ASUS Mars II 3 GB Dual GTX 580

W1zzard · Aug 16, 2011

The ASUS MARS II is a monster graphics card consisting of two GeForce GTX 580 GPUs on a single PCB using triple slot cooling. Unlike the NVIDIA GTX 590, the MARS II comes with full GTX 580 clock speeds which give the card an almost 20% performance advantage over the GTX 590, making the card the fastest graphics card in the world, but also the most expensive at $1500.

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Recus · Aug 18, 2011

*BEAST*

Seems Nvidia back to Top. Owns single and dual crowns. Game over. Waiting Kepler and Southern Islands.

Ghost · Aug 18, 2011

Is this card Quad-GPU? Cuz max power consumption says so :laugh:

DrunkenMafia · Aug 18, 2011

700+ watts. holy crap that thing would cost a couple of bucks an hour to run....

qubit · Aug 18, 2011

OMG I've only read the conclusion and it looks awesome. :rockout:

And it blows away the 6990 like I said it would, previously.

W1zzard · Aug 18, 2011

DrunkenMafia said:
700+ watts. holy crap that thing would cost a couple of bucks an hour to run....

no point running furmark all day @ 700 W

regular gaming is much less

MetalRacer · Aug 18, 2011

Great review on a awesome card, but the price is a real turn off.

Lionheart · Aug 18, 2011

Nice review ^_^

I'm cutting out my heart too purchase this as we speak, nearly there..............................X_X

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Aug 18, 2011

By the gods! What monstrosity. A performance glimpse of the next single gpu solution coming next year only it has double the price.

W1zzard said:
no point running furmark all day @ 700 W

regular gaming is much less

and with vsync turned on, it would be definitely lesser.

LDNL · Aug 18, 2011

Page 30. The chart in OC Temps is named "Fan noise" and the first word in the conclusion

zOaib · Aug 18, 2011

been a while since i posted on these forums , but always reading .......... this card is for the INSANE gamer , meaning if u have the Dough and u want to show then u go MARS .

i am still using my single gtx 480 , had SLI sold one because i was OVERKILL on games and power usage .......... but none the less nice card MARS ........ i hope to see this power reduced into a single gpu soon =)

AsRock · Aug 18, 2011

Recus said:
*BEAST*

Seems Nvidia back to Top. Owns single and dual crowns. Game over. Waiting Kepler and Southern Islands.

How you work that out just because of the speed ?.. Hello ?, check the price differences out lol. And i am betting the enthusiasts market is no were near as big when your talking these prices like OMG 1.5k for a v card.

And with that kinda performance i would get 2 6990's \590's before getting that. So glad i am not a enthusiast.

Animalpak · Aug 18, 2011

excellent review as always !

This is a Masterpiece !

The Bugatti Veyron of the graphics cards, but you also have to be an overclocker do not you just play games.

AnnCore · Aug 18, 2011

MetalRacer said:
Great review on a awesome card, but the price is a real turn off.

Agreed but luckily your avatar isn't a turn off. :laugh:

entropy13 · Aug 18, 2011

There's a typo W1zz: "Thw ASUS MARS II is really a monster graphics card."

W1zzard · Aug 18, 2011

LDNL said:
Page 30. The chart in OC Temps is named "Fan noise" and the first word in the conclusion

fixed both. thanks

WhiteLotus · Aug 18, 2011

How the hell does a card so heavy stay on the motherboard without bending or warping in some way?!

Melvis · Aug 18, 2011

FAST!!

Price is a joke :roll:

More power usage then two of my computer's combined lol

Im surprised the fan noise is that load? :twitch:

and i should know i run 2 4870X2's :laugh:

Activeduke · Aug 18, 2011

Can this run Crysis? :laugh:

Zubasa · Aug 18, 2011

qubit said:
OMG I've only read the conclusion and it looks awesome.

And it blows away the 6990 like I said it would, previously.

I hardly call 10% faster @2560x1600 "blown away", TBH I expect more from 2XGTX580 cores and $1499.
The results are hardly impressive.

techtard · Aug 18, 2011

The thing that makes you scratch your head though, is you can buy 2 gtx 590s or 2 radeon 6990s for the same price.

It's a nice statement by Asus that they can engineer such a robust card. A little on the expensive side for the performance it brings to the table.

HossHuge · Aug 18, 2011

10% faster for twice as much money. This must be the new math I'm always hearing about.

dj-electric · Aug 18, 2011

its sort of a collector's edition card, nothing that will sell in masses. and yes, i do agree 10% difference from HD6990 in 2560X1600 dont make it THAT faster. considering the power consumption of that thing nothing here is a miracle

63jax · Aug 18, 2011

Woow, amazing performance!!! Let's play now some shitty console ports.
C'mon now people, it's a nice demonstration of power but let's be realistic...

techtard · Aug 18, 2011

So are they going to drop an Ares II Dual 6970 monstrosity for 1500 that is 10% faster than this?

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