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It is a busy week for AMD partners as they release a slew of new graphics cards vying for sales. In this review we look at the high end Asus R9 280X Matrix Platinum which features a heavily customised three slot cooler and impressive out of the box overclock. Is this the card that you want next for a system upgrade?
This week AMD launched their new range of R7 and R9 video cards, minus the flagship R9 290X which is due for release sometime in the near future. This particular review focuses on the custom cooled, overclocked Asus R9 270X Direct CU II TOP.
Two days ago AMD introduced the new Radeon R9 280X, R9 270X and R7 260X graphics cards (you can find our review here). Granted, the main 'new' thing about the cards were their names, considering the R9 280X is a different version of the Radeon HD 7970, the R9 270X is an updated version of the HD 7870 and the R7 260X is based on the Radeon HD 7790. We tested the ASUS R9280X-DC2T-3GD5, MSI R9 280X Gaming, MSI R9 270X Hawk and MSI R9 270X Gaming 2G.
When AMD unveiled their latest series of graphics cards, MSI was ready to improve upon their design by adding military-grade components cooled by Twin Frozr dual 10cm propeller fans. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the MSI Radeon R9 270X GAMING 2GB video card. For $199 gamers get a 1120 MHz factory-overclocked UltraHD 4K resolution-ready graphics card with 1280 Stream processors capable of fast frame rates, and support for the upcoming DirectX 11.2 API.
Oui, c’est sans doute un peu facile, l’image présente sur la boite de notre R9 270X Hawk est effectivement un avion de chasse. Cette R9 270X rime avec le grand retour de la gamme Hawk de MSI, nouveau design pour le Twin Frozr et mélange de couleurs dans l’air du temps ; on parle ici de noir et de jaune, un avion de chasse furtif. Pour rappel, AMD propose une nouvelle nomenclature avec dorénavant des 290X, 280X, 270X et 260X. Vous l’aurez sans doute compris, les gammes évoluent en fonction des dizaines, 9 pour très haut de gamme et 6 pour une carte plus entrée de gamme. Ce test porte sur une R9 270 X Hawk de MSI, carte que l’on peut qualifier d’entrée de gamme pour le gamer, mais sachez que nous avons aussi testé la carte en Crossfire.
The launch day coverage on AMD R7/R9 earlier this week may have been tied into mainly boring reference samples, but the really good products are being showcased today. This review focuses on something rather special – the new ultra high end Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition which features a triple fan cooler, out of the box overclocked speeds and the highest build quality standards on the market. With a UK asking price of £269.99 inc vat – should this be the card to get for a new high end system upgrade?
On continue la découverte de la nouvelle gamme de GPU proposée par AMD ; les guillemets sont de rigueur, car après une R9 270X qui ressemble étrangement à une 7870, notre R9 280X a comme des faux airs de 7970. Tellement que notre GPU-Z en a perdu son latin, vous le constaterez vous-mêmes, c’est hilarant. Alors vous pouvez penser, à raison, à quoi bon mettre le doigt sur quelque-chose d’évident ? En effet, le rebadgage laisse un goût amer et généralement c’est une bonne occasion pour du cynisme, nous sommes tout à fait d’accord et on pense qu’outre l’aspect marketing écœurant, un rebadgage bénéfique pour le consommateur n’est pas si critiquable. Mais recevoir trois cartes totalement identiques à des modèles déjà testé six mois auparavant, c’est tout simplement frustrant. Outre cela, découvrons cette carte qui mérite franchement notre attention.
Every new launch means new custom PCB designs from the manufactures. The first to hit our office this time around was an R9 270X from Gigabyte with their Windforce cooler design and an overclock. In the past I have been impressed with Gigabytes Windforce designs for their pure cooling power, I’m excited to see what three cooling fans on a large heatsink will do for keeping the R9 270X cool. But first let’s take a look at the card.
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The 270X Hawk Edition is a non-reference card with added features at an increased price but is there a balance between both?
We've already seen and reviewed AMD's reference R9 270X, be sure to check that review out here, but today we have a variant from an AMD partner - more specifically the ASUS Radeon R9 270X Direct CU II TOP 2GB graphics card. The Direct CU II TOP version is based on the best speed binned R9 270X GPUs ASUS could get, they are then overclocked a pretty significant amount and given the ASUS Direct CU II cooling treatment. ASUS claim to be 20% cooler and 3X quieter than the reference design with DIGI+ Syper Alloy VRM components that have 30% less power noise and 2.5X longer lifespan than reference components. The cooler itself uses three large 8mm heatpipes and a pair of 80mm fans to dissipate heat over a dense aluminium heatsink. Given the reputation of the ASUS Direct CU II implementation we can expect it to be a pretty cool and quiet running graphics card while the TOP aspect should see it perform much better than a normal R9 270X, and even overclock a bit further than normal GPUs would.
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