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Just Learnin' · May 30, 2009, 08:08 AM

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Humma humma!

ASUS Designs Own Monster Dual-GTX 285 4 GB Graphics Card

ASUS has just designed a new monster graphics card that breaks the mold for reference design GeForce GTX 295, called the ASUS MARS 295 Limited Edition. The card, although retains the name "GeForce GTX 295", same device ID, and is compatible with existing NVIDIA drivers, has two huge innovations put in by ASUS, which go far beyond being yet another overclocked GeForce GTX 295: the company used two G200-350-B3 graphics processors, the same ones that make the GeForce GTX 285. The GPUs have all the 240 shader processors enabled, and also have the complete 512-bit GDDR3 memory interface enabled. This dual-PCB monstrosity holds 32 memory chips, and 4 GB of total memory (each GPU accesses 2 GB of it). Apart from these, each GPU system uses the same exact clock speeds as the GeForce GTX 285: 648/1476/2400 MHz (core/shader/memory)

lepel · May 30, 2009, 08:35 AM

and it still goes under the name of 295? I understand that we're at the end of the 2xx series, but couldn't they choose something like 299gtx?

But seriously, I'd like to see how this thing performs (especially temperature wise)

Judas · May 30, 2009, 11:31 PM

4gb ..nice....

32bit emediately goes out the window

**kris23** · May 30, 2009, 11:51 PM

lol just the GPU can overload 32-bit.... nice

procupine14 · May 31, 2009, 05:48 AM

Impressive, you know sometimes I think why aren't more developers pushing the envelope like this? I mean seriously in an industry where there are 20 cards that are essentially the same why wouldn't you try stuff like this?

Rebelranger · Jun 1, 2009, 01:59 AM

Wonder what the cost of this card will be once it hits the streets and if other manufacturers will make something similar........?

**kris23** · Jun 1, 2009, 02:14 AM

this is a card that theyre only producing 1000 of.... must be around 900

Lowfat · Jun 2, 2009, 01:43 AM

Good for Asus for doing something like this. I wish other manufacturers would do something similar.

Mac Daddy · Jun 2, 2009, 03:12 AM

Looks like a cool idea for sure

CDsDontBurn · Jun 2, 2009, 03:51 AM

overkill anyone?

but, what am i to say? i still am using s478

lepel · Jun 3, 2009, 01:47 PM

Viddler.com - ASUS Mars GTX 295 in SLI with 8GB VRAM + Far Cry 2160p - Uploaded by TweakTown

Mac Daddy · Jun 4, 2009, 02:27 AM

Wow

CDsDontBurn · Jun 4, 2009, 02:44 AM

in that video, they couldn't run dx10 cuz they had winXP installed

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that deserves the "Eye Candy Fail" trophy because of it.

anonemus · Jun 4, 2009, 04:29 AM

I like stuffs like these to drool over

Judas · Jun 4, 2009, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

in that video, they couldn't run dx10 cuz they had winXP installed

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that deserves the "Eye Candy Fail" trophy because of it.

hardcore fail on eyecandy..... hardcore fail on a new product display.... hardcore fail on windows xp period... I wouldn't be the list bit surprised if that was running windows 32bit as well.. lawl...

What i would be interested in know is where they got that 37"? 2160p lcd from..... who made it, and the details on it..

sad isn't it that i was more interested in the bloody tv itself then that graphics cards..

Lowfat · Jun 4, 2009, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

in that video, they couldn't run dx10 cuz they had winXP installed

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that deserves the "Eye Candy Fail" trophy because of it.

DX10 is useless anyways

DX9 mode + natural mod or whatever crysis mod you choose looks WAY better than DX10.
I use Win7 and still play in DX9 mode, although that has do with the fact that Crysis refuses to run @ 1080p in DX10.

Judas · Jun 4, 2009, 06:50 AM

i haven't had any 1080p issues on my ati cards..... aside from prince of persia 2008 which wanted to run 24hz via vga which would result in a no go.....plus 24hz = 24fps sucks

Lowfat · Jun 4, 2009, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

i haven't had any 1080p issues on my ati cards..... aside from prince of persia 2008 which wanted to run 24hz via vga which would result in a no go.....plus 24hz = 24fps sucks

That is the problem I have with Crysis. Happens with both the HD4870's I was using before and the GTX295 I am using now. There are a bunch of other DX10 when using 1080p that i have had issues with ATI, but there is generally a fix for everything. Everything except for Crysis.

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