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Can MSI R9 270 gaming card crossfire 3-way ?
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Novuake
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The card is CAPABLE of it.
HOWEVER.
DO you have a good enough power supply?
Is your motherboard capable of running 3 of these cards?
Is your chassis large enough with sufficient cooling?
Even if yes to all of the above. You still don't WANT to run 3 of them as the last one would be a waste of money and BARELY give you any better FPS.
HOWEVER.
DO you have a good enough power supply?
Is your motherboard capable of running 3 of these cards?
Is your chassis large enough with sufficient cooling?
Even if yes to all of the above. You still don't WANT to run 3 of them as the last one would be a waste of money and BARELY give you any better FPS.
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I would upgrade to a gtx 970 if i were you. I'm sure that a tri crossfire r9 270 would beat a gtx 970 (by a very small margin) but like Novuake said said it will barely give you any better fps. And always remember 9/10 it's better to upgrade to a completely new gpu over crossfiring / sli as the performance benefit will be minimal (and in some cases worst due to bad sli/crossfire optomization.) and huge amount of heat and more psu power.
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No, i will get a corsair cx600 psu and the mobo i will get is MSI B85M-G48 , Will get intel core i3 4150, 4gb 1600mhz corsair vengence memory, casing : Corsair spec-01 red, and I will only crossfire it 2 way after a year or two
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You could see on pcpartpicker.com that the casing as well as psu is able to allow crossfire and still have some power left
Novuake
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PCPartspicker is a machine going on numbers. Do you trust it?
The B85 motherboard CAN NOT crossfire in x8 mode, which is require.
The PSU DOES NOT actually provide 600W as it is a budget unit. Even if it did, it would not be a good idea to load it that much.
The B85 motherboard CAN NOT crossfire in x8 mode, which is require.
The PSU DOES NOT actually provide 600W as it is a budget unit. Even if it did, it would not be a good idea to load it that much.
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Thanks alot, but I will not crossfire it three way, only two way crossfire and what about this mobo MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[b[/b] ??? Sorry but what is x8 , again thanks
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Okay thanks, what about this mobo MSI Z87-G43 , can it crossfire 2 way ?
Would you please take a look at my build plz http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Z6Z4P6 How is it ?
sorry for asking too many questions
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That one cant not either.
OK let me just explain something. Your build is completely lopsided and won't be able to benefit from Crossfire any, it NEEDS 8GB of RAM, it NEEDS a good motherboard, it NEEDS a 650W + QUALITY power supply.
Your budget DOES NOT allow you to run Crossfire.
PCI-e is the connector used for a graphics card, to run 2 graphics cards, you need 2 PCI-e slots that are capable of run in x8 (PCI-e x 8 mode).
Since you are on a tight budget, FORGET crossfire.
You are wasting money on it since you need a better motherboard and a better PSU. The CX600 Corsair IS NOT enough for 2 cards.
Also, get 8GB RAM.
I have changed your build to the below, its the most balanced for the price and will give you good performance without the need for crossfire.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£19.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.76 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£8.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £590.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 08:13 BST+0100
The graphics card i added, the GTX970, is almost twice as fast as the R9 270x.
I also added a higher quality power supply.
And 8GB of RAM.
OK let me just explain something. Your build is completely lopsided and won't be able to benefit from Crossfire any, it NEEDS 8GB of RAM, it NEEDS a good motherboard, it NEEDS a 650W + QUALITY power supply.
Your budget DOES NOT allow you to run Crossfire.
PCI-e is the connector used for a graphics card, to run 2 graphics cards, you need 2 PCI-e slots that are capable of run in x8 (PCI-e x 8 mode).
Since you are on a tight budget, FORGET crossfire.
You are wasting money on it since you need a better motherboard and a better PSU. The CX600 Corsair IS NOT enough for 2 cards.
Also, get 8GB RAM.
I have changed your build to the below, its the most balanced for the price and will give you good performance without the need for crossfire.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£19.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.76 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£8.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £590.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 08:13 BST+0100
The graphics card i added, the GTX970, is almost twice as fast as the R9 270x.
I also added a higher quality power supply.
And 8GB of RAM.
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Thanks alot but I am on a budget of £400 and I don' t wanna exeed that. Plus I want my build to be crossfire capable or SLI capable so in the future I could get much better performance via crossfire , thanks alot
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http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2321102/wanna-build-gaming-550-600.html
THIS IS THE LINK OF THREAD IN WHICH I AM TAKING SUGGESTION FOR MY BUILD, THERE YOU COULD GET MY BUDGET IN DOLLARS, AND THE THINGS I WOULD DO ON MY PC, CHECK THAT OUT !
You might try this instead: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Zantastic/saved/Z9XhP6
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£50.78 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£71.15 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£55.17 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£18.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£128.68 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£128.68 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £540.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 08:34 GMT+0000
Swap out the i3 for the newest edition x4 -- It has no built in graphics that you don't need. Plus if you are going to use an AMD video card, traditionally AMD boards have played better with AMD video. This change lets you get a more expensive motherboard to handle the crossfire at 8x for 2 channels without sacrificing much in the way of speed.
Upgraded you to a decent 750watt 80+bronze rated Power supply so you have some growing room. Had to axe the case to a less expensive one to pay for the power supply. The case comes with one 120mm case fan, but your first upgrade before you even think about another video card should be 2 more 120mm case fans. only then would I consider crossfire in this case.
Plus you get 8GB of ram.
I run 2x R9-270x's myself and when compared on the my system I get better speed than with a single R9-290x for less money. your mileage may vary.
You'd be about £10 over your goal of £400 with a single R9-270x.
On last thing to think about: none of the builds we have talked about come with an operating system, so if you are planning to run Windows you probably want to add in another £70.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£50.78 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£71.15 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£55.17 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£18.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£128.68 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£128.68 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £540.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 08:34 GMT+0000
Swap out the i3 for the newest edition x4 -- It has no built in graphics that you don't need. Plus if you are going to use an AMD video card, traditionally AMD boards have played better with AMD video. This change lets you get a more expensive motherboard to handle the crossfire at 8x for 2 channels without sacrificing much in the way of speed.
Upgraded you to a decent 750watt 80+bronze rated Power supply so you have some growing room. Had to axe the case to a less expensive one to pay for the power supply. The case comes with one 120mm case fan, but your first upgrade before you even think about another video card should be 2 more 120mm case fans. only then would I consider crossfire in this case.
Plus you get 8GB of ram.
I run 2x R9-270x's myself and when compared on the my system I get better speed than with a single R9-290x for less money. your mileage may vary.
You'd be about £10 over your goal of £400 with a single R9-270x.
On last thing to think about: none of the builds we have talked about come with an operating system, so if you are planning to run Windows you probably want to add in another £70.
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