Conclusion

General		+	-
The ASUS ARES truely deserves the title "Fastest graphics card in the world". Even more astonishing than the raw performance is the fact that in 2D mode the card is really silent. Up to today many manufacturers have tried to build an absolute high-end garphics card but most of them messed it all up with a very noisy cooling system. But as soon as you start a 3D application that card becomes really loud and the noise in this case might be compared to a sabre rattling.		2D-Very silent	- 3D-Very loud
Delivery		+	-
We've never before seen a delivery as exciting as the one the ARES comes with. The suitcase the ARES comes in, is absolutely fabulous and it gives the thing a certain James Bond flair.		- HDMI cable - Extensive delivery
Performance		+	-
The ARES absolutely had no problems to achieve 1st place in our benchmark tables. The high GPU- and memory clock might help but we also saw very good scaling in most of the gaming benchmarks which means the the graphics load has been distribuited nicely to both GPUs.		- Performance
Overclocking		+	-
If your not satisfied with 900 MHz on the GPU you'll enjoy MSIs Afterburner tool. With the new cooler and the unique board design clock speeds way above 1'000 MHz are very easy to reach. The maximum we reached in Aquamark 3 was a staggering 1'048 MHz.		- Overclocking 1'000 MHz +
Recommendation		+	-
That the ASUS ARES only targets overclocking- and gaming-enthusiasts who do not wont to make even a single compromise, is just a logical conclusion of the performance this thing delivers and the fact that it costs CHF 999.- (est. EUR 730.-). But never the less, this card is definitely worth it also seen from the perspective that the card is a very limited edition.		- - PC-Enthusiast - Overcklocking-Enthusiasten	- High Price

The ASUS ARES 5870X2 2DIS 4GD5 can be bought at Digitec to a price of CHF 999.- (est. EUR 730.-).



Author: Marc Voser, m.voser@ocaholic.ch Copy edited by: Marc Büchel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 9 - PT Boats
Page 2 - Specifications	Page 10 - X3 Terran Conflict
Page 3 - Preview	Page 11 - Streetfighter 4
Page 4 - Overclocking	Page 12 - World in Conflict
Page 5 - Testing conditions	Page 13 - Resident Evil 5
Page 6 - 3DMark 06	Page 14 - Call of Juarez
Page 7 - 3DMark Vantage	Page 15 - Far Cry 2
Page 8 - Furmark	Page 16 - Conclusion

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