Topic: Asus Ares 5870 x2 Mining Details - ~440mhash/s (Read 8859 times)
Oh, and those latest numbers are on 11.5, the latest drivers.
Update! I finally bought a kill-a-watt!
900mhz, 300mhz, its about 1050w total with the fans @ 100%!
950mhz, 300mhz, its almost 1100w total.
1000Mhz, 300mhz, voltage @ '1300' it draws a fracking 1500w!
Costs me roughly $80 a month to run this rig.
900mhz, 300mhz, its about 1050w total with the fans @ 100%!
950mhz, 300mhz, its almost 1100w total.
1000Mhz, 300mhz, voltage @ '1300' it draws a fracking 1500w!
Costs me roughly $80 a month to run this rig.
This is utter insanity man! Now what does your electric bill look like? =P But in all honesty that makes my 5850 look just plain pitiful...
Haven't updated this in a while with my latest clock speeds.
I've gotten 412mhash/s at 950/300 using Phoenix with the phatk kernal, using 11.4 drivers
I've gotten 412mhash/s at 950/300 using Phoenix with the phatk kernal, using 11.4 drivers
Oh yeah! this is 10.12 drivers with 2.1.
What sdk are you using?
Up until about a week ago, they were still listed on newegg for $800 each. I got my two for $650 each. Not bad considering the over-clocking potential.
Yeah for sure! I bet you can push 100+ fps on ANY game at the max 2040 by xxxx resolution..or even higher!
yeah, they are power hungry
Yeah that thing is sheer insanity! 
It will suck so much juice you'll need a nuclear power plant next door just to power it..heheh..
I wonder though why they could not get away with having just two 8 pin connectors. I have a similar card with similar specs yet it has two 8 pin connectors. What's with all that needed juice? Overclocking headroom? I dunno.
Hope you got a good deal on it, cause I think these cards still sell for over $600 USD, no?
It will suck so much juice you'll need a nuclear power plant next door just to power it..heheh..I wonder though why they could not get away with having just two 8 pin connectors. I have a similar card with similar specs yet it has two 8 pin connectors. What's with all that needed juice? Overclocking headroom? I dunno.
Hope you got a good deal on it, cause I think these cards still sell for over $600 USD, no?
Still haven't had a chance to check the power consumption, I don't own a kill-a-watt >.< Also, this has Two 8 pins, and a 6 pin, so that should tell you something!
But I did take some pictures to add to my review
But I did take some pictures to add to my review
It should consume more than a stock 5970 due to having 4 GB VRAM alone. I happen to have a similar card (Sapphire 5970 4 GB Toxic) which also consumes more than a stock 5970.
It's because it's factory overclocked and overvolted, not because it has 4 GB RAM.That's the prime factor yes, but also the amount of VRAM makes a difference as well. You'd be surprised how much.
It should consume more than a stock 5970 due to having 4 GB VRAM alone. I happen to have a similar card (Sapphire 5970 4 GB Toxic) which also consumes more than a stock 5970.
It's because it's factory overclocked and overvolted, not because it has 4 GB RAM.
Yeah, depending of the version some 5970s are 725MHz versions, others 735MHz. Anyway the card becomes really hot above those levels (around 850MHz) so we just put on some of them Thermalrights or other models of cpu air coolers, including long radiators from accelero s1 rev2 on vrms ...
Do you have a Kill-A-Watt or similar energy meter? Very curious how the Ares 5870x2 compares to the 5970 in terms of power consumption.
It should consume more than a stock 5970 due to having 4 GB VRAM alone. I happen to have a similar card (Sapphire 5970 4 GB Toxic) which also consumes more than a stock 5970. It requires TWO 8 pin PCIe connectors unlike a standard 5970. Also the stock clock on a standard 5970 is less.
Do you have a Kill-A-Watt or similar energy meter? Very curious how the Ares 5870x2 compares to the 5970 in terms of power consumption.
Just asking about 2x410 Mhash/s per Watt ratio, didn't see
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318mhash/s per core. -v -w 128
... One of mine 5870' is Gigabyte SO with default core freq 950, and still draws ~190W like in specifications 410Mhash/s for one gpu or for the whole card? Cause Ares is dual-gpu platform ... Just asking
If it were not, then why would he be praising the Ares cards.
I, pretty sure along with OP, assume most people have enough common sense to figure that out.
410Mhash/s for one gpu or for the whole card? Cause Ares is dual-gpu platform ... Just asking
Maybe try playing with aggression a little. It seems weird that the cores are about 15 mHash slower than the same clock speeds would produce in linux. I want to see what that thing can do so I can do some calculations on what price I'd have to snipe them at to beat out just building two machines with dual 5870s each.
Is this essentially 2 5870 cards thus making it (albeit physically larger) basically a 5970?
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