ASUS Working on MARS II Dual GTX 480 Graphics Accelerator

[HillBeast]

Oh dear.

 

[fritoking]

By jove I've got it!!!

I'm going to get two and seal them in a vacuum chamber - run off the heat pipes into a water tank and boil the water. The water will boil off into steam which i'll push through pipes to create pressure to turn a generator and create power from it - which i can then use to power my cards.....

that is great.....

 

[Steevo]

I know what happens to cards like this. 5 people buy them and are all like

But in 6 months when the next gen comes out and they are still eating cheesy mac out of a can, and when they realize they have no money for a upgrade and the next gen provides the same performance they become like

And then in like two years when they finally have enough to buy a new card they always brag about how awesome and great their card was, even though they hated it. even though inside they feel like

So who wants to step up with their fail and take part in the last step here?

By jove I've got it!!!

I'm going to get two and seal them in a vacuum chamber - run off the heat pipes into a water tank and boil the water. The water will boil off into steam which i'll push through pipes to create pressure to turn a generator and create power from it - which i can then use to power my cards.....

You sir deserve a cookie!!!

 

[Per Hansson]

Steevo; your cookie looks delicious!

 

[dir_d]

Yea i gotta admit that is a pretty good looking cookie...

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

ican has cookie?

 

[mdsx1950]

I'm tired of reading comments "pointless" is useless "... This is a product for enthusiast ...



Asus at least not like other companies that only think about profit and sales, there's passion and dedication in what they do and these graphics cards is shown.

These cards are just experiments made by true enthusiast people.

+1

I know what happens to cards like this. 5 people buy them and are all like
http://www.coronene.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/super_awsome_rad_kidjpg.jpeg

But in 6 months when the next gen comes out and they are still eating cheesy mac out of a can, and when they realize they have no money for a upgrade and the next gen provides the same performance they become like


http://s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/wootdesigncontestentries/damiendone/BUMMER-4lcyyu-s.jpg


And then in like two years when they finally have enough to buy a new card they always brag about how awesome and great their card was, even though they hated it. even though inside they feel like


http://techbuddha.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/vader-fail.jpg


So who wants to step up with their fail and take part in the last step here?

A person who can afford 1 or 2 can definitely switch to the next gen as it comes out. They wont be stuck with that one card for 2 years LMAO! Its kinda obvious don't you think.

Its a $1000+ card. Big deal, there a couple of people on TPU running GTX 480 SLi, and i don't think they will be stuck with those cards for 2 years. Hell, i saw some guy running Tri or Quad SLi GTX 480s. lol

 

[btarunr]

I know what happens to cards like this. 5 people buy them and are all like
http://www.coronene.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/super_awsome_rad_kidjpg.jpeg

But in 6 months when the next gen comes out and they are still eating cheesy mac out of a can, and when they realize they have no money for a upgrade and the next gen provides the same performance they become like


http://s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/wootdesigncontestentries/damiendone/BUMMER-4lcyyu-s.jpg


And then in like two years when they finally have enough to buy a new card they always brag about how awesome and great their card was, even though they hated it. even though inside they feel like


http://techbuddha.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/vader-fail.jpg


So who wants to step up with their fail and take part in the last step here?




You sir deserve a cookie!!!

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2009/06/chocolate_chip_cookie.jpg

Nah, this is for people who spend any money on the fastest, even if it's outperformed in 6 months by a product half its price. There are people who spend $1000s each month on speed-boats, on automobiles, on robots, on RC aircraft, on rockets, and then there are people who spend $1000s on performance computer hardware. ASUS does have a market to cash in on. Intel has been selling $1000 processors which are outperformed in a short while, for ages.

 

[mixa]

The only way this can see real world "life" is if they supply it together with 1000+ W PSU and a water cooling system.From all the GTX 480 I`ve seen and tested, I`m certain that there is no way to consume anything under 600W under load (if not more).Yes it will be heck of a monster performer, but wtf, I`m having trouble chilling just one GPU with water, not to mention 2 on the same PCB....
In agree that 460x2 would have been much better choice than 480x2 ....

Oh and forget about 1000 USD price , this is going for about 1200+ (maybe even 1200 euro) at release.

 

[erixx]

 

[mdsx1950]

The only way this can see real world "life" is if they supply it together with 1000+ W PSU and a water cooling system.From all the GTX 480 I`ve seen and tested, I`m certain that there is no way to consume anything under 600W under load (if not more).Yes it will be heck of a monster performer, but wtf, I`m having trouble chilling just one GPU with water, not to mention 2 on the same PCB....
In agree that 460x2 would have been much better choice than 480x2 ....

Oh and forget about 1000 USD price , this is going for about 1200+ (maybe even 1200 euro) at release.

460X2? That won't even beat the MARS 1.

 

[inferKNOX]

Uhm, I think water cooling would be the only viable solution, but considering how few manufacturers release cards with an water cooling kit in them, this might be the first 4 slot air cooler we're going to see.
And even with a design like that, ASUS would probably be forced to put the most powerful Delta fans in that cooler.
Guess that thing will be able to get as loud as a Jumbo-jet taking off.

Or at least as loud as a vuvuzela!
World Cup 2010 fever will live on in the MARS II!
If you hated the vuvuzelas while trying to hear the soccer commentary in FIFA 2010, you're gonna have a ball trying to hear the in-game cutscenes with the MARS II!

 

[aj28]

The only way this can see real world "life" is if they supply it together with 1000+ W PSU and a water cooling system.From all the GTX 480 I`ve seen and tested, I`m certain that there is no way to consume anything under 600W under load (if not more).Yes it will be heck of a monster performer, but wtf, I`m having trouble chilling just one GPU with water, not to mention 2 on the same PCB....
In agree that 460x2 would have been much better choice than 480x2 ....

Oh and forget about 1000 USD price , this is going for about 1200+ (maybe even 1200 euro) at release.

That might not be a bad idea... ASUS could re-brand a beefy PCP&C PSU and a self-contained water cooling system, with modular options which allow you to remove the included pump/rad from the loop and use your own. Oh, and apply Arctic Ceramique from the factory so no one attempts to take the cooler off!!