R9 290X Crossfire vs. R9 295x2

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i'm planning to get R9 290x in crossfire and i don't know if i do crossfire with 2 r9 290x i get the same performance or a little better than r9 295x2. Can anybody explain me which is better? And which model of R9 290X is the best of all?
 
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The R9 295x2 are two r9 290x reference right? So if i get 2 290x non reference, will be better then?
 
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The R9 295x2 is likely to be ahead. Even with a decent cooler on the R9 290X, sandwiching two R9 290X will output a lot of heat. With the R9 295x2, it can output heat via radiator as well as in the case.
If you put waterblocks on the two R9 290X then possibly it may push ahead the R9 295x2.
 
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I mean performance now
 
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-295x2-crossfire-performance,3808-4.html the 295x2 ia slightly faster due to a little higher clock speed, but if you oc cf 290x's a little you will have the same performance.

In run cf 290x tri-x and I have never had any heat problems with them at all, I use a corsair air540 with a h100i up top and the stock 2x140mm fans up front and my bottom card usually stays around 65c and my top card stays around 73-78c ambient around 22c roughly, so I have never been close to the 95c throttling point the reference cards ran at.

They are basically the same, the 295x2 would likely be quieter due to the single card and the closed loop cooler. If you go 290x cf I would highly recommend the sapphire tri-x.
 
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