Quote Originally Posted by HeavyG View Post
I just noticed that the ASUS card has a backing plate on it to hide the circuit board. Well played, ASUS.
Yep. Exposed circuit board on the 280x and a keen black back plate for the 770GTX.

Horse a piece, though. The top of the 770 looks cleaner, while the side (that you see) of the 280x is a bit cleaner looking because the plastic shroud wraps from the fans all the way up to the circuit board. However, I like the looks of the heat pipes......but maybe it's just the sparky in me that appreciates a difficult pipe bend.