ASUS HD7790 Direct CU II OC Review

The Asus HD7790 Direct CU II OC ships in a colourful box, featuring an image of the cooler at the left. A list of key specifications are listed along the bottom of the box.

The bundle includes a video adapter, a Crossfire connector, software disc and setup information. We do advise the user to get the latest drivers from the AMD website.

The Asus HD7790 Direct CU II OC is a dual slot cooler design, with two semi transparent fans highlighted inside the black metal cooler. The PCB is black, always a favourite with the enthusiast audience. The cooler does over hang the PCB by about an inch and a half.

The Asus HD7790 Direct CU II OC is Crossfire capable in a 2 way configuration. There is a six pin PCI e power connector at the edge of the card.

The card has dual DVI connectors, as well as a full size HDMI and DisplayPort connector.

The Direct CU II cooler is based around two direct touch copper heatpipes which extrude from the main plate into two separate racks of aluminum fins on either side.

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