14 DAY TRIAL // HIS wasn't about to let PowerColor be the only one with a new Radeon R9 270X graphics card out, so, naturally, it made its own. Behold the HIS R9 270X IceQ X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB GDDR5.
That really is the full name of the board. It's an amalgam of terms, from the name of the cooler to the status of the GPU.
Which is to say, this is a custom-cooler, factory-overclocked version of AMD's adapter.
The GPU works at 1100 MHz / 1140 MHz instead of 1000 MHz / 1040 MHz, while the dual-fan cooler is not only better at its job, but is quieter too (below 28 dB while watching movies, not much louder during demanding games).
HIS ships the newcomer with the iTurbo overclocking software (temperature, speed and voltage control).
Sadly, HIS did not say what price it expected to be paid. Probably a dozen or so more dollars/Euro above $200 / €200.