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XFX 750w Core with Asus R7260x Crossfire?

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August 1, 2014 3:23:04 PM

Hello there^^
I have a XFX 750w Pro Core edition, a PSU that replaced my old generic 600w(yeah lol ... no ..) PSU^^, i also have a Asus R7 260x GPU in my build at the moment, with nothing extra worth mentioning (only 1 HDD, no sound card, etc.)
A friend, that also have the same card on his PC, replaced is computer.. like .. whole, and having a spare R7 just lying around that i can get extremely cheap picked my interest ..

Now .. can my PSU hold 2 R7260x in crossfire?
I don't know exactly how crossfire power consumption works, and from what i read around, a R7260x is relatively low req, power consumption wise (450w PSU recommended huh?).
Does the conscription double? meaning i would need at least 800w to 900w? or can a 750w PSU like mine actually take safely 2x R7260x cards?

Thanks in advance^^
Lu.

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August 1, 2014 3:24:39 PM

Yes it is enough. A good quality 650W psu will do so yours is enough.
But why R7 260X crossfire. I would recommend a single gpu rather than two low end gpu in crossfire.
No the card itself draws 120ish watts for gaming. So doubling the power requirements is incorrect since it factors your other pc components such as CPU.
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August 1, 2014 3:39:32 PM

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/24-P...
According to this the max power a 260x uses is 117watts.
Depending on what other components you are running, you could run a 260x crossfire setup on a high quality 450w psu, 550w would be a safer bet though.
750w is actually overkill.
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August 1, 2014 4:11:22 PM

Suztera said:
But why R7 260X crossfire. I would recommend a single gpu rather than two low end gpu in crossfire.


Well.. why not? wont 2 crossfire R7' do even slightly better than one on its own?

And i can get the 2nd R7 with 40€. I don't believe that i can upgrade my own R7 into something much better even with 2 or 3 times that o.o... can i?
I don't plan in doing major upgrades on this system anymore, reason being that in a year i might actually give it up to my younger sister, so i wont go for big priced pieces from now on.. the setup is fine as it is, this is more like, "hey .. a cheap ,nice opportunity, to get a small boost anyway, why not?"

Ty for your replies guys^^
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August 1, 2014 4:17:28 PM

If you can get it for 40 euros, definitely get that, especially since you already have one. You can't get a better upgrade for 40 euros.
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August 1, 2014 4:24:55 PM

LMVE said:
Suztera said:
But why R7 260X crossfire. I would recommend a single gpu rather than two low end gpu in crossfire.


Well.. why not? wont 2 crossfire R7' do even slightly better than one on its own?

And i can get the 2nd R7 with 40€. I don't believe that i can upgrade my own R7 into something much better even with 2 or 3 times that o.o... can i?
I don't plan in doing major upgrades on this system anymore, reason being that in a year i might actually give it up to my younger sister, so i wont go for big priced pieces from now on.. the setup is fine as it is, this is more like, "hey .. a cheap ,nice opportunity, to get a small boost anyway, why not?"

Ty for your replies guys^^


Well R7 260X crossfire performance varies. In some games, it can match or beat a R9 270X but never a R9 280X.
You can run it if you want. Note it will produce more heat inside your case. In a year, you might have upgraded your gpu but that is your choice. Yes, it's nice to get it for your younger sister for later on.
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August 2, 2014 5:59:47 AM

hers the thing pci-e slot =75w 6 pin =75w 8 pin=150

tou know the card going in the slot so it needs up to 75w if it also needs a 6 pin it now needs up to 150w and so on

so the guy says above --''According to this the max power a 260x uses is 117watts'' it would need to be a piss poor 750w psu not to handle this

so what does this card use?? asus don't tell and has no manual [??]

http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/R7260XDC2OC2GD5/Help...


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August 2, 2014 5:00:29 PM

A 260x has a single 6pin.
Ignoring my posts above thats 150w per card, leaves you with a max of 450w for the rest of the system, so unless you are running some dual xeon setup or something a 750w psu is still going to be perfectly fine.

Just an fyi, just because a graphics card comes with 1 or 2 power plugs doesn't mean its going to use all that power.
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