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.

Great overclocking headroom; High overclock out of the box; Effective cooling; Low noise output; Low power consumption from efficient upgraded ASUS power circuitry; 3 year warranty

A bit pricey; Memory didn't overclock as well as the reference R9 270X; Slightly longer than the reference R9 270X (10.85 inches) due to cooler overhang

Right now, the mainstream $210 ($189 after $20 MIR) price point is a fairly difficult one to select a card that has an excellent value for the dollar. AMD has positioned its R9 270X GPU as the $200 MSRP GPU while NVIDIA has a hole in its lineup between the GeForce GTX 760 (usually seen at $230-$250)...

Right now, the mainstream $210 ($189 after $20 MIR) price point is a fairly difficult one to select a card that has an excellent value for the dollar. AMD has positioned its R9 270X GPU as the $200 MSRP GPU while NVIDIA has a hole in its lineup between the GeForce GTX 760 (usually seen at $230-$250)...

On Tuesday we took a look at a new model in ASUS Radeon product family, the R9 280X DirectCU II TOP. It is a factory overclocked version of AMDs 280X, a model which replaces the 7970.

The Asus Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II TOP is Asus's take on the great-value AMD Radeon R9 270X graphics processor. We were mightily impressed with the Sapphire Toxic R9 270X, and the Asus Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II TOP's specifications suggest it'll compare well with the Sapphire model.

Although the first one that turned up was faulty, we had a replacement the next day. Must say my son is over the moon, the games run at an awesome FPS, these include Crysis etc etc .

All in all Good (shipped well and works) i haven't done full testing with it so i cant give 100% about it being what you're paying for but when i goto systemrequirementlab.com it tells me my graphics card is in the 96 percentile in top range performance and..

I am using this graphics card since February. This is the best GPU you can buy for a Radeon R9 270X due to factory overclock and near silent working. Performance wise this GPU is worth the money. I am able to play every game I can think of at 1080p resolution with ease.

Easy To Install; Easy To Use; Good Graphics Quality; Reliable Performance