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R9 290x Crossfire

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July 24, 2014 6:16:38 PM

I have a R9 290x Gigabyte with the stock cooler. I want to crossfire it. The 290x's with stock coolers are cheaper, however different brands such as XFX and ASUS. Would crossfiring two different brands be possible?

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July 24, 2014 6:17:52 PM

Yes crossfire two different brands will work. You want to put the ASUS card in the first slot since its cooler is slightly better than the XFX.
However, i wouldn't really recommend getting another reference R9 290X since they are very loud and noisy if you have that
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July 24, 2014 6:20:31 PM

Suztera said:
Yes crossfire two different brands will work. You want to put the ASUS card in the first slot since its cooler is slightly better than the XFX.
However, i wouldn't really recommend getting another reference R9 290X since they are very loud and noisy if you have that


A currently have a reference card.
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July 24, 2014 6:22:15 PM

If you happy with the noise of the stock cooler you can get another and crossfire them but it is not ideal since they get very hot. Adding another is a bad idea.
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July 24, 2014 6:29:57 PM

Suztera said:
If you happy with the noise of the stock cooler you can get another and crossfire them but it is not ideal since they get very hot. Adding another is a bad idea.


I have a crap ton of fans in my case which is massive. Would it be cool enough? (4x200mm fans) (4x140mm fans)
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July 24, 2014 6:32:16 PM

Configuring differently branded Graphics Cards is indeed possible as long as you confirm that the specifications of the differentely branded cards are identical.

In the example you've mentioned, however, the cards have slightly different clock speeds (XfX = 1000Mhz, ASUS = 1050Mhz).The memory clock speeds are 5000Mhz for the XFX card and 5400Mhz for the ASUS card. It would be ideal if you picked two cards that had the same clock speed.

The Technical specifications of the XFX card are identical to those of your current Gigabyte card (assuming you're running the GV-R929XD5-4GD-B model number card as seen on Gigabyte's website).

Those two cards will run fine in Crossfire. I'm not certain about pairing with the ASUS card, however, since there are slight variances in clock speed and memory bus speed.

As said above, you want the card with the inferior cooler in the bottom slot and you want to do everything possible to optimise cooling to the cards, since they will sit very close in your case and are notorious for running hot even as single units.
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July 24, 2014 6:33:09 PM

I can't answer that. What is your current gpu temps?
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July 24, 2014 6:33:50 PM

Thelps said:
Configuring differently branded Graphics Cards is indeed possible as long as you confirm that the specifications of the differently branded cards are identical.

In the example you've mentioned, however, the cards have slightly different clock speeds (Xfx = 1000Mhz, ASUS = 1050Mhz).The memory clock speeds are 5000Mhz for the XFX card and 5400Mhz for the ASUS card. It would be ideal if you picked two cards that had the same clock speed.

The Technical specifications of the XFX card are identical to those of your current Gigabyte card (assuming you're running the GV-R929XD5-4GD-B model number card as seen on Gigabyte's website).

Those two cards will run fine in Crossfire. I'm not certain about pairing with the ASUS card, however, since there are slight variances in clock speed and memory bus speed.


Sweet, thanks mate.
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July 24, 2014 6:34:40 PM

Suztera said:
I can't answer that. What is your current gpu temps?


not sure.
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July 24, 2014 6:40:42 PM

Corkeye said:
Suztera said:
I can't answer that. What is your current gpu temps?


not sure.


Download GPU-Z from the link below. This program will give you a very accurate estimate of your GPU's temperature.

For the most accurate readings alt-tab from a graphics-intensive application directly to GPU-Z and check the temperature immediately. Even while alt-tabbed the temperature will rapidly drop.

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

GPUs are safest when running below 80C. The hotter they get, the shorter the lifespan of the card. There are many ways of getting temperatures down such as adding case fans, installing custom cooling units to the GPU or manipulating fan speeds on the GPU cooler via 3rd party software.
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