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Not necessarily: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Sapphire-Radeon-R9-290X-vs-Sapphire-Radeon-HD-7950
The 7950 is a whole point behind the 290X. Also here: http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1858&gid2=1588&compare=radeon-r9-290x-vs-radeon-hd-7950-sapphire-3gb-boost-edition
Game Debate: "In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 290X are significantly better than the AMD Radeon HD 7950 Sapphire 3GB Boost Edition"
Keep in mind that they're talking about the 7950 BOOST edition
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No, the 290X is extremely fast and I wouldn't see the two 7950s coming CLOSE to the performance of two 290Xs. Quick side not, I would go with MSI versions of the cards as they have much better cooling and look much more sleeker.
 
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The 7950s will meet or exceed the 290x performance, however I would always take a single more powerful card over SLI or crossfire. So I'd say 290x, I was in the same boat and ended up selling my 7950 back in december for 350$ usd I think, to get a 780, even though 7950s would outperform a single 780.
 
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Not necessarily: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Sapphire-Radeon-R9-290X-vs-Sapphire-Radeon-HD-7950
The 7950 is a whole point behind the 290X. Also here: http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1858&gid2=1588&compare=radeon-r9-290x-vs-radeon-hd-7950-sapphire-3gb-boost-edition
Game Debate: "In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 290X are significantly better than the AMD Radeon HD 7950 Sapphire 3GB Boost Edition"
Keep in mind that they're talking about the 7950 BOOST edition
 
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Would 650w be enough for the 290x? Or would I need to order a new psu aswell.

i5 3570k
8gb corsair
evo cooler
rosewill 650w
ocz 256gb ssd
 
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The 7990 beats out the 290x and thats 2 gimped 7970s, so 7950 crossfire will meet or beat the 290x surely. But running crossfire has a few downsides and those are not worth the bit of performance you get. So the 290x wins out here anyway, as far as your PSU, make sure its a quality one if you're gonna try to run a 290x on it.
 
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