r9 270x crossfire best cpu/mobo/ram setup/upgrade?

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I already have 1 R9 270x and i really wanna try crossfire it with another R9 270x. I would like to know which motherboard ram cpu combination i should buy to have a good crossifre setup with AMD cpu. Also I currently have Mushkin Ram 1600Mhz this speed is enough or I ll need more? Thanks!
 
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CPU should be good enough to not bottleneck the setup, well, sadly, FX 6 isn't that good, it'll bottleneck. And almost all MoBos support CFX. It depends on what config do they support it, x8/x4 or x8/x8 (optimal). for $250, you get lot more power than FX 6 or even FX 8, while being cooler and more power efficient, and x8/x4 CFX as well:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€160.33 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€60.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Total: €221.22

For x8/x8 config, you'd be looking at a Z MoBo.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€160.33 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: ASRock...
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Well the upgrade budget is fine(thinking around 400-500 euro dunno for sure) if i can keep my current RAM and PSU so I would mostly need CPU and MoBo just need to know if also an AMD FX like 6300 would do the trick with MoBo that's great in crossfire( I want to spend more on MoBo if that's the most important for crossfire)
 
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CPU should be good enough to not bottleneck the setup, well, sadly, FX 6 isn't that good, it'll bottleneck. And almost all MoBos support CFX. It depends on what config do they support it, x8/x4 or x8/x8 (optimal). for $250, you get lot more power than FX 6 or even FX 8, while being cooler and more power efficient, and x8/x4 CFX as well:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€160.33 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€60.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Total: €221.22

For x8/x8 config, you'd be looking at a Z MoBo.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€160.33 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€92.48 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Total: €252.81

Both will support CFX or 270X, but the second one will yield you slightly better results. Why to take AMD when Intel has a better upgrade path and you need to OC FX with an af cooler to match Intel's performance.

PS: Just changed the prices to Euro. And with that budget, you should go for 4690k+ASUS Z97-A and a better PSU.
 
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Thanks this is really helpful, so with what you recommend for x8/x8 config my RAM and PSU will work fine with this setup? a better psu you mean bit more powerful?
sorry if i ask too much this is really my first time here:)
 
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