivers my screen blanks out, artifacts occur, I receive errors that the driver kernal crashed each time, and eventually Win7 forces a reboot. This was just at the desktop. Downloading the latest tweak utility from Asus was of no help after downclocking as much as possible, just to see if I could get some stability. Sent back for refund and will go with EVGA. I have the same thoughts as other negative reviewers here.
Overall Review: I'm sure there are good cards with high quality chips, but there are too many out there it seems that do not and ASUS simply didn't do much QA on this one. Buy at your own risk.
Manufacturer Response:
Dear sippelmc,
I apologize for the crashes you are experiencing on your GTX 670. Please send me your system specs along with any other information of your issues. You can email me at cl-jeremy@asus.com with the reference #1043-1406. Thank you.
Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty
Pros: Black PCB Massive Heat Pipes Extra Strength Support Back Plate Destroyed my old overclocked dual GTX 460 setup Very nice packaging Nickel plated heat pipes HDMI instead of stupid mini HDMI
Cons: Hotter than I expected Default fan settings are awful. Basically runs at 10% speed until it hits 65 °C then it only bumps up to 20% speed until it hits 85 °C then it finally ramps up to 50% which is still way to slow for 85 °C.
Overall Review: Thankfully they have an option to manually adjust the fan curve to a more efficient one. After I adjusted that to a more practically amount (Base was 10% now its 40%), the card ran up 10 °C cooler in all of my benchmarks as well as idling a lot cooler.