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If you click the little arrow in the right-hand corner to go into "professional mode," you can manually overclock the GPU. You can monitor your GPU's temps, usage, fan speeds and more in bar graph form and also see how much Vram is being used. The GPU is silent even under mode, but the GPU is so quiet even under load in OC mode it's a bit silly. This is where the one-click overclocking takes place, and I suspect most people will just click OC Mode and never touch it again. GPU Tweak II is the other app you use for overclocking and monitoring vitals, and though it's not my favorite, it works just fine. It's super easy to use and I like that you can also choose to have it change the LED color inline with the temp of the GPU. The Aura LED app is very straightforward and presents you with basic options to control the lighting. It's a minor pain that they aren't combined, but it's not a major drawback.
#ASUS GEFORCE GTX 275 REVIEW SOFTWARE#
You have to use two pieces of software to get the most out of the ROG Strix - GPU Tweak for monitoring and overclocking, and Aura for the LED effects. These two fan headers on the PCB let you connect case fans to sync fan speed with the GPU. The RGB lighting makes your entire case glow and is not subtle at all, which I enjoyed. This is a feature that is unique to Asus cards, and a pretty cool one at that. If you plug in some case fans their speeds will sync up, thereby increasing cooling efficiency of your whole rig. The only other difference between this GPU and the Zotac we just reviewed (aside from the clock speeds) is that this GPU has two HDMI ports instead of one, but it is otherwise identical in terms of specs.Īs I mentioned above this GPU has RGB lighting and you also get two fan headers on the edge of the PCB. It also only requires a single 8-pin PCIe power connector, whereas the Zotac requires two 8-pin connectors. It's a tad bit smaller than the massive 2.5 slot Zotac at 11.7" long, and it only takes up two PCIe slots. Mark Knapp The star of the show is its huge size, as it could be easily be mistaken for a GTX 1080 Ti. As I've said before though, this is totally irrelevant since GPU Boost will go far beyond that with zero clicks, so I wouldn't worry too much about spec charts. It includes one-click overclocking that lets you bump the Boost Clock up to 1,759MHz. It seems like Nvidia is locking down the Base Clock numbers on all of the GTX 1070 Ti cards, but allowing its partners to override Boost Clock limits via software, which is what Asus has done with its GPU Tweak software. Before we get too far into the weeds though, let's take a look at the spec chart. It's designed to run quiet even under load thanks to a massive cooler and its MaxContact heat spreader, and it'll look good while doing so with RGB lighting. Companies develop a set of technologies then add or subtract them from their cards based on pricing and positioning, and as a ROG Strix card this GPU has all of the bells and whistles Asus has at its disposal. Let's take her for a spin, shall we?ĭesign and FeaturesIf you've seen a high-end Asus GPU in the last year or so this GPU will no doubt look familiar. This is also the same price as the Zotac AMP! Extreme model we reviewed, so this price point seems to be the high-end of the GTX 1070 Ti market at this time. It's the top dog, in other words, and at $499 MSRP it's $50 more expensive than the base 1070 Ti models, so that's the price you pay for the huge cooling apparatus, LEDs, and Asus' premium components. It is exactly the same size, has the same features, and is identical aside from the GPU nestled inside. It's the company's ROG Strix model (See it on Newegg), making it a very close cousin to the company's GTX 1080 Ti. For more, read our Terms of Use.įollowing our coverage and benchmarks of the Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMP! Extreme, let's take a look at another 1070 Ti GPU in this class from Asus. Note that if you click on one of these links to buy the product, IGN may get a share of the sale. Be sure to visit IGN Tech for all the latest comprehensive hands-on reviews and best-of roundups.