Less than a fortnight ago we tested nVidia's latest midrange performance offering; the GeForce GTX 460. The product in question was of reference design, sporting its default clock frequencies and cooler. However it became clear that a number of Add In Board partners had developed their own versions of the graphics card. We are fully aware that many of you readers are less fond of the trusty but more basic reference designs so today we're going to test something with all of the bells and whistles attached. This is the Asus GeForce GTX 460 1GB graphics card.Asus are well known for their customised graphics card designs, from modified PCBs to factory overclocks and upgraded cooling solutions. The DirectCu edition that we are reviewing is no exception but is it worth the price premium that it carries? Let's find out.