Hey now, the old cooler is back. While all their products are based off a Direct CU cooler, ASUS apparently went back to their STRIX roots and is using the 'older' DCUII cooler on a new GeForce GTX 1060 STRIX OC edition SKU.
If you compare it to the 'modern' STRIX (DCUIII) version with three fans (see here), you'll understand what we are getting at.
- DirectCU II with 0dB fan technology for 30% cooler and 3X quieter performance.
- Industry Only Auto-Extreme Technology with Super Alloy Power II delivers premium quality and best reliability.
- VR-friendly HDMI ports let you enjoy VR experiences anytime without having to swap cables.
- GPU Tweak II with XSplit Gamecaster provides intuitive performance tweaking and real-time streaming
The card is located under SKU code STRIX-GTX1060-DC2O6G, has a short PCB (Mini ITX short) and is the 6 GB model. Powered by one 6-pin PCIe power connector the card is factory tweaked at a 1569 MHz core and 1785 MHz GPU Boost, memory clock is 8.00 GHz (GDDR5-effective). There is a 1809 MHz boost clock in OC mode, but that is software activated.
Monitor outputs are three DisplayPort 1.4, one HDMI 2.0b, and one dual-link DVI. The company didn't reveal pricing or availability, this might be an Asia and Australia targeted SKU though.
ASUS Adds GeForce GTX 1060 STRIX OC with Traditional DirectCU II Cooler
