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AMD R 280x or crossfire my AMD 7850 2gb

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November 9, 2013 9:20:08 AM

I was thinking of buying a new graphics card but I could get another AMD 7850 for half the price and crossfire. I just don't know what to do :hum: 
What do you guys think?
A single AMD R 280x or crossfire a pair of AMD 7850's?
If i crossfire i could put the savings toward another 8gb of ram.

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November 9, 2013 9:30:01 AM

Well you could always sell the 7850 and get the ram although 8GB is currently plenty for gaming. I vote for the 280X.
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November 9, 2013 9:34:55 AM

Do you know which would perform better? Is a single 280x faster than 2 7850's in crossfire configuration?
rolli59 said:
Well you could always sell the 7850 and get the ram although 8GB is currently plenty for gaming. I vote for the 280X.


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November 9, 2013 10:37:39 AM

2 x 7850 in CF would be similar to a single 280X probably a little weaker where supported, I looked at your PSU and it will run the CF setup but will be under high loads and is lower wattage than is in recommendation. http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
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November 9, 2013 12:36:49 PM

I will be getting a new 700 watt PSU of good quality to power the card.I think I will sell my 7850 and get the 280x. I don't really know how much the 7850 is worth but i'm sure it will help with the cost of my new card.
Thanks for your help

rolli59 said:
2 x 7850 in CF would be similar to a single 280X probably a little weaker where supported, I looked at your PSU and it will run the CF setup but will be under high loads and is lower wattage than is in recommendation. http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm


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November 20, 2013 10:53:57 AM

I wold go for the 280x. I have a pair of 7850's in crossfire at the moment which I have overclocked to 1100mhz (+22%) and the benchmarks are almost identical to what I can achieve, if not slightly better with the 280x.
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