ASUS already has the fastest GeForce GTX 580 on the planet in the DirectCU II model that has reached 1 620 MHz GPU frequency during extreme overclocking. The company has even scarier things coming and the MATRIX GTX580 Platinum is expected to appear at CeBIT 2011. Pictures have leaked beforehand and reveal physical levers for changing the voltage.
The ASUS MARS II has hit stores and so far reviews have been more than pleasing for gamers. HotHardware said the dual GTX 580-packing card was “quite simply the fastest single graphics card we have ever tested, bar none.” Similar responses have appeared from all other reviewers.
My gawd this card is a beast. I would love to have one :D there are only 999 being manufactured and I guess only filthy rich ultra nerds can afford them... :(
yikes... 600 watts all by itself? awesome card to say the very least but that kind of juice is a no-no. and I am someone to likes to spend on PC parts...
I think these because-we-can-cards suck. They're hot, loud, thirsty and pricey. I run an eyefinity setup and can max any game with to high end cards in CF (*2 6970's). Either that or 2 GTX580SLI is better than this.
Hardware Heaven: For some manufacturers having the best GTX 580 available would be enough but not ASUS. Taking the foundations of their DirectCU II GTX 580 ASUS have further enhanced the design, aiming it at enthusiasts with the addition of voltage read points, on-board buttons for fan and power adjustments and making it part of the Republic of Gamers brand. So today we have the Matrix GTX 580 Platinum on our test bench and will be finding out in a selection of real world gaming tests, including Crysis 2 with DX11 and high res textures and GPU computing, whether this is now the ultimate GTX 580... or maybe even the best single GPU product ever released.