ASUS ROG Poseidon GTX780 Review

[murphy7801]

Elpida Memory is worse performing compared to Samsung memory for GPUs usually. Its the memory that gives some 290x users issues.Its also, slightly less well performing. I only really found out about it from the evga forum, where a certain somebody is commenting on the thread regarding the memory. (look, look)

How are you certain that all these cards has this memory have you checked the cards?

 

[Vlada011]

ASUS GTX780 Poseidon

http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1191&page=1


ASUS R9-290X DC2

ASUS GTX780Ti DC2 have Hynix if I saw good on some pictures between pipes and cooler.

 

[Davva2004]

Thanks for the info, I had no idea about this.

 

[Vlada011]

We can't say Elpida is bad, that memory work and you can OC 100-150MHz, better to say Hynix is crazy good, more than anyone expect...For gaming difference is maybe 1-2 fps but in benchmarks you are completely out of competition with such memory against someone with Hynix, Samsung, and good graphic chip can't compensate that...Simply for high clock on GPU you need and support of memory, better scaling,...Even 100MHz better OC on GPU can't compensate Elpida vs Hynix...

 

[murphy7801]

We can't say Elpida is bad, that memory work and you can OC 100-150MHz, better to say Hynix is crazy good, more than anyone expect...For gaming difference is maybe 1-2 fps but in benchmarks you are completely out of competition with such memory against someone with Hynix, Samsung, and good graphic chip can't compensate that...Simply for high clock on GPU you need and support of memory, better scaling,...Even 100MHz better OC on GPU can't compensate Elpida vs Hynix...

Oh Im familar with Hynix & samsung just wasnt aware of Elpida. Well go check my lightnings shortly curiour now.

 

[barnsley]

Elpida is used in some 290xs.Specifically the ones which black screen it seems (google it). They also get hotter from what I've read (don't quote me though). They supposedly affect hash rates for mining as well.

 

[murphy7801]

Elpida is used in some 290xs.Specifically the ones which black screen it seems (google it). They also get hotter from what I've read (don't quote me though). They supposedly affect hash rates for mining as well.

Well quality of components used is important for legevity under overclocks so good to know more. One reasons like MSI militrary class stuff since its a establish standard.

 

[ahimoth]

I really do like this card, very good design. A well deserved innovation award.

It was a shame ASUS were unable to change it to a 780Ti variant, but that's more nvidia's fault than anyone else, releasing a new gaming flagship without any notice.

I do hope we will see more cards of this design in the future.

That would push the price of the card well over the $1,000 dollar mark here in Australia Time to get a job

 

[Vlada011]

I didn't know Elpida can affect on hash rate for mining at all and that is than very bad choice of ASUS because they done that after MSI and EVGA. EVGA fast change on Samsung and ASUS should change for Radeon cards special because memory and VRM on Radeon is always hotter than on NVIDIA and now I hear influence on hash rate...That is now such situation, next year Elpida can be good and Hynix crap...
You never know.
Hynix was nice on series 7900 and I don't know why they didn't install on Hawaii R9-290X DC2.

 

[barnsley]

I didn't know Elpida can affect on hash rate for mining at all and that is than very bad choice of ASUS because they done that after MSI and EVGA. EVGA fast change on Samsung and ASUS should change for Radeon cards special because memory and VRM on Radeon is always hotter than on NVIDIA and now I hear influence on hash rate...That is now such situation, next year Elpida can be good and Hynix crap...
You never know.
Hynix was nice on series 7900 and I don't know why they didn't install on Hawaii R9-290X DC2.

I dunno, I think Asus just cheaped out recently, especially on the 290x DCUII. The VRM isn't always hotter, I know my 280x's VRAM runs cooler then my friends 670 for example. Depends on the cooler, although the 290x does have memory that runs hot without proper attention/cooling.

 

[jackjack]

Great review Tom
Water Cooling + warranty + intact card = Poseidon
Poseidon in two/three way SLI looks GREAT :yumyum:

and guys Thanks for the additional info's about Elpida and Hynix stuff :beerchug: