HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Turbo 3GB

Unsurprisingly, HIS also offers v R9 280X graphics cards which are based on two designs. The early on models featured the IceQ libation, while the more recently released HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Boost Clock has the upgraded IceQ X² cooler.

HIS also recently unveiled their gold edition graphics cards which includes the R9 280X iPower IceQ Ten² Turbo. Apart from the alter in colour from black to gold for the fan shroud, the card uses the aforementioned IceQ Ten² cooler.

Nevertheless the R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Turbo is the virtually aggressively factory overclocked HIS R9 280X graphics carte yet. HIS has increased the core clock speed to 1050MHz with a retentivity clock of 6000MHz.

The HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ 10² Turbo measures 311mm long, which is considerably longer than a standard 280X. The fan shroud is the primary culprit for the excessive length and it's our biggest gripe with this HIS graphics carte, equally it limits compatibility for no real reason.

Every bit the name suggests the HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Turbo features the IceQ X² cooling solution. Designed with ii super large 89mm dual axial fans this dual-slot cooler features a massive heatsink.

Helping to meliorate the efficiency of the massive heatsink are three 6mm and two 8mm heatpipes. These heatpipes are directly linked to an extra-large 40 x 47.5mm copper base where they aid to improve heat extraction from the GPU.

Connected to the big copper base of the heatsink is a unique RAM heat spreader which is designed to absurd the GDDR5 modules. HIS claims that this cooler is much quieter and more efficient than AMD's reference design.

To feed the card enough juice, HIS has upgraded the six-pivot/8-pivot PCI Limited power connector configuration with a pair of eight-pin connectors. This will assist ameliorate overclocking and HIS claims that the HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Turbo with its 6+1+1+one ability phase tin can evangelize more than core voltage.

Naturally, the R9 280X supports Crossfire so there are a pair of connectors for bridging two or more than cards together. The merely other connectors are on the I/O panel which includes a dual DL-DVI connector, a single HDMI i.4a port and 2 mini-DisplayPort ane.2 sockets.

Pricing on the HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Turbo varies online and the best cost we were able to find at the time of writing this article was $330. This is surprising as HIS is very competitive with their R9 280 IceQ 10² OC model, which only costs $290.