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A Closer Look at the ASUS ARES pg.2 A Closer Look at the ASUS ARES pg.2 While the PCB of ASUS’ new monster card is shorter than the one found on a reference HD 5970, the ARES’ heatsink shroud means it’s actually about the same length. In addition, the ARES is a whopping 5” wide making it one of the “fattest” cards ever created.  The connectors and the backplate in general is basic with a standard grille for heat exhaust as well as DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. In the picture above you can also see how far the PCB extends past the usual borders of the backplate.    ASUS has chosen an interesting design for the two 99.9% pure copper heatsinks which grace the RV870XT cores. Instead of using open-topped fin arrays, these are actually closed so the airflow from the 100mm fan is directed outwards from a central point towards either the front or the back of the ARES. The heatpipes meanwhile are simply huge 8mm affairs.   Everywhere you look on this card, there are heatsinks. Some of them are copper like the ones directly below the fan while others (some of which run the entire length of the PCB) are made of thick aluminum. It really is an impressive sight to see. | ||||
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