Asus Mars II Surfaces - triple 8 pin pci-e connectors.

blibbax · May 30, 2011, 05:39 PM

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...

ASUS MARS II Graphics Card Pictured | techPowerUp

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**kris23** · May 30, 2011, 08:29 PM

doesnt Nvidia pull their hair out out of frustration everytime Asus does this?

lool

blibbax · May 30, 2011, 10:44 PM

I think it's probably a pretty positive thing from Nvidia's point of view. It hands them the "money no object" performance crown without everyone shouting at them for the insane TDP - because they didn't make it.

Also, keep in mind when reading the source articles that TPU probably produced the most negative of all the 590 launch reviews.

CJLMTLCA · May 30, 2011, 11:52 PM

Someone hand me a daisy flower...

Takaharu · May 31, 2011, 10:35 AM

That is one fat bastard card. Will it scale?

blibbax · May 31, 2011, 10:39 AM

You mean is it quad SLI ready? I think so - it has the connector at least, and it just uses 590 drivers. Of course, two of these overclocked in a high-end system and you're well into dual PSU territory.

**kris23** · May 31, 2011, 11:23 AM

if i remember right, the power reqs of 2 580s isnt much higher than a standard GTX 590.

im sure a good 1200w PSU would do the trick...

blibbax · May 31, 2011, 01:11 PM

580s can use about 225W in games and 325W in FurmarkF@H.

So for SLI, you can assume a worst case scenario of 450W/650W.

The 590 can use 350W in games. We don't know how much it will use in Furmark/F@H because nobody's managed to disable the power limiter on the 590 as has been done on the 580.

[Source for power usage figures.]

So depending on how you measure it the difference in power consumption between 580 SLI and a 590 is between 100W and 300W.

Of course, this Asus card won't use as much power as 580 SLI - it has better VRMs and it shares a lot of componentry that is replicated in a discrete SLI setup.

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: Asus Mars II Surfaces - triple 8 pin pci-e connectors. doesnt Nvidia pull their hair out out of frustration everytime Asus does this? lool __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,260 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Asus Mars II Surfaces - triple 8 pin pci-e connectors. I think it's probably a pretty positive thing from Nvidia's point of view. It hands them the "money no object" performance crown without everyone shouting at them for the insane TDP - because they didn't make it. Also, keep in mind when reading the source articles that TPU probably produced the most negative of all the 590 launch reviews. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

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May 31, 2011, 10:39 AM	Thread Starter #6
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,260 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Asus Mars II Surfaces - triple 8 pin pci-e connectors. You mean is it quad SLI ready? I think so - it has the connector at least, and it just uses 590 drivers. Of course, two of these overclocked in a high-end system and you're well into dual PSU territory. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: Asus Mars II Surfaces - triple 8 pin pci-e connectors. if i remember right, the power reqs of 2 580s isnt much higher than a standard GTX 590. im sure a good 1200w PSU would do the trick... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

May 31, 2011, 01:11 PM	Thread Starter #8
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,260 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Asus Mars II Surfaces - triple 8 pin pci-e connectors. 580s can use about 225W in games and 325W in FurmarkF@H. So for SLI, you can assume a worst case scenario of 450W/650W. The 590 can use 350W in games. We don't know how much it will use in Furmark/F@H because nobody's managed to disable the power limiter on the 590 as has been done on the 580. [Source for power usage figures.] So depending on how you measure it the difference in power consumption between 580 SLI and a 590 is between 100W and 300W. Of course, this Asus card won't use as much power as 580 SLI - it has better VRMs and it shares a lot of componentry that is replicated in a discrete SLI setup. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!