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our Computex coverage is made possible thanks for the following sponsors show them some love for helping us get here to Taipei the strict series of graphics cards from Asus promises no compromises for performance here Computex they have announced the gtx 980ti Strix Edition and the default clock speeds are set to be clocked 10 to 15 percent higher than the reference card so we should expect base clock on his tricks to have around maybe $1200 megahertz still no final clock speeds revealed but up to 15% or 20% is what you would expect for a higher-end cooler like this to keep the GPU cool asus is introducing an all-new direct cu3 cooling system that features 3 10 centimeter fans on the front and fortunately without any rim lighting as what was teased but that would be really cool this introduces a shift from their dual a fan cooler solution so we are really excited to do our own testing and see exactly how the new design of this cooler will play out for thermals there's a single 8 millimeter dual 6 millimeter and dual 10 millimeter heat pipes for a total of 5 to ensure better heat dissipation and a lot more room for overclocking we hope so the new blades are designed to increase pressure and it will automatically stop spinning when the GPU is under light load this is not confirmed yet but we think below 55 C and the fans won't spin this is it the case with the gigabyte cards so we hope a sues is being competitive also in that way not only is this pretty impressive for a GPU of this class but total silent operation is just incredible for a 980ti as we've only seen the complete silent operation from the gtx 960 and so we are really excited to see how the 980ti with this new cooler will play out the brushed metal backplate looks pretty standard with the Strix logo imprinted a new addition to the GPU as a GPU fortifier that prevents the PCB from bending due to a fairly heavy heatsink and all these heat pipes plus nobody wants to see any GPU sag another awesome thing we'll notice that the Asus booth was their new claim or keyboards utilizing RGB cherry switches this awesome textured platform underneath keys and a module a numpad that can either be installed on the right side to be used normally as a standard numpad or moved on to the other side for crazy macro operation there will be some cool lighting features integrated into the keyboard like CPU temperature indication based on the color of the backlight and we'll save that showcase for the full review and along the peripherals was their new flagship rog Mouse the spatha made an appearance in its almost final form it is equipped with 12 programmable buttons and the shell is made out of premium magnesium alloy that felt extremely solid to hold the spatha is geared towards MMO style gamers and you can use it both wired and wireless Li for your convenience with the stylish dock included the omron switches inside are replaceable just like we saw on the Gladius it will use an Avago 9800 sensor which is fine with the latest upgrades to the sensor but it will really come down to the ergonomic design and whether you like this large form factor or not and unfortunately none of the parts are modular so if you prefer smaller mice the spatha may not be for you so let us know if you'd like to see a review of this mouse or the keyboard so we can make sure to deliver as soon as these peripherals launch