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Buy a second R9 270 for crossfire or a single better GPU?

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August 20, 2014 10:17:39 AM

Hi, I already own a Gigabyte AMD R9 270 and am thinking of getting another and going crossfire. They currently sell for around £130.

I've recently upgraded to a 1440p display and am experiencing the expected lower frame rates compared to 1080p. My power supply was bought with my graphics card with enough wattage to support crossfire if I decided to do so - so this is not an issue. If I was building from scratch I'd get a single higher end GPU, but as I already have a 270 it seems a shame to waste it.

Is going crossfire a good idea or should I live with what I have for a bit then get a single higher end GPU when funds become available? (If so any suggestions?)

Thanks for any advice :) 

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August 20, 2014 10:28:15 AM

You would be better off selling the card you have and going with a card that has more V-Ram. The V-Ram does not double when running crossfire so you will still only have 2gb of video ram. I would go to the AMD R9 290 and higher from the AMD camp, or a GTX780 or higher from the Nvidia camp. Make sure that there is at least 3gb of video ram on the card you are purchasing since you are running a high resolution.
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August 20, 2014 10:47:13 AM

A 780 or 290x will be good
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