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avidday7

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Hi

Currently I am running a Gigabyte R9 270 OC 2gb on my system. I was looking to upgrade my system but I'm not sure where to take it. My system is;

AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition Processor
ASRock 970-PRO3 R2.0 Motherboard
Antec High Current Gamer 520W HCG-520
G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 Overclocked 2GB

I don't know if I should purchase a second 270 and crossfire, upgrade to a 280x or a 290 and then maybe crosfire with them. With my current PSU I would only be able to upgrade to a 270x. With everything else I would need to upgrade PSU as well. So I was just wondering what configuration should I use?

Thanks
 
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Novuake

Novuake

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Getting another R9 270 is for Xfire is not really an option on your motherboard.
The PCI-e slots will be running at x16 and x4, the x4 slot will be a bottleneck.

Your PSU is a bit low but should be able to handle a R9 280x for a while until you get to upgrade your PSU.
 
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Alpha3031

Alpha3031

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Well, 40A Should support the 290, though playing it safe and getting the 280X seems the best option.
 
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