ASUS R9 270X Direct CU II TOP 2GB Review




/ 10 years ago

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A Closer Look


The card has a very pleasing overall aesthetic with the AMD red and black theme. The card does use an open PCB style which may not be to everyone’s tastes but the overall aesthetic is clean and subtle.

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Under that outer shroud you can see those chunky heat pipes which make direct contact with the GPU die to move heat away.

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You can also see ASUS is using Elpida memory chips and has individual VRM heatsinks.

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The end is an open design and the cooler extends a little further than the PCB but overall it still comes in at around 10 inches.

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The card uses a black PCB which is always nice to see.

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At the top is a pair of 6 pins for power and you can see the ASUS and Direct CU II branding.

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A single CrossFireX connector is provided for up to 2 way CFX.

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Those two 6 pins have outward facing clips so they are easy to remove without having to shred your hands up on the heatsink.

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Three 8mm nickel plated copper heatpipes protrude from the GPU die.

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The rear I/O has dual DVI, DisplayPort and HDMI fo up to Eyefinity 6 with an MST hub (such as this one we recently reviewed) for the DisplayPort connector.

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