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ASUS ARES 4GB Limited Edition Video Card Review
| Manufacturer: | ASUS |
| Product: | ARES/2DIS/4GD5 |
| Date: | Wed, Jul 07, 2010 - 11:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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ASUS ARES Test Settings
All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on
the desktop with no other software programs running. The Corsair
DOMINATOR memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with
8-8-8-24 timings. The ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards were all tested
using CATALYST 10.6 drivers and the NVIDIA GeForce cards all used
Forceware 258.80. The ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard was run using BIOS
1003 with the processor running stock settings and Turbo enabled.
Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1014
SoundMAX 2000B Audio Driver V6.10.2.6585 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7 975 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
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Memory |
6GB Corsair DDR3 1866MHz
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Video Card |
See Below |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital VelociRaptor |
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Cooling |
Titan Finrar |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W |
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Chassis |
None (Open Bench) |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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Video Cards Tested:
- ASUS ARES 4GB - 850MHz Core / 1200MHz Memory
- ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB - 850MHz Core / 1200MHz Memory
- ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB - 700MHz Core / 1000MHz Memory
- ATI Radeon HD 5830 1GB - 800MHz Core / 1000MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 700MHz Core/1401MHz Shader/1848MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 608MHz Core/1215MHz Shader/1674MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 - 608MHz Core/1215MHz Shader/1608MHz Memory
ASUS ARES GPU-Z 0.4.4 Details:
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - The ASUS ARES Limited Edition GPU
Page 2 - A Closer Look at ARES Page 3 - The History Behind ASUS ARES Page 4 - ARES Retail Box and Bundle Page 5 - The ASUS Smart Doctor Utility Page 6 - ASUS ARES Test Settings Page 7 - Batman: Arkham Asylum Page 8 - Resident Evil 5 Page 9 - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Page 10 - 3DMark Vantage Page 11 - Unigine 'Heaven' DX11 Page 12 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Page 13 - Aliens vs. Predator Page 14 - FurMark 1.8.2 Page 15 - Power Consumption Page 16 - Temperature Testing Page 17 - ASUS ARES Overclocking Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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