ASUS ROG MARS 2 3GB Video Card Review w/ NVIDIA Surround

The Test System

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 Kingston HyperX T1 DDR3 memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 1T timings. The ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard was run using BIOS 0702 with the processor running stock settings and Turbo enabled.

Drivers Used For Testing:

• AMD Radeon HD 6990 video card was tested using CATALYST 11.8 drivers
• ASUS MARS 2 video card was tested using Forceware 280.26 drivers

Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1025
Realtek Audio Driver V6.0.1.6037 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell 9128 SATA 6Gbps Controller Driver V1.0.0.1036 for 32/64bit Windows 7.

Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i7-990X	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS P6X58D-E	Click Here
Memory	6GB Kingston DDR3 1866MHz	Click Here
Video Card	See Below	Click Here
Hard Drive	Crucial C300 256GB SSD	Click Here
Cooling	Titan Finrar	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair HX850W	Click Here
Chassis	None (Open Bench)	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit	Click Here

Video Cards Tested:

• ASUS MARS 2 – 782MHz Core/1564MHz Shader/1002MHz Memory
• AMD Radeon HD 6990 – 880MHz Core/1250MHz Memory

ASUS MARS 2 Video Card GPU-Z 0.5.5 Details: