One R9 270x vs Two r9 270x? Specs listed below

Shiibbbbyy

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Hi I am building a PC and have a few bucks left over. But I am wondering if it's worth getting another r9 270x (I can get it pretty cheap) and run crossfire. Plus it would look nicer too.
1. Will my CPU bottleneck it?
2. Will my MB handle it? (has 2 pcie x16 but the second becomes a pcie x8 when running SLI)
3. If my MB can handle it, will it automatically switch to a x8, x8 configuration? If not, how do I change it and can I change it?

** I prefer not to overclock but that's probably because I've never tried yet.

Specs:
CPU: fx6300 (hyper 212 evo cooler)
GPU: R9 270x (possible crossfire)
MB: MSI 970
RAM: 4x4GB DDR3 1600mhz
PSU: Rosewill 650W Modular
Storage: 120GB SSD + 500GB HDD
Cooling: Adequet

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)
 
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overclocking a gpu in the best case, having all the luck in the world, will give you in gta v perhaps 8 - 10 fps more

that while using alot more watts, doing more noise and working hotter

in general, overclocking is controversial and doesn't offer much improvement

Shiibbbbyy

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I was hesitant to post here because I thought it would take days for someone to reply. Boy was I wrong. Thanks for your help! :D
 

Rogue Leader

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Just FYI as someone who had crossfired R9 280's and sold them to get an RX 480 even though it actually performs less.... DON't do crossfire.

Not every game supports it. Even the games that do many times require tweaking to work right. Microstutter. Noise. Power consumption.

Even though I benchmark slower with the RX 480, everything all around runs better.
 

atljsf

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yes, the two cards are great, for noise, heat and power consumption

the rx should be alot better

the cpu is rather small, but since zen is not far in time, perhaps enjoy it and then jumpt to zen with new mainboard, ram and cpu but keep the rest of the setup, including a 470 or a 480

perhaps a rx490 will push prices down alot when released
 

Shiibbbbyy

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Dec 27, 2016
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But the thing is that I have a r9 270x already and the second one I can get for $80CAD. So overall isnt that better deal than the RX 480?
 

Rogue Leader

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Personally?

I would sell the one I have and use that plus the additional 80 bucks and save a bit more to get an RX 480, or even and RX 470 should outperform the 2 R9 270X.
 

Shiibbbbyy

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Dec 27, 2016
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Thanks for all your guys' help. I have decided against a purchase for now. Ill keep the one i have right now. I was getting it more for the asthethic appeal more than the performance (as you could tell from the rest of my parts). I really only play CS GO, GTA V, RS, and Minecraft so i think for now the single r9 should be fine.

By the way would you guys recommend overclocking or no? (I spend a lot of time researching so messing up wont be an issue) And if so, any recommended softwares?
 

atljsf

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overclocking a gpu in the best case, having all the luck in the world, will give you in gta v perhaps 8 - 10 fps more

that while using alot more watts, doing more noise and working hotter

in general, overclocking is controversial and doesn't offer much improvement
 
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