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Fitting the gap between R9 280X and R9 270X, the R9 280 (note that's sans-X) is AMD's performance-mainstream fighter in the graphics card market. The ASUS R9 280 DirectCU II has upgraded the stock card with its custom PCB and cooling; a dual-slot DirectCU II cooler that includes the ASUS exclusive CoolTech fan, while the Super Alloy Power hardware adds DIGI+ VRM and extremely hard-wearing POSCAP's (polymerized organic-semiconductor capacitors) to simultaneously extend the life of the card, and increase overclocking performance. Hit the PR button inside to see the full spec and info.

On no less than 21 pages, Andreas Schilling from Hardwareluxx Germany, had a very detailed look in his ROG MARS 760 review. This dual GPU card, that launched last week, features an entirely custom design from PCB to cooler and Hardwareluxx tested the new monster in no less than ten different games, as well as five different theoretical benchmarks.