2gb amd radeon™ r9 270x

[TriangleEd]

Hi there,

The company i work for recently bought a desktop from PCSpecialist with these two GPU's installed. After a little while i started wondering, why these cards look so fugly in our case (we got the Zalman Z11+) with a side window so it's hard to not notice them. I then found out which of the many R9 270X we got (since it does not say it in the item name or description). The models full name is Powercolor PCS+ R9 270X. And our two cards have the decorative side and back panels removed. So yeah, was wondering what kind of a practice is that and if we can still get our panels (in case someone forgot to mount them on). Tried attaching few photos to show which covers/panels i'm talking about but for some reason i could not upload the images. It's the black one with the R9 270X written on it and the other one is the side one where the copper pipes are located.
And thanks for any reply.

Ed

 

[keynes]

Try creating a url for the pictures. I don't think the side panels of the gpu would have been removed by PCS.

 

[mantadog]

Upload em to www.imageshack.com and we can see. or just find a similar image of a card online and tell us what is missing.

I'm having trouble understanding exactly what you mean.

 

[TriangleEd]

That's the main black cover. Both cards are fitted so the fans are located on the bottom and this is actually the top side, so without the panels they just look naked from top and sides (where the copper pipes)

 

[steaky360]

Do you definitely have that version? That's the PCS+ Version I believe (not affiliated I would say )

Does your card have the twin fans? Or just the single fan?

 

[TriangleEd]

 

[mantadog]

Looks 100% normal to me, the photo above is just a back plate. That is probably a more expensive card than the ones PCS are using.

Your photos look like 99% of GPU's I have ever seen

 

[TriangleEd]

Well, if this card is Powercolor PCS+ R9 270X then it comes with that back plate. And if so, i don't understand why it's missing...
What i could suggest, maybe for future sales your company could put images of GPU's it's selling (and a full name), so that if person or company is building desktop with side window, it could pick a better looking product.
But if it ends up, that we have received some special PCS cards, can any one confirm that the back panel of PCS+ will fit it and also maybe someone knows where to look for them?
Thanks again.

 

[Rakk]

Normally the graphics cards that PCS use are the reference ones (from both NVidia and AMD), so I would have been surprised if you had received a non-reference version (ie. the PCS+ version), so the one you got should never have had the extra plates (presuming its the reference version).

 

[TriangleEd]

Firstly i thought so too, but then i started to look into it and i'm pretty sure this is how the AMD's original looks like:

 

[keynes]

what kind of a practice is that

standard practice?

 

[TriangleEd]

At least now I understand why people choose and suggest to build desktops on their own.
Thanks for amazingly quick responses, won't bother you again.

 

[mantadog]

Well, if this card is Powercolor PCS+ R9 270X then it comes with that back plate. And if so, i don't understand why it's missing...
What i could suggest, maybe for future sales your company could put images of GPU's it's selling (and a full name), so that if person or company is building desktop with side window, it could pick a better looking product.
But if it ends up, that we have received some special PCS cards, can any one confirm that the back panel of PCS+ will fit it and also maybe someone knows where to look for them?
Thanks again.

How have you managed to establish that your GPU is indeed a power colour PCS+? PCS normal sell reference cards, however on occasion they use non reference cards to ensure they can keep up with demand. That is the reason they cannot specify specific manufacturers or models. Normally the only way to get the GPU's you want is to purchase them yourself. On this occasion you look to have non reference cards which are probably going to be better than the reference models.

From looking at your pictures it does look like you have the mountings for the back plate so if you can source them it will work fine.

I really don't think they look bad though, they look exactly as GPU's should look.

 

[TriangleEd]

Thanks for the thorough explanation. But this then is like buying a cat in the bag. I do not think that running out of stock if enough reason to not inform customer about difference in what he's getting.
And sorry, but i can't agree on looks too. But for each their own, i get it.

 

[Rakk]

I do not think that running out of stock if enough reason to not inform customer about difference in what he's getting.

However given you still got a R9-270x, what would they tell you, you got what you ordered, they did not specify make or version, only that it is a R9-270x, normally if they run out then they find a replacement, not a downgrade, an equal replacement or if you're lucky a slightly better non-reference version.

 

[mantadog]

But this then is like buying a cat in the bag. I do not think that running out of stock if enough reason to not inform customer about difference in what he's getting.
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PCS gave you exactly what you ordered, you ordered a R9 270x and you got one, one that is better than a reference design. Most people would be delighted. Sorry to be blunt here but... If you are hypersensitive about how it looks buy the GPU of your choice and slot it in, or buy a solid side panel for you case.