Asus (Monster) Mars - first full review on the planet

[OBR]

Asus Mars - 058/1000



Collectors Edition ... here cost 1000 USD



Ive expected more collectors BOX



PCBs



GPUz



Test setup:
Core i7 920 @ 3,6 GHz
6GB @ 1800 MHz (24-8-8-8-1T)
Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Driver 190.38



Our 24 tested games ...



Average performance in 2560x1600 (noAA, 4AA, 8AA)



Powr consuption under Load

There is issue with overheating GPUs reached under Load 103C and more ..., because that i cannot to overclock card .... by Asus tech support, it is problem only of my card ... will see in another reviews.

Full review here: http://pctuning.tyden.cz/hardware/gr...onstra?start=1
It is in Czech language, but pictures dont need a translation ...

[Leeghoofd]

Let's hope the new cards are as powerfull as this monster

[onethreehill]

Is it just me or there is no link to the review

[OBR]

link corrected: http://pctuning.tyden.cz/hardware/gr...onstra?start=1

[Linuxfan]

Is it just me or there is no link to the review

Isn't this a link?

Full review here: http://pctuning.tyden.cz/hardware/gr...nstra?start=17
It is in Czech language, but pictures dont need a translation ...

[onethreehill]

Isn't this a link?

Now there is a link

[gallardo]

So when testing at 16x AF and 8x AA is it slower because it throttles itself due to heat or are the drivers bad?

[OBR]

So when testing at 16x AF and 8x AA is it slower because it throttles itself due to heat or are the drivers bad?

You have to make GREAT AIRFLOW in case with many fans, after that my card was under 100C and no throttling .... but in open case still throttling ... lokk at my results, the are good numbers at 8AA

[ajaidev]

This is quite goood, can you possible add results of SAPPHIRE ATOMIC HD 4870 X2 2G and BFG GTX 295 H2OC with ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solution?

[OBR]

No, i had tested 4870X2 and GTX 295 ...

[ajaidev]

ok actrally the SAPPHIRE ATOMIC HD 4870 X2 2G and BFG GTX 295 H2OC with ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solution would be ideal competition to this. The Nvidia one costs around $850 and dont remmber how much the ATi one costs but both do come with liquid cooling systems... :>

Thanks for the review OBR

[gallardo]

You have to make GREAT AIRFLOW in case with many fans, after that my card was under 100C and no throttling .... but in open case still throttling ... lokk at my results, the are good numbers at 8AA

I meant in comparison to the 4870x2. The Mars beats it hands down right until 4xAA then suddenly at 8xAA it has this performance hit. Why is that?

[SubZero.it]

Useless...

[zalbard]

Useless...

If you have one you have no use for, you're welcome to send me one!

[OBR]

I meant in comparison to the 4870x2. The Mars beats it hands down right until 4xAA then suddenly at 8xAA it has this performance hit. Why is that?

Radeon has in some games better 8AA performance, it is known situation. With new GeForce drivers is 8AA perf many better, but in some titules are Radeons still better.

Not useless, it is for collectors or crazy enthusiast ... for LN2/DiCE cooling and WR in Quad SLI ...

[LowRun]

Totally dumb product for the price.

[Power5]

How does it stack up to the same price point for 2x 4870x2?

[affiliate13]

How does it stack up to the same price point for 2x 4870x2?

Yes or 2x295s, thats what id be interested to know.

Thanks for review.

[bill_d]

2 8pin power plug = what 375 watts on a 2.0 pcie

[OBR]

Yes or 2x295s, thats what id be interested to know.

Thanks for review.

you can compare Asus mars results with my measured Quad-SLI results ...

[Splave]

this isnt a 295 though is it? its 2x285 cores I thought, where the 295 is like 2x275's

[Wolf132]

I had to laugh when I saw 1000$ for one of them. I guess the heatsink with the cool LED's is worth the extra 500$ !

[Hornet331]

for that price they could have added a watercool block, and would get less/no problems with overheating...

[SKYMTL]

You might call it useless but it is products like this that keep things interesting in this industry.

[saaya]

hmmm interesting... so they did use nf200 after all?
heat is a problem? despite this huge heatsink? at stock speeds? that sucks...
for enthusiasts this is a great card, its the only way to get full 4xgtx285 unless you use a hacked vga bios on a dual nf200 board... but the latter is much cheaper...
and there will be faster cards soon... mhhh....