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

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DoomsdayKidney

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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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if u use a 1440 p monitor then u have to get a new card or CF with the existing but its better if u can sell the r9 270 and get a high end card like r9 290x for getting good fps at 1440p monitor cf should be a choice made when u have no money for high end cards and want better performance but it should not be done in the first place because it have some drawbacks....
 
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DoomsdayKidney

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Having had more of a play around with various games now I'm happy enough to continue plodding on until enough money becomes available to upgrade to a more powerful card with more vram.

Thank you both for the advice.
 
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