R9 270x 4gb xfire vs r9 280 xfire?

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Thepigdude

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which would last longer at 1080p?

my other specs are:
fx-8320
gigabyte 990fxa-ud3
8gb 1600mhz memory
cooler master haf 912
750w bronze psu

I am looking to play skyrim with mods, metro last light, and other demanding games
 
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280 in Xfire would be slightly better then 1 280x but get the single fastest card first (IE:280X or whatever you can afford) then move up to 2 cards eventually when that first card needs the additional power. Going Xfire or SLI right off the bat expecially when you have a budget makes no sense. When you go Xfire or SLI its not like your gaining an additional 100% from the 1st card. You only gain like 30-80% at best and that all depends on the game/drivers.
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Why go with Xfire when you can buy I single card that would outperform those in combo? I would go with a 970 or 980 single card over those in SLI or if you prefer AMD then at least go with a R9 290x (going with a company that puts at least 2 fans on the card) or even the XFX R9 295x2.
 
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2x 280 is more expensive than a single 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $379.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-19 14:15 EST-0500



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($348.99 @ B&H)
Total: $348.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-19 14:15 EST-0500
 
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Having higher Vram doesn't exactly means the card will be better/faster. One thing that effects performance is something called Memory Bus which the 280 is at 384-Bit and the 270X is 256-Bit. Basically it means the higher the bus the more information is passed between video card/motherboard. Other factors like the clock speed of the card and Vram factor in as well on how good a card is but its kind of tough to decide between both of these cards because the performance would be pretty close but personally I'd still go with the 280.
 
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280 in Xfire would be slightly better then 1 280x but get the single fastest card first (IE:280X or whatever you can afford) then move up to 2 cards eventually when that first card needs the additional power. Going Xfire or SLI right off the bat expecially when you have a budget makes no sense. When you go Xfire or SLI its not like your gaining an additional 100% from the 1st card. You only gain like 30-80% at best and that all depends on the game/drivers.
 
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