They've been on pre-order for a long time. Assuming they don't come into stock in the next couple of days, then they will be out-performed by a sub-£300 card by the time they are actually available. Which is quite amusing, really.
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Asus ROG Matrix GTX 285 Review
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They've been on pre-order for a long time. Assuming they don't come into stock in the next couple of days, then they will be out-performed by a sub-£300 card by the time they are actually available. Which is quite amusing, really.
Heh
I'm not sure that the setup is fully functional though, since the mars-bar SLI scores are generally lower than the single mars-bar scores. I know that quad SLI isn't ideal, but there are plenty of games where dual 295s can beat out a single 295 by a clear margin.
Anyway, I'd also be curious as to whether anyone has actually ordered one from OcUK
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That cooler and unnecessary load indicator looks really nice, it's a shame they didn't wait for the 5870's to plonk it on them.
I think there will be a matrix coming but not sure when.
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Why have they put an ATi cooler on it. 
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and in the red colour?
Coolermaster make most of the heatsink/fans for ATI/nVIDIA
Coolermaster make most of the heatsink/fans for ATI/nVIDIA
I think you'll find that many low volume, high value, pre-order items are never in stock. You place the order, OcUK get it in from the supplier and the item is shipped out to the customer. The £580 BFG GTX295 H2OC is similar. They're available next day, but you have to order it.
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Why have they put an ATi cooler on it.
LOL. Was gonna say the same.
Great review by the way.
Fair point.
I'd still be curious to know how many people had actually placed an order though. I wonder if Asus have managed to allocate their entire run of 1000...
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Good review but with ATI's offerings round the corner you would have to be mad to buy one.
Good review but as someone pointed out you missed the price of this thing out??!
How can you have a review without looking at the price of an item?
For £280 this puts it head to head with 5870 which spanks it silly.
Go back to the drawing board...
How can you have a review without looking at the price of an item?
For £280 this puts it head to head with 5870 which spanks it silly.
Go back to the drawing board...
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tbh its a bit late to release this when ati are bringing in there new cards.. directx 11
