R7 260x Crossfire XFX

Ivekcina

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Hello. I have a R7 260X Core edition 2GB DDR5 XFX (http://cdn.agilitycms.com/xfx/MediaGroupings/98/R7-260X-CNF-00-4_0.jpg), and I was wondering about crossfire. Im a hardcore gamer, so I just aim for the lowest quality settings and max FPS. Im soon buying a 144Hz monitor, which is expensive, and I dont have the budget to push out for a new graphics card. I play Overwatch and have about 90-120 FPS (nothing lower and tested it on a 144Hz monitor), I just need to push out 50-60 more fps to have stable 150fps ingame and will another r7 260x do the job? Since i could try to get it for about 100$ and thats way cheaper then a new graphics card.

Some other info, my motherboard supports crossfire, i have 2x 4GB Ram, power supply 450W but considering buying a 650W soon. Any information or experiences all welcomed.

EDIT: Did a lot of googleing, and im kinda feeling stupid not, but whatever. Found out that it can also crossfire with Radeon HD 7790, also found out that the brand does not matter, i tought it had to be the same one, so the specs of the weaker card will be used when going crossfire, so I just need a HD 7790 or 260x with 2GB (since mine is 2GB), and try to get similar clock speeds. Then last question, will my performance be boosted enough if I crossfire?
 
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I would recommend a Zotac GTX 1050ti, it has the equivalent raw horsepower of a GTX 960 or R9 380, and will be a significant upgrade over your current single R7 260x. You will be able to run Overwatch @1080p, low settings with 144fps on average.It prices for 130.00 USD which is close to your price range. It also only needs a 300w power supply for total system power draw.

I would not recommend an SLI for an older model GPU as that one, because drivers are not being updated nearly as frequently as new cards for optimization in games, especially for crossfire builds. If you opt for the crossfire option you may suffer microstuttering, performance issues, or games whom simply don't support crossfire to begin with.

Always attempt to go for...

djinfamous

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I would recommend a Zotac GTX 1050ti, it has the equivalent raw horsepower of a GTX 960 or R9 380, and will be a significant upgrade over your current single R7 260x. You will be able to run Overwatch @1080p, low settings with 144fps on average.It prices for 130.00 USD which is close to your price range. It also only needs a 300w power supply for total system power draw.

I would not recommend an SLI for an older model GPU as that one, because drivers are not being updated nearly as frequently as new cards for optimization in games, especially for crossfire builds. If you opt for the crossfire option you may suffer microstuttering, performance issues, or games whom simply don't support crossfire to begin with.

Always attempt to go for the most powerful, single gpu, you can over anything crossfire/sli.

GTX 1050ti link: https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-DisplayPort-Dual-Link-Graphics-ZT-P10510A-10L/dp/B01MCU1ERO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1479894685&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+1050ti
 
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Overwatch supports very well crossfire, if your psu supports the 2 cards go for it. CF depends on what games do you play, in my case was very beneficial because i play Witcher 3, BF 4, BF 1, Crysis 3 Rise of the tomb Raider, Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light which all supports cf now search on google if the games you play have cf support and if they scale well. I was astonished on how well ym crossfire setup behave in the games i play, in ym current setup my performance is over an GTX 1080.

EDIT: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/10854562
 

maxalge

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cpu becomes very important if you want to average those high 100+ fps


complete specs?
 


very true, i had to change my i5 4690k to a 6700k to full use my 2 r9 290x in BF 4 and BF 1. High fps is very taxing for the cpu.