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Today we played with Asus and MSI software and settled on Afterburner, trying to achieve the maximum overclock possible.
Our overclocking results were mixed, we thought the card might overclock further, although even using the ASUS software didn't help as it seemed limited to around 900 mhz. Every card is different however so it is possible that another board would overclock significantly better. With voltage increases, the temperatures can quickly surpass 90c unless the fan is set to full (which is very loud). With a watercooling block we also think this card could easily break the 1,000mhz barrier.
The overclock really helps with performance, increasing the 3DMark 11 score by around 500 points to 7,367. An excellent result.
Great look card, but it seems overpriced tbh.
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.
Impressive, but the price isn’t quite so appealing. ill stick to the mid/low end I think !
Another dream card I will never be able to afford.
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.
Great pictures, any chance you could send some of them to me for my desktop? email is in this posting.
Nice looking card indeed. not so sure about the three slot cooler however, is that ‘really’ needed?
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.
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.
chance you could send some of them to me for my desktop?