ASUS Ares II Dual 7970 Video Card - Linus Tech Tips CES 2013

The ASUS Ares II is presented as a flagship dual GPU graphics card at CES 2013, featuring two fully unlocked AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition GPUs on a single card. Linus Tech Tips highlights its exceptionally rugged and premium design, including a liquid cooling loop with a thick radiator and an 80 mm downflow fan dedicated to cooling the PCB, memory, and VRM. The card is described as a two-slot, eight-pin PCIe power connected powerhouse that ships with a back plate and a brushed aluminum finish, making it a visually striking centerpiece for a Republic of Gamers build. ASUS has redesigned the VRM and PCB for superior stability and overclocking potential, promising headroom for modest voltage and frequency tuning beyond stock clocks. The Ares II also differentiates itself with the ability to drive multiple displays from a single card, offering switchable BIOS options for five or six display outputs, though actual multi-GPU configurations depend on the motherboard and power requirements. Linus emphasizes the rarity and exclusivity of the card, noting a laser-engraved serial number that marks each unit as a one-of-a-kind artifact, while underscoring the card’s potential for strong performance versus reference designs. The segment concludes with the card integrated into a larger high-end system, showing off Corsair, Seagate, and other Republic of Gamers components, and inviting viewers to discuss the card on the Linus Tech Tips forums as CES coverage continues.

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