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ASUS HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3 GB review

Sumon Pathak — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:17:56 +0000

Introduction

Hey guys!
Hows it going? Finally got my hands on the HD 7970 Gigahertz Edition and i thought i should do a review for you. Now the sample i have today is the Matrix Platinum Version of HD 7970 from Asus which is a beast in its own right.

This card is clocked higher than any other 7970 Gigahertz Edition in the market and as such it competes directly with the 7970 Lighting as to the specs. Clocking in at 1100 MHz Core and 1650 MHz memory speed this THE fastest 7970 as of now.

Lets take a look what Asus have in their 7970 offerings and then we shall check out more about this card.

Model name	MATRIXHD7970P-3GD5(Platinum Edition)	MATRIXHD7970-3GD5
Graphics engine	AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 GHz Edition
Stream processors	2048
Bus standard	PCI Express® 3.0
OpenGL®	OpenGL 4.2
Video memory	3072MB GDDR5
Engine clock	1100MHz (boost clock)1050MHz (base clock)	1050MHz (boost clock)1000MHz (base clock)
Memory clock	6600MHz (1650MHz GDDR5)
Memory interface	384-bit
DVI max resolution	2560 x 1600
DVI output	1 x single link DVI1 x dual link DVI
HDMI output	1 x HDMI via adapter
HDCP compliant	Yes
DisplayPort	4 x native DisplayPort
Adapters/cables bundled	2 x 8-pin power cable, 1 x DVI to HDMI adapter,1 x extended CrossFire™ bridge, 1 x VRM heatsink for liquid nitrogen overclocking
Software bundled	ASUS utilities and driver GPU Tweak
Dimensions	11″ x 5.1″ x 2.1″ (2.6-slot)

Asus GTX 660Ti Direct CU II TOP review

Sumon Pathak — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:43:36 +0000

Introduction
So i was thinking about doing a review on my HD7850 but i guess the hardware gods have something else in their mind.So,one fine day i find a nice big parcel in my doorstep. Presenting the GTX 660Ti :the new card based on GK104 chip from Nvidia.

Now, before i dive into benchmarks and stuff let’s have a look at the thing we have in hand. The card we would be reviewing is the Direct CU II TOP version from Asus; currently the most aggressively binned card in the market.

Let’s have a look at the specs to start things off:

Graphics Engine	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Bus Standard	PCI Express 3.0
Video Memory	GDDR5 2GB
CUDA Core	1344
Shader Clock	GPU Boost Clock : 1137 MHz GPU Base Clock : 1059 MHz
Memory Clock	6008 MHz (1502 MHz GDDR5)
Memory Interface	192-bit
Resolution	DVI Max Resolution : 2560×1600
Interface	DVI Output : Yes x 1 (DVI-I), Yes x 1 (DVI-D) HDMI Output : Yes x 1 Display Port : Yes x 1 (Regular DP) HDCP Support : Yes
Dimensions	10.7 ” x 5.4 ” x 1.7 ” Inch

The main Difference between the reference 660TI and this card is that this card is clocked around 150Mhz higher than the reference version with a better cooler.

ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe Review

Sumon Pathak — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:07:32 +0000

Introduction : P8Z77 V Deluxe

The foremost thing that comes into mind when building a rig is the motherboard as that is the most important component of a smoothly running computer system. So basically Motherboard manufacture’s always fight out to bring the best in the market. Today we will review one top of the line motherboard from one of the dominating players in the components market : ASUS.

The motherboard we will be reviewing is P8Z77 V Deluxe. The topmost model on the Z77 mainstream lineup.

A few words on the Z77 Chipset :
The Z77 chipset is supposed to be the replacement of the Z68 chipset from Intel along with the 3rd generation ivy bridge processors.As such they are supposed to be better than the erstwhile Z68 platform;now whether they are better is a question of debate. Only difference I can see feature wise is the inclusion of USB3.0 and iRst 11.0 as well as the surprise removal of the PCI Slots in the Z77 platform.

Here’s a block diagram of Z77 for the technically inquisitive.

Asus Z77 lineup
Asus currently has 9 motherboard in its Z77 lineup ranging from the low end to the high end of the price spectrum.The top of the line being P8Z77 V Deluxe which we are reviewing today.