Even more reviews and overclocking testing have dropped in since our first ARES II review roundup, so we've bundled them below for easy reference!

Exklusiv im Test: ASUS Ares II im CrossFire - Hardwareluxx

Bring your translator, because Hardwareluxx.de has 20 pages on the ARES II in CrossFire, for which it scores the 'Excellent Hardware' award.

"But what finally comes out of it? Quite simply the fastest graphics card in the world - to introduce at least until AMD and / or their next NVIDIA GPU generations and the corresponding dual-GPU cards. None of the cards tested so far comes close to the ASUS Ares II."

ASUS ARES II - первый взгляд - OCLab

Keep that translator handy for OCLab.ru, which delivers the ARES II an Innovation Design award.

"Once again, ASUS was able to present to the world an innovative product that combines the best performance, a spectacular design and high quality components. ASUS ARES II have a truly innovative and unlike anything before, even for the ASUS ."

ARES II Review & Overclocking - Legit Reviews

Legit Reviews serves up its own ARES II review with a splash of overclocking to boot, dishing out its Innovation award at the end.

"Overclocking the ASUS ARES II was simple and we were more than impressed when we were able to get the card to 1325MHz with full stability. This is a very impressive overclock for such a card and we were able to get a score of over 18,000 on 3DMark 11! This is the highest score that we have ever gotten with a single card and the ASUS ARES II looked like it was running in its natural element. The power draw of our system neared 900 Watts at the wall, but the Corsair AX1250 power supply easily handled the power demands."

ASUS ROG ARES II (Radeon HD 7990) - The God of War Returns - Hardware Zone (Singapore)

Hardware Zone puts the ARES II up against other dual-GPU competitors and fastest single card competition in its review, finally deciding that despite the cost it's worth their Gaming Rig component award.

"But all things considered, as an off-the-shelf solution that's ready to be plugged in your rig, the ARES II certainly delivers the chops and is the ultimate in graphics card for pure performance at the point of publishing this review. There is no other card that's faster, cooler nor quieter at its level of competition. For an elite card dedicated to hardware collectors and those who settle for nothing but the best, the ARES II is just the tech gadget you may have been looking for - even with its crazy price tag."

ASUS ARES II Dual HD 7970 Video Card Review - Overclockers.com

Overclockers also puts the ARES II and the accompanying GPU Tweak through their paces in tests and - as you'd expect - overclocking, stamping it with its Approved award at the end.

"Where this GPU shines is its form factor and astonishing scores out of a single PCB. Simply put, you will not find another card on the market – bar none – that will produce these kinds of results and only take up two slots in your case, and on your motherboard. Want two GPUs and a sound card in an mATX build? This is your ticket."

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