The ULTIMATE card?

FredeGail

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Hello guys.

I've seen a lot of reviews and stuff on websites like motherboards.org and much more. So I wanted to know, just for the fun of it, which is the best card on the market at the moment. The ASUS GTX 590 amazed me at first sight.

The idea of you can run three monitors without SLI or Crossfire, is an awesome idea, thanks for listening to the users ASUS!

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Newegg had a lot of cons but most of it was just BSing. What's your guys opinion on a 3GB card? Is it worth getting?

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I have this card - no problems at all with anything that I throw at it ..
 

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The GPU is pricey though.
 

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If you're looking at price/performance...

GTX 570 $340
Passmark - 3,569
GTX 580 $470
Passmark - 3,917
GTX 590 $750
Actually lower - Passmark - 3,272

Hmmm...
 

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FredeGail said:
The idea of you can run three monitors without SLI or Crossfire, is an awesome idea, thanks for listening to the users ASUS!
Click to expand...

The 590 is an x2 card - it is SLI.

And 3 monitors off one card isn't an ASUS exclusive. AMD/ATI can take the credit for that with the 5xxx series. All manufacturers can do 3 monitors off one 590.


Newegg had a lot of cons but most of it was just BSing. What's your guys opinion on a 3GB card? Is it worth getting?
Click to expand...

Usable VRAM is only 1.5GB - not 3GB. It's 1.5GB per card that is mirrored. The 3GB angle is mostly marketing.

Most of it's potential is wasted on resolutions below 1920x1200.

For tri-screen gaming (surround) the lack of vram can also be a little limiting.

Worth it? Depends on what you plan to use it for.
 

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Ooooooooooooooooooooooo :o
 

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Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
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System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
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Lemur said:
If you're looking at price/performance...

GTX 570 $340
Passmark - 3,569
GTX 580 $470
Passmark - 3,917
GTX 590 $750
Actually lower - Passmark - 3,272

Hmmm...
Click to expand...


I checked those results and they used 2 - 580 sli not one 590 .... hmmmmm
 

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Intel i7 2600K
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Asus P8P67
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8 Gig ddr3 1600 mhz - viper extreme (Patriot)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 980 TI
Monitor(s) Displays
2 - Lg 21" LED , sony 48 " bravia LED
Hard Drives
one - samsung 840 series 465.76 GB SSD
two - wd 2 tB black
one - wd 1.5 tb black
one - wb 1 tb black
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1000 Watt Coolmaster : Silent Pro Gold
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