ASUS GeForce GTX 760 MARS review

SLI-756

2013-11-20 17:36

the 760 mars looks fun, like a dual 670 rig, gimmie 4gb version and I'd do it. however I'd sooner have a vanilla 780 tbh. it'll make for a nice card on the high street though, it would server a pc gaming noobster very well for up to a year perhaps, before too many games start using the uber textures no doubt, at least the AAA ones.

#4706306

Anarion

2013-11-20 17:38

Asus GTX 670 DirectCU mini costs 239 € (with the game bundle) here in Finland (including 24% VAT).

Yeah tricky, I understand your comment as I have been doubting myself on the award. Price is still TBA and I have a gut feeling that it will be much lower then indicated. Overall it is an excellent build / piece of hardware for those gaming on a single Full HD or WQHD monitor. But pricing will be the decisive factor though, if above 500 EUR when I'll very likely alter the award status into something more appropriate.

According to Muropaketti.com the price is 619 €. If that is going to be the case, this shouldn't get any top picks in my opinion. It's not the most quiet card either and dual GPU solution is never as good thing as single GPU one with ~same speed. This also has only 2GB ram which is just too little for that price. It's going to be limited edition card so I really doubt that it would be less than 500 €. Something like Gigabyte GTX 780 GHz Edition is much better deal.

#4706312

SLI-756

2013-11-20 17:41

2gb of ram isn't too little for that price it's too little for modern gaming, it's a freaking joke tbh, no futureproofing whatsoever, total waste imo.

#4706337

---TK---

2013-11-20 18:12

Just to keep you honest: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=049483 Even months after release your card retails for: $449 CAD before mail in rebate. Multiply that x 2 for SLI and you're looking at $889.00 CAD You are hardly one to talk about a card costing too much money!!

Yikes as other people have said loophole lives in the usa and cherry picked high price 670. SMH

#4706431

Loophole35

2013-11-20 20:33

Just out of curiosity how much did you pay retail for the 670 SLI set up you have in your system specs?

Paid $399 a piece for them over a year ago and at the time they were the second fastest cards avalible. What's your deal dude are you that jealous of us who have had this performance for over a year?

#4706445

eclap

2013-11-20 20:52

Just to keep you honest: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=049483 Even months after release your card retails for: $449 CAD before mail in rebate. Multiply that x 2 for SLI and you're looking at $889.00 CAD You are hardly one to talk about a card costing too much money!!

How is this clown not banned?

#4706446

vazup

2013-11-20 20:54

2gb of ram isn't too little for that price it's too little for modern gaming, it's a freaking joke tbh, no futureproofing whatsoever, total waste imo.

Futureproofing by itself is a joke. We all know that in 6 or 7 months when the 20nm cards are coming out that a mid range card will be as fast or faster than the top dog right now.

#4706612

sykozis

2013-11-20 23:38

It's going to be a while before a mid-range card outperforms GTX780Ti....unless Maxwell really does perform as well as NVidia projected....which would be simply amazing...

#4706696

vazup

2013-11-21 00:46

Would not be anything surprising by looking at gtx285 vs gtx460 and gtx580 vs gtx660ti

#4706795

JulesCools

2013-11-21 03:38

While this card is cool, it's kind of sad at the same time. For several months (prior to the 290x) you could buy two 7950's for about $450 bucks, on sale even closer to $400 here in the US. Just an example, just as others are saying two 670's could be had for a similar price. There is no reason to purchase this card, crossfire 7950's in my example provide almost 4,000 stream processors, very solid drivers, and frankly would smoke anything and be almost at a 7990 level. Unless this card goes for like $450, which it won't, it just remains a curiosity. It's still a very powerful and interesting card, but maybe like 2 years ago it would have ruled supreme. In some cases the r9 290 beats it, and that's not impressive.

#4706807

Loophole35

2013-11-21 03:53

This card for $400 would be supreme but ASUS is going to charge $550-600 on name alone. Anyone get a little worried with the VRM's hitting 90C+ on the back side of the card?

#4707059

War child

2013-11-21 13:16

Looks like a beefy card. Wonder what the weight is like, unless I'm blind and missed it in the review.

#4707069

Anarion

2013-11-21 13:31

This card for $400 would be supreme but ASUS is going to charge $550-600 on name alone. Anyone get a little worried with the VRM's hitting 90C+ on the back side of the card?

It's quite high. I wonder what will happen inside case that has sound card on top of the card.

#4707139

Fender178

2013-11-21 14:49

I wow I did not expect this out of a 760. Usually it is the higher end cards that get the X2 factor rather a mid-ranged card. Depending on the price I might be interested in this card when I upgrade my computer hopefully this summer.

#4707422

SLI-756

2013-11-21 19:18

Futureproofing by itself is a joke. We all know that in 6 or 7 months when the 20nm cards are coming out that a mid range card will be as fast or faster than the top dog right now.

2gb cards at this stage in the game is a desert trip without a spare camel. and yes I know it's always that next-gen hardware that's gonna save all mankind, just like haswell cleared the room on it's arrival eh? don't get me wrong I'd really enjoy a card like this and after giving the review a bit of time it's really grown on me but still 2gb makes it a dud.

#4707518

alanm

2013-11-21 20:29

Hilbert, theres an error/typo on p18 of the review, where in the smaller chart @2560x1440, the 290x is = 57fps but the larger chart same res its 67fps.

#4707932

Leafblower

2013-11-22 06:38

I'm soooo getting one if it's < $500. Maybe two.

#4708251

ClexRex

2013-11-22 16:58

So its really only 2gb??? If so why even consider this card....at 1440p 96hz on BF4 im hitting 2500mb of Vram usage and that's not even maxed out lol I just don't see why they would release this with 2gb...what a waste.... Besides IMO anyone speding over 500$ on a GPU shouldn't even be on 1080p anymore...unless they just havto have their 144hz washed out panel...compared to a 1440p Korean panel at 96-120hz just doesn't compare anymore....:3eyes:

#4708252

eclap

2013-11-22 16:59

So its really only 2gb??? If so why even consider this card....at 1440p 96hz on BF4 im hitting 2500mb of Vram usage and that's not even maxed out lol I just don't see why they would release this with 2gb...what a waste....

yes, only 2gb per core. makes no sense imo.

#4708258

Robbo9999

2013-11-22 17:05

Pretty sweet card! The price is way out there on planet Mars though. If they price this right to me would be around $500.00 USD this card is a true winner! This is a perfect solution to all the guys out there that refuse to go SLI (like me) while still getting SLI performance. I can honestly see myself buying this card a year from now for $350.00- $400.00 CAD! Easy peassy, sell my 760 on eBay for $100.00 take that off the price of this card and bam! SLI for under 3 bills....

That's got to be one of the most illogical posts I've read for a long time! If you've already got a 760 that you're considering to sell on ebay for $100, then why don't you just buy another 760 from ebay for $100 and have the same performance as this Mars card (which is of course in itself just a 760 sli card, along with all the same issues as a normal sli setup pretty much)? How do you manage to find the ability to build your own computers?! haha, no it's ok, I don't hate you, but I just find it funny how you're approaching things.