Daily Reviews Summary 02/17/12

The ASUS Essence 1 is easily one of the most anticipated products to come along in the PC audio community in quite some time as many seen it as ASUS moving out of the general audio market and taking a shot at entry into the true high end audio marketplace. Can this new product offer excellent sound quality, features demanded by the external audio market and all for a reasonable price?

The HD 7770 DirectCU video card is ASUS' offering for the Cape Verde XT mainstream GPU line. The ASUS HD 7770 DirectCU video card uses a custom cooling solution that is 20% cooler and quieter compared to reference designs. The 28nm Cape Verde GPUs like the ones on the ASUS HD 7770 DirectCU also redefine efficient power consumption, even in CrossfireX mode through AMD PowerTune and ZeroCore power technologies. Equipped with a DVI port, an HDMI port, and a pair of mini-DisplayPorts, the ASUS HD 7770 DirectCU video card supports AMD Eyefinity 2.0 with up to four displays. Like most DirectCU video cards from ASUS, the HD 7770 DirectCU model comes slightly overclocked at 1020MHz, 20MHz higher than the reference AMD design.

Today we will be delving into their computer case department for a look at their latest XL-ATX ready computer chassis named THOR V2. THOR V2 is a full tower gaming case available in either white or black that comes with 4 pre-installed fans, USB 3.0 ports, fan control and assortment of useful features all for an attractive price-tag.