Crossfire 7950 for 4 year old system, Or hold out for new card?

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Hi All,

Specs for my system listed below. Starting to feel the bottlenecking of my 4 year old build. Ready start looking into my first upgrade. My debate: wait till I can spring for a new Gen gfx card, or go with a 280x to crossfire with my 7950. I think its pretty clear that gfx card is my bottleneck with my current config. Bottlenecking most apparent now that I am playing Playerunknowns Battlegrounds. Gaming is the only area where I have any performance issues.

Corsair Obsidian 650D mid tower
i5 3570k (3.4Ghz)
16 gig g.skill ripjaw X
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
SAPPHIRE FleX 7950 Boost
Samsung 840 pro 256 gb
Seasonic x650 gold

Any input appreciated! Thanks!
 
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CF doesn't bring any much performance upgrade besides 5/10% performance improvement. It also mirror's the VRAM. So, I would get like a 1070 if I had money, or a much nicer RX480, since they are cheap and have 8GB GDDR5. It a HUGE improvement from your ancient GPU to a new GCN Based GPU using Polaris 10 chips. Both 1070/RX480 8GB won't bottleneck your CPU so, think about getting an upgrade. I think it's time for one. Hope I helped :]
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CF doesn't bring any much performance upgrade besides 5/10% performance improvement. It also mirror's the VRAM. So, I would get like a 1070 if I had money, or a much nicer RX480, since they are cheap and have 8GB GDDR5. It a HUGE improvement from your ancient GPU to a new GCN Based GPU using Polaris 10 chips. Both 1070/RX480 8GB won't bottleneck your CPU so, think about getting an upgrade. I think it's time for one. Hope I helped :]
 
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I would not crossfire, heat issues, power issues, crossfire issues.
It sounds great, but never works well in practice.

Perhaps look at selling your card and upgrading to a RX 480 / RX 580 / GTX 1060 / GTX 1070 depending on budget.
 
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Thanks for the input everyone! Does anyone have a suggestion on a RX480, as that seems like the most likely upgrade? I do not have $400+ to spend on a card. $200-$300 is most likely, with $300-$400 being a push if there is really a big bang for your buck difference.

 
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RX 480 is no longer being produced and therefore difficult to find at a reasonable price. The RX 580 is the one to get. If I were buying one today, I'd get either an MSI GAMING X or a Sapphire PULSE or Nitro+, preferably an 8GB model if you plan on using it for awhile.
 
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