Editors Liked
- Factory overclock
- DirectCU II cooler
- Power indication LEDs on the PCIe power connections
Editors Didn't Like
- Accessory package could be better
Asus Radeon R9 270X DirectCU 2 Top 2GB GDDR5 PCIe
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great version of the excellent Radeon R9 270X that’ll play challenging games at the highest...
By ThinkComputers
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Just like we said with ASUS's 280X version there are many different 270X cards out there so is this a good choice? We sure think so! The ASUS R9 270X DirectCU II TOP features a nice factory overclock up to 1120 MHz from the reference 1050 MHz. Beyond...
By techPowerUp!
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AMD's new Radeon R9 270X draws its lineage more from the Radeon HD 7800 series than any other. The R9 270X is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition which launched at $350, but settled down to around $250, holding on...
By Ocaholic
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Meanwhile the AMD Radeon R9 270X is more interesting than the R280X because its clocks are different than the Radeon HD 7870 that shares the same silicon. Yet AMD's partners are launching custom designs only right from the beginning and in some cases...
By reviewstudio.net
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The Asus R9 270X DirectCU II Top is a pretty good graphics card, with some pretty nice performance figures. The overclocking is also a pretty good, though the cooler needs some improvement if it wants to match the voltage increase.What else is there to...
By HardOCP
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ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is one of the largest and most successful computer hardware manufacturers in the world. A Taiwan-based company, it manufactures a wide variety of computer hardware, including motherboards, video cards, optical drives, notebooks,...
By PCPer
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Refreshes are bad, right? I guess that depends on who you talk to. In the case of AMD, it is not a bad thing. For people who live for cutting edge technology in the 3D graphics world, it is not pretty. Unfortunately for those people, reality...
By uk.hardware.info
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Anyone remotely interested in computer hardware will know that AMD recently released a very large number of video cards in a very short amount of time. The new series includes the flagship Radeon R9 290 and 290X cards but also more affordable versions...
By overclockers.com
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There is little doubt AMD succeeded when it singled out the GTX 660 as the R9 270X target point. Our test results show a resounding win for the Red Team in that regard. Now that the price war between the GTX 660 and R9 270X has settled a bit, they both...
By HardwareHeaven
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In our coverage of the R9 series so far we have been fairly disappointed by AMDs decision to rebrand existing parts when they really didn't need to… and their over complex naming scheme which is now in place. Add to that the lack of TrueAudio in the...
By ocdrift.com
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The TOP Edition from ASUS is always regarded as one of the best in the market, providing one of the highest GPU clockspeed as well as tremendous cooling solution via the DirectCU II technology. The ASUS R9 270X DirectCU II TOP core achieved commendable...
By FirstPost
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ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 delivers performance that is comparable to an Nvidia GTX 760 and in terms of overall gaming performance, the GTX 760 is about 8 percent faster than the R9270X, but is also more expensive. In full HD benchmarks, we noticed that the...
By drcaos.com
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ASUS es sin duda alguna una de las empresas que más ha crecido en los últimos, en gran parte por su gama de productos, con uno de los abanicos más amplios del sector.Esta compañía surge en 1989 en Taiwán con el objetivo de fabricar todo tipo de...
By PC Games Hardware
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Live aus dem PCGH-Testlabor: GTA 5 PC ist das Top-Thema dieser Woche und natürlich stecken wir mitten im groß angelegten Techniktest des Rockstar-Blockbusters. Nachdem wir uns die Nacht um die Ohren schlugen, war eine geeignete Benchmarkszene schnell...
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