PC DIY With ASUS new GC-HPWR BTF Swappable Design

In Action and Wrap Up

In Action and Wrap Up

Sexy isn’t it. If you remember our first look then you’ll know all the hardware here. However, just in case you don’t ; This is the ASUS TUF GT302 ARGB case. We’re utilising the TUF Gaming Z790 motherboard, into which we’ve got some gorgeous Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 and the all-important Intel Core i9-14900K. Cooling is courtesy of the fantastic ASUS ROG Strix LC III 360 AIO. The whole rig is powered by the ASUS ROG Strix 1000W Aura PSU. Naturally the new item is the star of today’s coverage, the TUF RTX 5070 Ti BTF. Pretty.

Naturally if you run this card in the regular mode you’re somewhat missing out on its USP. Counter-intuitively because the ability to run regular and BTF is the point of this card, we have to show it to you like it was any other.

This is the way it should be though. It’s so neat and tidy. If you have a hatred for visible cables then a) don’t look through the gaps at the bottom of this case, and b) this setup is what you’ve been dreaming about.

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Wrap Up

There is no doubt that the move to a card design that supports both regular and BTF modes is a game changer. No longer will you be limited to choosing a tidy rig and unable to upgrade down the road, or even selling/buying a card that might not work with your rig. We think ASUS might have covered up the regular 12VHPWR with a little more elan, but it’s better than leaving it open. Obviously they will say that the BIOS switch needs to be available, but we’ve asked around and everyone we know sets it one way and leaves it that way until the end of time.

For giving us the option to run in either orientation, and upping the power delivery to “more than enough”, the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 Ti BTF wins our OC3D Innovation award.

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