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VisionTek Radeon R9 270X 2GB

With the introduction of the R7 and R9 series Radeon cards, AMD has been making a concerted effort to reclaim the attention of the enthusiast market. Given the dominance Nvidia has had with the Geforce GT 600 series, AMD's got their work cut out for them. As part of their effort to beat Nvidia in the performance-per-dollar game, they've released several new cards across a wide range of price points. The R9 270X, aimed at the $200 price range, is meant to cater to the gamer on a budget. Let's dive in and see just what AMD and Visiontek have given us, and how it performs.

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Thanks to Sapphire Technologies we have been able to get our hands on the all new R9 Series 270X graphics card with Vapor – X cooling technology allowing for quieter and cooler system than previous. Sapphire Technologies is based out of Hong Kong founded in 2001 and produces graphics cards for PC’s and workstations, motherboards, and more. Further this is the largest supplier of ATI based GPU’s. And thanks to them we have the opportunity to review this amazing R9 270x GPU.

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PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 Gaming Video Card

By the grace of TUL Corporation, we have been presented with a PowerColor PCS+ HD 7870 MYST Edition. PowerColor themselves are a Taiwanese subset of the previously mentioned TUL corporation, and are licensed producers of the ATI Radeon cards, as well as Nvidia cards, which they release under the Zogis brand name. Since PowerColor has the ability to change the specifications on the cards they sell, most of their cards are overclocked by default, something of a double-edged sword in my opinion, but more on that later. Ranging in price from $235 and $263 depending on the retailer, this card, with its great many features is possibly within the higher ends of availability for most consumers.

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Today we take a look at the Sapphire 7870 FleX. This card can power 3 monitors at once, but does it have enough muscle to take them to the max?