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Overclocking Results Overclocking ResultsASUS has billed the ARES as an overclocker’s dream due to its leading edge components as well as its excellent heatsink design. But before we go into how far we were able to push overclocks, let’s take a look at the travesty that ASUS included as far as overclocking software goes. ![]() Yes, that’s right. Gone is the excellent iTracker software that accompanied ASUS’ own HD 5870 Matrix and in its place is the same ages-old “Smart” Doctor program. Sure the program works but what in the world was ASUS thinking when they decided to bundle this overly basic and amazingly unintuitive software with at $1200 graphics card? What a disappointment. Nonetheless, with a very minor voltage bump we were able to push this ARES to simply amazing heights. Final Clock Speeds Graphics Clock: 971Mhz Memory Clock: 4916Mhz (QDR) ![]() | ||||
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