Tuesday, June 5th 2012

ASUS ROG MARS III Dual GTX 680 Graphics Card Detailed

The ROG MATRIX 7970 wasn't the only new Republic of Gamers graphics card on display at Computex, it was sitting next to the MARS III. This monstrosity is a dual-GeForce GTX 680 graphics card, it packs two 28 nm GK104 GPUs with clock speeds that match or exceed those of the GeForce GTX 680. ASUS stopped short of revealing the clock speeds. The card draws power from three 8-pin PCI-Express power connectors, next to it is an instant fan-override button that revs up the card's fans to 100%. The card gives out three dual-link DVI display outputs, and is capable of driving 3D Vision Surround using three >1920x1200 pixels displays. Unlike the MATRIX 7970 and countless recent examples of ASUS' ugly fixation with triple-slot cooling solutions, it's a pleasant surprise seeing that the triple-fan cooling solution of the MARS III needs just two expansion card slots. The MARS III will be manufactured in limited quantities, and will probably cost more than a GeForce GTX 690.
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54 Comments on ASUS ROG MARS III Dual GTX 680 Graphics Card Detailed

#51
Shou Miko
a really nice card, but still price will be the main issue so i can't buy one ._.
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deathcall666
Yes indeed but there is alwais a way. The 6870x2 from powercolor was better than any 6870 at frequencies because it used lucid hidra chip . The oc frequencies will probably be 7000-8000mhz for efective memory and lets say 1250mhz at core. the amd 7970 reached 1700mhz care are 8000mhz memory even trough i dont believe it is not very practicle to keep suck a thing near you when youre playing. I mean just look at this hwbot.org/submission/2292252_ryba_purepc.pl_3dmark11___performance_radeon_hd_7970_15868_marks . Its ridiculous
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#53
radrok
All of the highest HWBot submissions are made under LHE or LN2, highy unpractical :)

Of course there is a way to get around the 1.175v cap on Kepler but you'll need to do some voltmodding, this card will probably support hotwiring so it would be easier.
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