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ASUS R9 270X DirectCU II TOP Video Card Unboxing + Benchmarking Poll

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Updated: October 17, 2013
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For those who are looking to get into the new AMD line we have just unboxed and taken a look at the new ASUS Direct CU II R9 270X, the replacement for the HD 7870 card in the AMD lineup.

Like usual ASUS has gone above and beyond and manufactured a card based on a totally non-reference design and featuring their Direct Copper connection to the GPU allowing better heat dissipation along with many of the other things you have come to enjoy about ASUS cards.

Direct CU II means there are 2 fans as you can se in the video and most fans know this, but for those in the new, there you go. Digi+VRM as well as Super Alloy Power allow the card to run with decreased electrical noise ASUS claims up to 30%, and by improved power conditioning and high quality parts the card should have a lifespan 2.5 times that of a reference card. ASUS also has very fine tuned fan control that will automatically adjust the fan speed according to the cards need, so if you are overclocking and the card is getting hot, the fans will spin faster and if the card is running cool the will run slower.

Unlike a reference card the ASUS rear I/O offers dual DVI connections a DVI-I, and DVI-D as well as standard display port (AMD reference has 2 Mini DP connections) and a standard HDMI connection. ASUS also has their own proprietary overclocking and monitoring suite called GPU TWEAK that offers an excellent and easy to navigate and use GUI many users swear by.

The card has dual six-pin power connections and comes with a Molex to six-pin power converter cable, as well as all the necessary drivers. The card is off to the testing phase now, but everything you need to get up and going is included in the box except your PC J. So what do you folk’s thing so far, look interesting? Are you and AMD fan awaiting the test results, if so let us know what you want to see it tested against first in our mini poll down below. Leave a comment let us know what’s on your mind here on Tech of Tomorrow, thanks for reading and watching.

What Do You Want To See The ASUS R9 27X Tested Against First?

R9 270X Testing
What would you like the R9 270X Tested Against?

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  • Shannon

    Looks beautiful and looks sturdy even without the backplate. Nice card. :D

  • jawad Nizamani

    Would love to see it against HD 7870 , HD 7950 , GTX 760 ….

  • Leon

    #givemethecard

  • Andrejs Silvans

    As much as I like Asus, I gotta say I don’t like how their coolers barely cover the pcb of most of their cards. Though still my prefered motherboard company cause of dem sexy blues.

  • Jon Duke

    So, basically, these new cars are the old ones with better cooling and components, and some new features. Hardware is similar, just higher quality and higher clocked.

    I think it’s a good improvement considering these cards overclocking capability.

  • Mohamed Khalifa

    #givemethecard

  • HOHOPP DY

    Against all of them ._.

  • Chuck Dorris

    You should compare an AMD Radeon R9 280X to an AMD Radeon HD 7950 and and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, I want to see the power consumption, temperature and frame rate results. #givemethecard

  • CatDealer89

    #givemethecard

  • Kris

    I am not too thrilled on how the heatpipes sticking out to the side like that, may cause some problems installing in a midtower case with side fans mounted… also note how the heatsink is kinda mounted forward making it longer than the PCB, maybe it’s me. I’m thinking Asus is ”bending the rules” in quality to become on top in the market as usual. As for the DirectCU II, meh… could’ve used a backplate to cover the PCB.

  • Bingo

    My Sapphire Vapor-x r9 280x OC only arrives in 16 days :c

  • DJalexannder Leon

    The Question is: Will it Blend? :)

  • PSFORCE

    ASUS R9 270X seems a really nice graphic card, would like to see it vs GTX760

  • Mark Anthony Benitez

    770 4gb cause i got it!

  • fernando peguero

    #givemethecard beautifull card will look great in mi computer

  • Daniel Brian Sanchez

    Awesome!

    #givemethecard!

  • rawlston clarke

    I want it all

  • Revansingularity

    this is pretty good budget card. I would get one if 290 is too expensive

  • trololol

    #givemethecard

  • Joe

    #givemethecard

  • zEx

    7870 XT BOOST PLS

  • Mansilhas,

    #givemethecard

  • Roshan Mathews

    Well this well shred battlefield 3 :) #givemethecard

  • icefrogy

    #givemethecard

  • Ákos Kronauer

    #givemethecard Nice card. I would like to see what it can do against the MSI gtx 760 TF gaming ed, ’cause thats what i have right now. Or at least against a non-reference gtx 760.

  • lukesky

    #givemethecard

  • Luis Tan

    please compare HD 7870

  • Max

    #givemethecard I need it :D

  • Ybsly

    #givemethecard pls

  • Lucasino8

    #GiveMeTheCard OT compare it to R9 260X, R9 280X, 7870, 7950, GTX 760, GTX 670.

  • Adam Nazare

    #givemethecard

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DarthRavan2012 Kevin Brennan

    Would love to see it against the HD7870 because that’s the Card i got and would love to Crossfire it! #givemethecard

  • bruno M. O. Cardoso

    #GiveMeTheCard please

  • Oscar

    I have a gtx 550 1gb… #givenethecard i can run bf3 at 720p lowest settings at 40-55 fps!!!

  • robin

    i need it..!i only have a gt630..!!!cant play games..!

    #givemethecard

  • Jerald Ignacio T

    #givemethecard

  • Ze Übermensch

    Nice looking card.
    #givemethecard

  • Ish Ahmed

    270x, i want to see it overclock :D.

    #GiveMeTheCard

  • test

    i want nvidia 790 :D

  • Eheroedog

    You should compare it to the 7950 #givemethecard

  • How_delightful

    Its a reasonable choice for working-class publicly affordable new build gaming rigs. No credit card lifestyles.