Question 1

I'm reading that some cards of comparable power have heat issues. How hot does the MSI R( 270X get, and does the fan get obnoxiously loud?

Accepted Answer

This thing runs surprisingly cool and very quiet. I keep my computer about 3ft in front of me below tv stand and cranked up the fan a few times to see at what point can I hear it. It has to hit around 40-60% before I even start to hear it really at all. I even put my ear low trying at lower levels. My computer does not have spectacular air flow or cooling. Basic mid tower 1 80mm fan below DVD blowing toward back, 1 80mm rear exhaust fan and 1 120mm side blowing in.

The highest the temp reached was 70-71c with sniper elite 3 with everything maxed out and this super sampling option selected. Uncheck super sampling and it drops to mid-low 60s. Any card can get hot when u push it to the max which is what sniper elite 3 did. They say the card is made to run safely around 80c and maybe I am just extra safe, but I adjust my games to run mid to low 60s which also keeps the fan around 18-24%.

I have been playing payday 2 a lot online and max everything out put a fram cap @ 40  and it doesn't pass 60c. Playing sniper elite 3 online for hours on ultra with no super sampling and fps locked @ 45 it runs around 64c.  If you have to have those little extra settings on then yes it will get a bit warmer and louder. I honestly can't tell the difference I sat there adjusting sniper elite and its so difficult to see difference and that's on moving around slow with my eye up to the screen trying to see it.

Question 2

is this the mini-itx version ?

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Yes, this is the shortened 6.69" (170mm) version.

Question 3

can this card also fit in a mirco case?

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I have an Apevia Q-Pack2 case and this card fit, but I had to do a little trimming around the optical drive cage for it to fit.  It was a very minor modification, but needed nonetheless.  My old video card was longer, but not as tall.  This cards height was the issue as the power plug was the part that met interference.

Question 4

Hi, does this Graphics Card require extra power input? My PC is Dell 3847. I put it in the slop but my PC cannot find it and the GC doesn't work.

Accepted Answer

Hi Bohan, yes the MSI R9 270x does require its own power input. It requires an 8-pin Power connector. You will want to check to see if your current power supply has one available, or look into a new power supply of at least 500w or 600w if you are going to run 2 of these cards.

Question 5

I'm thinking about getting this and wondering if I'd have to upgrade my power supply for my computer. My computer is the hp p6-2120. Also if you know would this card fit in the computer?

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Physically, yes - it should fit if you don't have any other PCIe cards next to it (it's double-width for the fan & shroud).  It's built for SFF PCs, so it's about 60% of the length of most 'gaming' graphics cards.

If my Googling is right, that computer comes with a 300-watt power supply from the factory (not sure about any 80+ efficiency ratings).  This card requires 1 6-pin PCIe power input from the power supply, so it can draw somewhere between 150-200 watts.  That's probably pushing it for that PC's power supply.  My recommendation for you would be either upgrading your power supply with this card, or get a card that runs solely off the power supplied by the PCIe bus (like a low-profile GTX 650 or R7 250 IIRC).

Question 6

This will fit into a normal case with a ATX or micro ATX MB right? to me it just looks shorter than most cards in this range. I am just trying to find the best card 8.25 and under.

Accepted Answer

It should fit in any case with an ATX or micro ATX MB. In reality, it is the same as any other card, but shorter.

Question 7

Was curious if this product supported crossfire?

Accepted Answer

Yup, it sure does - I have two of them in Crossfire mode in my rig now and for the money the performance is very impressive.  You do need the little Crossfire cable and they would have to be in slots right next to each other.

Question 8

Does this draw power from the motherboard? or does it have power connectors?  What are the power connectors, and how many? 6-pin? 8-pin?

Accepted Answer

It requires an 8 pin connector, a 6 to 8 pin converter is supplied.

Question 9

Alienware x51? anyone tried fitting one in it?

Accepted Answer

It's a smaller Graphics Card, it's hard to say because I don't know what the Length and Height inside the case of the Alienware x51. The height of the Graphics Card in Length is 6.7 Inches and the Height is 4.7 Inches in the Specifications on the Newegg website. If you have a ruler, measure the Length and measure the Height.

Question 10

Can you run 4 displays off this card concurrently?

Accepted Answer

Not sure as I only use one monitor. However, AMD GPUs such as this one work with AMD Eyefinity technology which was made for multi-display applications. You would have to read up on Eyefinity, as there are certain hardware and setup requirements.

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