Asus MARS 295 limited edition 4GB out. And the price...

douglatins · Jun 18, 2009

There is no way they will make money out of this, i´m guessing they will lose, big time, since the development costs I believe where very high, I still believe this to be for marketing. And its working at least for me, one more reason to like ASUS

reverze · Jun 18, 2009

You are retarded if you purchase this.

gwb56 · Jun 19, 2009

Man! What a monster! But so is the price. Can't think of any games here or in the immediate future that would require that much meat. Most games out now can't even utilize DX11, yet. Anyway, I'll b going the NVIDEA GTX 200 series (PCI-E or SLI later & middle end), wait till the dust settles (along with the price) & see then. But, what a massive card this thing is. But, I can wait it out.

Bodar · Jul 7, 2009

Really expensive and awesome for a collectors item. I pre ordered 2 of them, but I figured you only live once and I love hardware so I stocked up on soup, rice and beans for the rest of the year! : )
Main reason why I wanted them was so that all my friends and I could do a liquid nitrogen experiment. Benchmarks and all that fun stuff. Since there's only a few I would love to post all the benchies and do whatever I can. Cheers!

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 7, 2009

I also think this is for retards too.

hat · Jul 7, 2009

Not for me... I would have to rob quite a few convience stores to get that kind of money...

MoonPig · Jul 7, 2009

This is just dumb. Even if there's only 1000 of them, it's a graphics card. You gotta be damn SAD to buy one of these.

You could easily build an amazing gaming rig for that price.

If anyone here buys one... I will virtually be disgusted with you.

Easo · Jul 7, 2009

Its for collectors, everyone should understand it, there is 6.8 billion peeps on Earth, 1k should be able to buy it...

MoonPig · Jul 7, 2009

But why the fuck would you! It's a graphics card!

There so much more you can do with that kind of money, spending over £1000 on a piece of plastic that is only slightly better than it's £350 brothers, is stupid.

Stop saying it's for collectors, who would collect this? It'll depreciate like mad. In a years time, this performance will be cheap.

Bodar · Jul 7, 2009

Yeah, but Everyone has a specific love. This is what I love so I decided to make the move.
Dont really care about performance alone. Mostly that it's rare. If you were in a relationship with someone you would'nt leave them just because another person smarter or hotter came along. I love this hobby. I dont care if it's plastic or worthless in 2 months or whatever. Love this stuff!!!! : )

hat · Jul 7, 2009

Dude, you just spent more money on video cards just now than I ever have in the entirety of my computing life... INCLUDING what other people have gotten for me (christmas, birthday etc) :roll:

MoonPig · Jul 7, 2009

You've bought this?

I'm not slating computers, i love buying new stuff, the most fun bit for me is opening something new after the delivery fella has dropped it off. But i feel these a limit. I used to think the GTX295 was a big waste, but now theres this... I just can't justify £1000+ on this item.

Bodar · Jul 7, 2009

Besides all my fun experiments and benchmarks I'm mostly going to use these for folding. I do alot of that now 24/7

Bodar · Jul 7, 2009

Dont want to be one of those people trying to make a profit on ebay

Bodar · Jul 7, 2009

I agree with everyone and you moonpig on the price.. I think it is awful and ridiculious and I would definitely call myself stupid. But, yeah!! Opening up something new and fun, especially when it's this! I'm new on here by the way.. : )

hat · Jul 7, 2009

Oh yeah I never thought of that... you could make a fortune with these on ebay after they're sold out

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 7, 2009

With no offense intended Bodar,what i said in post no.30 is for you.I dont give a crap about the oh its for collectors crap.The price of these is deliberatly that high because asus know full well there are 1000 morons out there that will pay the stupidly hiked price.The only way to make these worth anything to any other collector or worth anything on fleabay is to not even open the box at all,and sell it still sealed up.

KainXS · Jul 7, 2009

It looks like a good card :confused:

but I could nevaaaarrrrrr spend that much on a video card tat 1 is gonna be old in like 3 months and 2 IS 1700 DOLLARS :eek:

BODAR, How RICH are you to even CONSIDER buying this, hell, thats rent man, thats morgage money, take out your girl and get some, do something "normal" :slap:

hat · Jul 7, 2009

KainXS said:
BODAR, How RICH are you to even CONSIDER buying this, hell, thats rent man, thats morgage money, take out your girl and get some, do something "normal"

Pfft, 2x1700 is all that and more :laugh:

DaveK · Jul 7, 2009

I think I'll pass on this one, no need for me to buy a video card that cost more than my whole rig lol.

hat · Jul 7, 2009

that card is worth my rig like 5 times over lol

Bodar · Jul 7, 2009

Well then I will have to agree with you tigger that I am in fact a moron. But, it's ok to be stupid and in love. Anyway, bottom line is that if you really want something you have to do everything you can to get it ( In a buisness sense ) That's why I'm able to purchase these cards. Worked hard most of my life to get where I am today.

BarbaricSoul · Jul 7, 2009

I not gonna knock anyone for buying these. Hell if I was rich, I'd have two pre-ordered myself. Computers are a hobby for me, and price is not a issue when it comes to hobbies IMHO. You get what you can afford.

Bodar, I'm jealous.

Kovoet · Jul 7, 2009

They must be smoking there damn socks. There is no game that could really benefit that either as there are a lot more cards out at 20th of the price that work just fine for the games today.

qubit · Jul 7, 2009

Bodar said:
Really expensive and awesome for a collectors item. I pre ordered 2 of them, but I figured you only live once and I love hardware so I stocked up on soup, rice and beans for the rest of the year! : )
Main reason why I wanted them was so that all my friends and I could do a liquid nitrogen experiment. Benchmarks and all that fun stuff. Since there's only a few I would love to post all the benchies and do whatever I can. Cheers!

I have to admit that if I was rich I would definitely buy them. Heck, if I was really rich, I'd buy all 1000 of them! If you think about it, making 1024 cards would have been more appropriate to computer parts.

Don't worry about all the naysayers here putting you down about it. It's a hobby and the collector's factor is important to you. I can relate to that.

Is there any way you can ensure you get consecutive serial numbers? Now that would be something. :rockout:

Looking forward to the benchies, dude.

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Asus MARS 295 limited edition 4GB out. And the price...

Will you by the MARS 295 4GB limited edition?

YES - I have the money

Yes - I'll borrow the money

No - overpriced and not worth it

No - don't have the money

Maybe. Gotta think about it

You must be mad!!

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