Hello there,
I'm pretty noobish regarding PC hardware, so I looked up your forum for advice regarding the upgrade of my current GPU hardware.
Current PC Specs:
Intel I7-3370 3.4 Ghz
Kingston DDR3 1333Mhz 4 GB x 2
Asus P8H77-M Motherboard
EVGA Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 2GB
650W Generic-Brand PSU
My current aim is to have a AMD R9 GPU (will last me for years, PC gaming, CryptoCurrency mining). Although I've read on these forums, that a single 290x would be better than a Crossfire 270x, I have the following issues:
-My budget is preferably around the 700$ and cannot be over 1000$
-I live in Latinamerica, so shipping from the US will increase the cost of hardware by a significant amount
-I have a Mid Tower PC Case, around 13 inches long
Looking at around 499$ 290x cards (Pretty much any brand is fine for me (but I prefer Asus, MSI, XFX or Gigabyte) + Corsair 850 W PSU and all taxes and shipping to my country included, this setup makes around 750-800$. HOWEVER, my 8.something inch GTX 550 barely fits in my case, a 12 inch R9 will never fit in it. This makes me have to buy a Full Tower, which cost around 130$ and because of some retarded taxes, the whole pack would cost me around 1000$, which I really don't want to spend unless really necessary and worth it.
That is why I looked up the possibility of running 2 x 270x that are smaller than the 290x, and would deliver a equal amount of capability than the 290x. I'm interested in 2 of these specifically:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150687
This card could probably be squeezed in my current case on top of each other (8.7 inch long), and 2 of them would probably match a regular 290x, or that's what I think at least. Buying 2 of these cards and the 850W PSU would cost me around 650-700$ with shipping and taxes to my country.
Well, in conclusion, I have following questions, that I hope you can help me answer!
-Which setup would be more effective in a couple of years time?
-Would a single R290x be really much more effective and stronger than 2x 270x?
-Does my current Mobo actually really support Crossfire? It states it does, but I only see one PCI 3.0 and one PCI 2.0, don't I need 2 x PCI 2.0 for optimal Crossfire?
-Do these new cards deliver on Crossfire or is it not worth it right now?
-Is Crossfire really as faulty as some say?
-Am I an idiot for attempting any of these setups?
-Are these setups OK for the next 3 years? (Plan on playing current and future games in Ultra / High)
TLDR:
-1 R9 290x with new Full Tower PC case, PSU and spending 1k $ and breaking my bank
or
-2 x R9 270x with only a new PSU and spending a modest 700$ (for my country's standards) but delivering the same performance as a single 290x?
Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks for reading!
PCNoob
I'm pretty noobish regarding PC hardware, so I looked up your forum for advice regarding the upgrade of my current GPU hardware.
Current PC Specs:
Intel I7-3370 3.4 Ghz
Kingston DDR3 1333Mhz 4 GB x 2
Asus P8H77-M Motherboard
EVGA Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 2GB
650W Generic-Brand PSU
My current aim is to have a AMD R9 GPU (will last me for years, PC gaming, CryptoCurrency mining). Although I've read on these forums, that a single 290x would be better than a Crossfire 270x, I have the following issues:
-My budget is preferably around the 700$ and cannot be over 1000$
-I live in Latinamerica, so shipping from the US will increase the cost of hardware by a significant amount
-I have a Mid Tower PC Case, around 13 inches long
Looking at around 499$ 290x cards (Pretty much any brand is fine for me (but I prefer Asus, MSI, XFX or Gigabyte) + Corsair 850 W PSU and all taxes and shipping to my country included, this setup makes around 750-800$. HOWEVER, my 8.something inch GTX 550 barely fits in my case, a 12 inch R9 will never fit in it. This makes me have to buy a Full Tower, which cost around 130$ and because of some retarded taxes, the whole pack would cost me around 1000$, which I really don't want to spend unless really necessary and worth it.
That is why I looked up the possibility of running 2 x 270x that are smaller than the 290x, and would deliver a equal amount of capability than the 290x. I'm interested in 2 of these specifically:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150687
This card could probably be squeezed in my current case on top of each other (8.7 inch long), and 2 of them would probably match a regular 290x, or that's what I think at least. Buying 2 of these cards and the 850W PSU would cost me around 650-700$ with shipping and taxes to my country.
Well, in conclusion, I have following questions, that I hope you can help me answer!
-Which setup would be more effective in a couple of years time?
-Would a single R290x be really much more effective and stronger than 2x 270x?
-Does my current Mobo actually really support Crossfire? It states it does, but I only see one PCI 3.0 and one PCI 2.0, don't I need 2 x PCI 2.0 for optimal Crossfire?
-Do these new cards deliver on Crossfire or is it not worth it right now?
-Is Crossfire really as faulty as some say?
-Am I an idiot for attempting any of these setups?
-Are these setups OK for the next 3 years? (Plan on playing current and future games in Ultra / High)
TLDR:
-1 R9 290x with new Full Tower PC case, PSU and spending 1k $ and breaking my bank
or
-2 x R9 270x with only a new PSU and spending a modest 700$ (for my country's standards) but delivering the same performance as a single 290x?
Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks for reading!
PCNoob
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