If money is no object and all you care about is the fastest frame rates, your search stops now! Well kind of. The ASUS ARES is the decimator of decimators, with two (yes, two) ATI 5870 GPU’s crammed onto a single PCB. With that kind of power on tap, you can guarantee that power draw is going to be an issue. On that note, if you can afford the $1200 asking price, be prepared to plunker down another $150-$200 for a *depndable* 750+ watt power supply, as this beast needs two 8-pin and one 6-pin connectors. The Nvidia GTX 480 is the top power sucking card no more. Toss in the fact that this card will take up three PCI slots and tips the scales at 5lbs. signals that this card really means business.
Getting back to that search comment — only 1,000 of these cards are being made. So if you’ve got the monetary means to do so, click “buy” now! Those who do are easily set for at least another year and a half of gaming without having to worry about upgrading. Of course, if you buy two of these and slap ‘em together in CrossfireX, you’ve damn near cleared a path for the next three years. And so we dream…
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Guru3D
July 8, 2010 at 11:54 am
RT @Gadgetsteria: Woah! Dual-5870 GPU ASUS ARES brings the heat. -> Gadgetsteria: http://bit.ly/c3F8xe
July 8, 2010 at 11:51 am
Woah! Dual-5870 GPU ASUS ARES brings the heat. -> Gadgetsteria: http://bit.ly/c3F8xe