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.

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:

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.

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:

Somebody has a Qnix! VRAM usage varies depending on available VRAM. 2500MB usage in your case doesn't mean that 2GB cards would suffer, although they might. However I agree on 2GB not being enough for the forseeable future at high resolutions.

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.

Don't really feel like buying a new PSU for that option. It is only illogical to you because you don't know all the facts of my set-up. 500 watt PSU is just not enough for 2 160w cards...

Don't really feel like buying a new PSU for that option. It is only illogical to you because you don't know all the facts of my set-up. 500 watt PSU is just not enough for 2 160w cards...

Well, that's fair enough I guess. Probably better options for you when Maxwell hits, so you're not bumping up against current supply limits.

When building a PC it's always a good idea buy a PSU with plenty of spare power....so you can upgrade later if need be. That way you can avoid the situation you're in now. Just some helpful advice. 🙂

Yes I know, thanks for the tip!

I would never buy this because I like to have an upgrade path, and this leaves you without any kind of good path. If I spend several hundred dollars on a graphics card, then I like to be able to run it for two or three years and then buy another one for a lower price, because by then it's outdated and you can get it cheap. So then when you stick the second cheaper card in there you get a lot of extra performance for a low price. Even a year later you can get that second matching card a lot cheaper. Then if you overclock them you can avoid expensive frequent upgrades. This is also why I buy a large decent quality power supply right from the start. I like good powerful hardware but I also like to spend my money wisely. For me this is why this card is a bad idea. Plus if you can buy a single GPU card for about the same amount of money, that also performs about the same then it will tend to feel and perform better on more games. And to me using four GPU's is a no go. At three GPU's the scaling starts to get considerably worse and at four it gets downright awful. If this card had a total of two more gigs of ram, and if you could install a single 760 card for three way SLI, then this would be a possible option. But you can't and it's not a wise use of your money. For the people who do a complete upgrade every year and who don't game at a super high resolution, then this may be a good choice if the price is considerably lower than a 780. But I don't think Asus can afford to sell it cheap enough. BTW anyone who is not rich and is doing complete upgrades every year or more, they should be taking that money and saving and investing it for their future anyway. The parents basement may not be there for them forever. I'm just now ready to upgrade my ancient hardware after the next gen Nvidia and Intel come out. I may be waiting a little long this time around but when I do I'm getting a next gen 6 core Intel CPU and at least a 250 US dollar Maxwell GPU, and eventually a second one which will have me set again for quite a few years. This hardware that is coming out now days does not need to be upgraded as often as it used to.

Well put, I agree with everything you say (apart from the 'parents basement comment'). If I had a desktop, I'd upgrade in the same way that you do. (In fact I won't be upgrading my laptop until Maxwell AND the die shrink come about - a year and a half estimated I reckon).