ASUS brings in the GTX 960 to Malaysian soil.

Have you always wanted to get your hands on a shiny new Maxwell-powered graphics card but find that the GTX 970 and GTX 980 to have too steep a price to pay. Well, now there are alternatives as ASUS has brought in the GTX 960 in the form of the ASUS Strix GTX 960.

Available right now, this RM 999 graphics card features the power efficient GTX 960 augmented by ASUS’s own technology. The Strix GTX 960 comes with ASUS’s own DirectCU II for cooler, quieter and faster performance for incredible action gaming, odB fan technology for totally-silent light gameplay and comes equipped with a DisplayPort interface to support connections up to 4K/UHD (ultra-high definition) resolution.

Unlike the standard GTX 960, the Strix GTX 960 is factory-overclocked at 1291 MHz and has a 1317 MHz boost clock speed in OC Mode that delivers stunning gaming performance. Strix GTX 960 provides 12% faster gameplay in Assassin’s Creed Unity and Battlefield 4, and runs the 3DMark 11 Extreme benchmark at 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution 6.5% faster than reference designs. It is fitted with 2 GB of high-speed GDDR5 video memory that races along at boosted speeds of up to 7200MHz.

In the power department, the Strix GTX 960 features a 5-phase power design that enhances energy efficiency by 15%, widens voltage modulation tolerance, and improves overall stability and longevity by 2.5X compared to reference designs. Strix GTX 960 uses a single 6-pin power connecter for clean, hassle-free cable management and has a convenient connection indicator LED to ensure successful plug-in.

For folks who feel that the factory overclock attempt is inadequate , the Strix GTX 960 comes with GPU Tweak, an exclusive ASUS tool that enables users to squeeze the very best performance from their graphics card. GPU Tweak provides the ability to finely control GPU speeds, voltages and video memory clock speeds in real time, so overclocking is easy and can be carried out with high confidence.