The box is presented in the now very familiar ASUS/AMD theme of black knight upon a flame orange backdrop. Other than the product title and basic run down of the cards features the most striking aspect of the front of the package is a sticker claiming the ASUS HD6770 DirectCU Silent has 0dB cooling. Note that ASUS do not claim the GPU is 0dB only the cooling. As the card has no moving parts it will not emit noise true? Well, I'll come back to this later in the review.



The rear of the box has a rundown of the HD6770's features at the top of the package and to the middle, ASUS focus on the 3 main features of the card, DirectCU cooling, Super Alloy Power and multiple display ports. Interestingly, ASUS make a big issue of emphasising that good case cooling will be required for this card. Credit to ASUS on this point, as while it may seem like common sense to have good case cooling for a passive GPU, some people will inevitably think that the card is capable of cooling itself down without the need for air passing over the card.



We do like the way ASUS package their GPU's here at Vortez and the HD6770 is no different. After removing the outer sleeve we are greeted with a plush corrugated cardboard box with a golden ASUS logo printed upon its midriff. This box then flips open to reveal a further accessory box and the main GPU, itself held fast in a rigid polystyrene bracket. This type of packaging will ensure your product arrives safely in one piece and thanks to the anti-static bag around the GPU, there should be no electrical damage to the card either.



Included in the package are a driver/utility CD, installation manual/quick guide and DVI-mini HDMI adapter, twin Molex-6pin PCIe power adapter and a 6pin PCIe extension cable. I wouldn't have expected a free game with a mid-range card and as expected, there is none with this release. The PCIe power extension is a cheap, simple yet thoughtful inclusion to the product package though.

Let's take a look at the card itself...