[TPU] Asus MARS II GTX-590

[Baasha]

The new Asus MARS II GTX-590 is going to be an absolute monster.

Cliffs:

The shroud suspends two 80 mm high-sweep fans that blow air on to two heatsinks with highly dense aluminum fin arrays to which heat is fed by copper heat pipes. The card draws power from three 8-pin PCI-Express power connectors. The card uses two NVIDIA GF110 GPUs with the same core configuration and clock profile as GeForce GTX 580, effectively making MARS II a dual-GTX 580, which also provides the overclocking headroom of a GTX 580, something impossible on a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590.

Source:http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146588

Pics:

3 8-pin connectors!

Rumor has it that it will be priced around $1200!!

 

[Patrick Wolf]

Nice. Where do I insert my penis?

 

[AtenRa]

PCB is larger than the back panel, more VRM phases maybe ???

From the pics it seams that also the Cooler has the same size of the PCB meaning it is bigger too.

Nice card if you can afford it

 

[dac7nco]

Unless this has 3GB per GPU, @ standard GTX580 clocks, they won't get a penny... you can get a Zotac 3GB GTX580 for $540, with more wind between slots.

 

[CFP]

What kind of OC headroom is most important.

 

[3DVagabond]

So, 3x 8pin = (3x 150W)+75W for the pcie slot. That's 525W (theoretically) for a single card. As someone else on these boards is fond of saying, "Bring on 28nm".

 

[Obsy]

sweet jesus! that card alone can sap more power than what my PSU's rated for!

 

[zebrax2]

I thought that was a pic of the box the first time i saw it

 

[Madcatatlas]

NOW THAT is ONE beautiful looking card, and I bet with ASUS doing the component requirements, its also going to be one hell of a performer!

This has me excited!

 

[Dahak]

gotta like the full fan button on the card too beside the pcie plugs

 

[tviceman]

If Nvidia and AMD engineers had half a brain when they were making their dual cards, they would have released triple slot cooled cards (along side the dual slot ones) for quieter operations and better overclocking along side their dual slot fiasco's. Instead, we get underpowered gtx590's and chainsaw-loud hd6990's.

That said, those fan blades look pretty large and will probably move a a crap load of air.

 

[Jionix]

Why are the fan cut-outs so uneven and misshaped?

 

[smackababy]

Why are the fan cut-outs so uneven and misshaped?

Its called style!

 

[OCGuy]

Holy!

 

[3DVagabond]

Why are the fan cut-outs so uneven and misshaped?

W1zzard says that it's a one off hand built sample, not a production card.

 

[skipsneeky2]

gotta like the full fan button on the card too beside the pcie plugs

Go go gadget turbo fan speed mode!
$1,200 for a video card who in their right mind would buy this?

Would it make more sense to buy dual gtx580 cards no?

If the price was $1,050 or so i would be all over it.

Leave it to Asus to make high performance parts and this one defines the king of performance.

 

[Madcatatlas]

Leave it to Asus to make high performance parts and this one defines the king of performance.

You high or?

I didn't see any mention of ASUS doing a 6990, the king of performance, Willis.

These cards cost a lot, but then again they are limited production items, high price for low availability is a given.

 

[Dkcode]

Looks like it was inspired by Total Recall.

 

[AtenRa]

That's a much much much much much much better picture of the........yes ok the card

 

[CFP]

Go go gadget turbo fan speed mode!
$1,200 for a video card who in their right mind would buy this?

Would it make more sense to buy dual gtx580 cards no?

If the price was $1,050 or so i would be all over it.

Leave it to Asus to make high performance parts and this one defines the king of performance.

For the kind of person who'll buy 1 or 2 of these cards, price is not a factor.

I would love to own one of these cards over 2 x GTX580 ONLY because it is a special card and (hopefully) a model of good technical design.

 

[bleucharm28]

i say is gona be at least 1200-1300 us dollars.

 

[OCGuy]

I didn't see any mention of ASUS doing a 6990, the king of performance, Willis.

I just did a quick check of the main e-tailers, and it looks like there are about as many 6990s for sale as there are super-590s.

And I am guessing it has to do with the supply side.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

That's a much much much much much much better picture of the........yes ok the card

Ah! So that's where you insert the penis. An uber card & a hot chick. Good deal for $1200.

 

[at80eighty]

If Nvidia and AMD engineers had half a brain when they were making their dual cards, they would have released triple slot cooled cards (along side the dual slot ones) for quieter operations and better overclocking along side their dual slot fiasco's. Instead, we get underpowered gtx590's and chainsaw-loud hd6990's.

I was so apprehensive when I heard all about the 6990's supposed earth shattering sound - so far ive had none of that kind of sound off the system so far, card included. maybe i got lucky, but it seems very exaggerated

 

[GFORCE100]

A niche product either way but it's odd how the world is turning more eco friendly (especially visible in cars - engine sizes, downsizing with turbos, hybrid etc.) while graphics cards seem to be getting larger and more power hungry.

It would be a lot more fun if they simply designed a PCB that lets you change the GPU onboard via a plug-in socket and also the RAM too. The only problem is then the AIB outlets that are often nothing more than a pretty name and little behind it would go out of business.