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After checking out the ASUS R9 270 DirectCU II OC earlier this week and giving it an Editor's Choice award, Techpowerup took the new ASUS R9 270X DirectCU II TOP for a spin and after some more, extensive testing, awarding it also with a Highly Recommended an 8.9 overall score.

The R9 270X series is the step below AMD's R9 280X and our MATRIX R9 280X. As you can see the DirectCU II cooler is a bit smaller and it doesn't have the CoolTech fan, but it still has the great design and fat heatpipes on top of DIGI+ VRM and Super Alloy Power technology. Here's what you get when you buy one!

AMD's new R9 and R7 series graphics cards are now available, and ASUS has added its renowned DirectCU II and DIGI+ VRM and Super Alloy hardware into the R9 280X, R9 270X and R7 260X designs. This makes them up to 20% cooler and 3x quieter than reference, with a power design that produces 30% less voltage 'noise' and lasts up to 2.5x longer lifespan. For the full spec list, see the PR inside!

At GPU 14 in Hawaii (we're so jealous!), AMD announced some of the specs of its latest high-end graphics card the R9 290X. It features 4GB of memory on a 512-bit bus with a total memory bandwidth of over 300GB/sec! It also features AMD's new TrueAudio DSP technology and has support for the latest DirectX 11.2. Pre-orders will go up in early October, so get in quick! As you'd expect, you can buy ASUS branded R9 290X when they launch soon. While at first these will follow the designs above, later on expect redesigned versions with improved cooling from an ASUS DirectCU II cooler and long-life, high-power hardware VRM replacements from ASUS Super Alloy technology.