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Although there are a lot of choices of Radeon R9 280X graphics card, ASUS has proved its Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II TOP should definitely make the shortlist; scoring 9 out of 10 at ThinkComputers.org and gaining a Recommended Award for extreme performance, its factory overclock, impressive DirectCU II cooler, quality components and GPU Tweak software that comes included with the graphics card.

Tweaktown has reviewed the ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II TOP 3GB graphics card, which managed to score 91 percent and impressed them enough to get the TT Must Have Best Overclocking Award.

In case the full-beaned MATRIX with its GPU-load lighting, buttons and connectors that do cool stuff and the other ROG extras is more than you need, then the ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II should be ideal for your gaming PC.

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.