Wednesday, June 17th 2009
ASUS Prepares Custom R.O.G. Mars 285 Monster Video Card
Here's a good example of what can be born in times of recession. ASUSTeK is planning on asking $1700 for its latest ASUS R.O.G. (Republic of Gamers) Mars limited edition graphics card. Well the card is an eye catcher for sure, but it's up to you to decide if it's worth the cash after all. On paper specs look almost too good to be true, the card will carry two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (G200b) GPUs on a single PCB. Each main graphics proccessor will be complemented by 2 GB DDR3 memory for a total of 4 gigs working at 2484MHz with 512-bit memory bus width. Each of the graphics processors will operate at 648 MHz with 480 stream processors, meaning that R.O.G. Mars will be as fast at two GeForce GTX 285 graphics boards in SLI mode and faster compared to a standard NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 graphics solution. ASUSTeK engineer estimate that the card will offer 23% higher performance compared to the reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295. The ASUS R.O.G. Mars limited can also be paired in SLI, for a total of four GeForce GTX 285 graphics cores and whooping 8 GB video memory on a single desktop system. There will be only one thousand of ASUS ROG Mars graphics boards ever built, each will be marked with its own unique number. English Scan.co.uk is now taking pre-orders of the card for £1030.98, which is approximately $1700 or €1222.
Source:
X-bit labs
57 Comments on ASUS Prepares Custom R.O.G. Mars 285 Monster Video Card
Okay Asus, the 295 is cool, limited, and the fastest piece on earth. But erm, this? What the Hell?
who wants a big e-peni5?:rockout:
Why wouldn't I? 2x200b and 2x2GB memory is kicknut.
If you put aside the fact that its a collectors edition, it is far too expensive.
Of course I would buy it if I had tons of money, but as a normal citizen, I could afford it, but reason holds me back.
Though, I have a feeling every one of them will be bought up by overclockers, especially if it means you can effectively run 4 GTX 285's in SLI, which you can't do normally.
(all speculation btw)
I'm sure someone, somewhere will find a use for these cards. F@H? 3D rendering? bludgeoning seals?