ASUS Mars II Sneak Preview (with benchmarks!)

[siopao1984]

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ASUS Mars II Sneak Preview (with benchmarks!) by VR-Zone.com

We've gotten our hands on ASUS' godzilla of a graphics card, the dual-GTX 580 Mars II.

ASUS is known for taking the fastest graphics cards and making them even bigger and badder. Their last headline-grabbing attempt with a Nvidia GPU was back in 2009, when they released the dual-GTX 285 Mars.



This time round, ASUS has shoehorned two GTX 580s onto a single PCB to create the Mars II. Each GPU is clocked at 782MHz, making the Mars II even faster than the (already discontinued) GTX 590.



ASUS has spared no expense here: the Mars II sports a sturdy metal shroud with two 120mm fans, and a metal backplate covers the entire rear.



However, the Mars II is considerably wider than usual, in addition to taking up three slots. Its dimensions are 13" x 6.2" x 2.5", so chances are that it will only fit into the very largest casings out there.



Three 8-pin PCIe connectors are required, and ASUS has also thrown in a 100% fan speed button. If you have too much money, you can even buy two of these and run them in quad-SLI.



One NEC Proadlizer is used for each GPU.



Each GPU gets an 8-phase power delivery system, and each set of memory 2 phases, making for a total of 20 phases on a single PCB.



To help cool this beast, each heatsink has four copper heatpipes.






And here are some quick benchmarks:

3DMark11





Word has it that the Mars II will retail for a wallet-blowing S$2499 (PHP 87,465) starting from late August. This is a limited edition card so only 999 units will be sold worldwide.

Stay tuned for our full review of the ASUS Mars II !

[wendellmb]

SQUARE!!!! hehe

[eXpLoDe]

nice case and nice price. only in my dreams. drool...

[nekkabhabes]

Holy mother of God. I pray to you to give me this.

[blizzaga4]

Word has it that the Mars II will retail for a wallet-blowing S$2499 (PHP 87,465) starting from late August. This is a limited edition card so only 999 units will be sold worldwide.

4 years tuition fee mana nako sa USC oi.....

[werty]

crisis na karon, even on one of the most richest country... laway nalang ta kutob ani mga ingon ani

[street_of_no_return]

Bangis ang prisyo!

[rejiel]

sakita sa presyo oi....

[nekkabhabes]

ka palit ka ani ug upat ka payter pud na VC.. nya quad dayun.. haaaaaaaayyyzzzzzz

[dragwarz05]

overpricing rapud guro ni sila...