Overclocking Results
Overclocking with the ASUS MARS II card was a snap thanks to the GPUTweak software provided in the box and that we discussed just this week in our Matrix GTX 580 review. With a card that was already rated at 600 watts though, what else can you expect over the stock 782 MHz clock rates?
Sample of the ASUS GPUTweak Software
ASUS warned us that "over 800 MHz is easy, 820 MHz is fairly consistent in being reached and 870 MHz has been achieved on the best samples." Well let’s see what we got…
Our initial field test started at 850 MHz and we found that we were completely stable here! We looped Metro 2033 for quite some time and played Bad Company 2 for about two hours before declaring it devoid of limiting or stuttering.
I was able to hit 875 MHz as well and though I would probably game on this personally, we did have one hard lock that we attributed to the MARS II that causes us to NOT call this 100% stable.
What kind of performance gains does an 11.8% gain in clock rate get you? An 8% gain in the GPU score in 3DMark11 and similar frame rate increases as well at resolutions and titles that were just as GPU limited.
Interesting engineering
Interesting engineering exercise, but for economic and practical reasons, I’d rather run my triple monitor setup with two 3GB GTX 580s with waterblocks.
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then ill definitely break in your house and steal all two lol, i have to get me this card
We want a SLI Mars II review,
We want a SLI Mars II review, just tell nvidea you’ll give em right back 😛
@mark: here you
@mark: here you go.
http://www.sweclockers.com/recension/14358-asus-rog-mars-ii-i-sli/1
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wtf, comparing benchmarks on
wtf, comparing benchmarks on the 6990 to a stock clocked 6990 with a retardedly high end dual 580? pathetic, flick the oc switch and throw those in too
You can of course check our
You can of course check our results with the OC switch enabled here: https://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-6990-4GB-Dual-GPU-Cayman-Graphics-Card
But we tested stock versus stock in this article…
Honestly… for people who
Honestly… for people who solely game… THE HECK YOU WANT 2 OF THESE FOR, spend it on tuition!
P.S. I’m in for 1, Thanks financial Aid!
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This is a great card but not
This is a great card but not for the price. Seriously you can get 2 6990’s for only around 200 more and it’s only a small amount faster than one 6990. Save your money and go AMD for now.
What I don’t understand is
What I don’t understand is why the card does not have 3 DVI connections. I know you can use a converter for the HDMI to DVI for surround gaming but still, it’s not something included with the unit nor is it a cost I would consider for almost $1500.
None the less good review. I currently have 2x EVGA 580 GTX FTW Hydro Copper 2 for SLI and I all ready paid that price for those two. I am thrilled to see that my synthetic benchmarks did a little better then that card, they are over clocked at 850mhz out of the box and I wonder if there maybe a bottle neck performance wise with that card. Here is my results
Extreme
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1532760
Performance
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1532773
When two gtx580’s reference
When two gtx580’s reference boards are in SLI what is the estimated power consumption at full load? I see that one gtx580 at full throttle is around 395 (W). So am I to assume that in SLI the pair would hit at 790 (W)?
I have a x58 Sabertooth and a Corsair HX 1000 power supply.
“Normally we put aesthetics
“Normally we put aesthetics on the very furthest back burner for graphics cards but when you are shelling out $1300 for a card you might make more of it…”
you’ve GOT to be kidding me. this is like saying fancy set of ball bearings in a compressor need to be neon-lit. barring the moment you open the box, YOU WILL NEVER EVER EVER SEE THE GRAPHICS CARD AGAIN! EVER! who the hell cares what it looks like?!
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100% agree. Hell if Hello Kitty had a fully branded card that had an performance advantage over this card at the same cost I would buy that and watercool it with pink fluid just to match.
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i’ve my alienware aurora r4,
i’ve my alienware aurora r4, can i use this grafic card ( MARS II Dual GTX 580 ) in my aurora… plzz comment urgent plzz…