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Asus Matrix Platinum GTX 580 1.5GB Review

Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter. The player controls Isaac Clarke from a third-person point of view, looking over the character’s right shoulder. The game features no HUD elements, relying on holograms projected from the player character and his weapons to show information such as messages and ammunition count, respectively. Player health and stasis is shown by a visual indicators located on Isaac’s back. Isaac must fight an alien organism that infects and takes control of human corpses, turning them into “Necromorphs”, mutating their bodies.

Necromorphs must be dismembered as the alien organism controls host bodies via tentacles extending into their limbs. Other, larger types of Necromorphs that cannot be dismembered will often have yellow, glowing pustules, indicating weak spots. Occasionally, when an enemy gets close enough to Isaac, they will grab a hold of him, and the player must repeatedly press a key to fend off the enemy, with failure to do so leading to death of the player character.

One of our favourite games this year and not a demanding test of any high end video card as the frame rates indicate. The Matrix Platinum just slots in behind the HD6990.

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10 comments

  1. Great look card, but it seems overpriced tbh.

  2. Their reputation as one of the finest makers of video cards and motherboards is always strengthened when these reviews appear. The overall design is fantastic and it will be ideal for overclockers. I cant help but feel that those people will ditch the 3 slot cooler for phase however.

  3. Impressive, but the price isn’t quite so appealing. ill stick to the mid/low end I think !

  4. Another dream card I will never be able to afford.

  5. WHile this card is certainly a good showpiece for Asus, its not really practical for the mainstream audience. who cares about soldering? I dont think even most overclockers do. its too high end for 99.9% of the audience. good reading however, thanks.

  6. Great pictures, any chance you could send some of them to me for my desktop? email is in this posting.

  7. Nice looking card indeed. not so sure about the three slot cooler however, is that ‘really’ needed?

  8. Asus get lost with 3 slot cooling on a card which brings nothing new to the market. I could understand 3 slots on GTX590. Why not on such a monster card, but not on 580 (or 570 for that matter). Overpriced like hell.

    MSI TwinFrozrIII Lighting GTX580 eats that Asus for breakfast.

  9. Looks like the MSI Lightning 580 is still a better card, mine stays under 65 degrees at 900mhz core while the card is still only double slot.

  10. chance you could send some of them to me for my desktop?