I have this video card used in a new build of me and am very happy with it (so pleased that I still the same order a second time for the computer my wife): it is extremely quiet, which is probably partly due to the 270x itself which indeed somewhat older chips on new boards are (and the associated process improvements and experience of the manufacturers take it) but also to Asus, who managed to build with this card a low-power, quiet and cool variant. At idle, the card is in my system at lean about 45 ° C and under load is always below 70 ° C, which is very very good values. In addition, the card is just (December 2013 among 200) just below the price jump of cards, and is also recommended so that in consideration of price / performance possible. As another reviewer has already noted, the card like any modern graphics cards need 2 PCI-e slots on the motherboard, so ensure there is sufficient space in the housing, and also to a sufficiently powerful PSU.
