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Should I get a new card or Crossfire my MSI R9 270X?

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Upgrade or Crossfire

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May 24, 2014 1:20:11 PM

My main question is will that card Crossfire well? And also (as of 5-24-14) are the crossfire drivers and other things having issues right now (micro stutter, etc.)? Would it be less troublesome just to get a complete new card? And also is it a bad idea to have an AMD CPU and a NVIDIA gpu? People complain about how it messes things up but I don't see how, the process complete different aspects of your PC

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a b U Graphics card
May 24, 2014 1:28:28 PM

AMD has come along way with improving not only the micro stutter but also scaling in Xfire and i say that as an Nvidia fan.

BUT it really would be better in the longer term to upgrade to a single better gpu than Xfire two lower end cards. your options are whatever you can afford because using either AMD or Nvidia is fine with an AMD cpu.
a b U Graphics card
May 24, 2014 1:28:34 PM

It is better to upgrade if you are used to selling your old video cards. Running crossfire is just a matter of picking up another card at a very good price and having invested in a SLI/xfire capable motherboard beforehand. I have no idea about the performance issues.
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a b U Graphics card
May 24, 2014 1:37:24 PM

Long are the days gone when issues like microstutter affected the amd cards. They have fixed that. I'd say, do xfire.
No there aren't any issues in using an amd cpu and a nvidia gpu. If u have a poerful cpu like the 8320/8350, then do xfire and remember to get a good branded psu and see to it that ur system gets enough cooling.
May 24, 2014 2:20:14 PM

sourodip said:
Long are the days gone when issues like microstutter affected the amd cards. They have fixed that. I'd say, do xfire.
No there aren't any issues in using an amd cpu and a nvidia gpu. If u have a poerful cpu like the 8320/8350, then do xfire and remember to get a good branded psu and see to it that ur system gets enough cooling.


Would a Corsair CX600 be good enough or would 700 - 800 watts be more necessary?
a b U Graphics card
May 24, 2014 7:03:05 PM

TylerSB27 said:

Would a Corsair CX600 be good enough or would 700 - 800 watts be more necessary?


no not really. its not so much the power draw since the 270Xs use ~180 watts each but the CX series isn't much for anything but a basic desktop build. the CX600 had only two (6+2) PCI power connections. sure you *could* use adapters but that isn't antithetically pleasing and really suggested to avoid.

you're much better off with this (assuming you're in the u.s.):
XFX 650W PRO650W Core Edition $74.99 USD
After Mail In Rebate: $64.99 USD
has two 6 and two 6+2 PCI power connections.


ya know if you need a PSU also that will put you in the price range of a 280X that has 3gbs of vram - just saying. though a 270X crossfire will give more fps but, what resolution are you playing at and what games?
May 24, 2014 9:55:14 PM

qbsinfo said:
TylerSB27 said:

Would a Corsair CX600 be good enough or would 700 - 800 watts be more necessary?


no not really. its not so much the power draw since the 270Xs use ~180 watts each but the CX series isn't much for anything but a basic desktop build. the CX600 had only two (6+2) PCI power connections. sure you *could* use adapters but that isn't antithetically pleasing and really suggested to avoid.

you're much better off with this (assuming you're in the u.s.):
XFX 650W PRO650W Core Edition $74.99 USD
After Mail In Rebate: $64.99 USD
has two 6 and two 6+2 PCI power connections.


ya know if you need a PSU also that will put you in the price range of a 280X that has 3gbs of vram - just saying. though a 270X crossfire will give more fps but, what resolution are you playing at and what games?


For the most part I play bf4 at 1080p, but sometimes I'll play Minecraft, CS:GO, ES: Online, and other not-so gpu intensive games like Dota 2 or LoL
May 24, 2014 9:57:52 PM

qbsinfo said:
TylerSB27 said:

Would a Corsair CX600 be good enough or would 700 - 800 watts be more necessary?


no not really. its not so much the power draw since the 270Xs use ~180 watts each but the CX series isn't much for anything but a basic desktop build. the CX600 had only two (6+2) PCI power connections. sure you *could* use adapters but that isn't antithetically pleasing and really suggested to avoid.

you're much better off with this (assuming you're in the u.s.):
XFX 650W PRO650W Core Edition $74.99 USD
After Mail In Rebate: $64.99 USD
has two 6 and two 6+2 PCI power connections.


ya know if you need a PSU also that will put you in the price range of a 280X that has 3gbs of vram - just saying. though a 270X crossfire will give more fps but, what resolution are you playing at and what games?


But for the most part I do 1080p gaming but I will sometimes turn all settings low and play CS:GO at 1440p :p 
a b U Graphics card
May 24, 2014 10:09:23 PM

Upgrade to an r9 290, sell the 270x, then play everything at 1440, Mebe just BF4 at 1080, depending on the settings you prefer. Of course that is if budget allows.
a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2014 1:57:55 AM

As i said before, xfire the two and u would need a psu which has four 6-pin pcie connectors as each of the 270x need two. So get something like the
XFX PRO 650W(as qbsinfo said earlier)/corsair Tx650.
a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2014 3:05:27 AM

I'm with sourodip,go for crossfire with a better psu..
Don't think that the tx 650 has four pcie/peg connectors.
a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2014 7:04:24 AM

TylerSB27 said:

For the most part I play bf4 at 1080p, but sometimes I'll play Minecraft, CS:GO, ES: Online, and other not-so gpu intensive games like Dota 2 or LoL

But for the most part I do 1080p gaming but I will sometimes turn all settings low and play CS:GO at 1440p :p 


ok. it looks you won't need more than 2gbs of Vram @1080 - BF4 may cache as much vram as possible but it won't need it.

what PSU do you have now?

if its a decent enough ~500-550 watts, which is enough for any single gpu and your system, it would be less expensive to sell your 270X and step up w/single card.

BUT if you were going to get a new/better one; it would be less expensive to Xfire another 270X.

btw, a 280X will give you a 30% performance increase across the board. adding a 270X will increase 50% - 80% depending on the game.
May 25, 2014 8:55:37 AM

qbsinfo said:
TylerSB27 said:

For the most part I play bf4 at 1080p, but sometimes I'll play Minecraft, CS:GO, ES: Online, and other not-so gpu intensive games like Dota 2 or LoL

But for the most part I do 1080p gaming but I will sometimes turn all settings low and play CS:GO at 1440p :p 


ok. it looks you won't need more than 2gbs of Vram @1080 - BF4 may cache as much vram as possible but it won't need it.

what PSU do you have now?

if its a decent enough ~500-550 watts, which is enough for any single gpu and your system, it would be less expensive to sell your 270X and step up w/single card.

BUT if you were going to get a new/better one; it would be less expensive to Xfire another 270X.

btw, a 280X will give you a 30% performance increase across the board. adding a 270X will increase 50% - 80% depending on the game.


If i didnt crossfire i would go with a higher end card, since im on a budget thats not really an option. So far my 270x has been really good to me, i would much rather crossfire and upgrade my psu
a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2014 9:07:15 AM

Yes, that's what i said earlier. Upgrading to a 280x would not yield that much performance boost as you would get by doing xfire with another 270x.
a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2014 9:18:35 AM

TylerSB27 said:


If i didnt crossfire i would go with a higher end card, since im on a budget thats not really an option. So far my 270x has been really good to me, i would much rather crossfire and upgrade my psu


ok. just be aware that as attractive as just dropping in a second 270X is now, that in the future you're setting yourself up for a pretty expensive upgrade having to buy dual cards or "side grading" at best if you swap back to single.
a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2014 11:14:57 AM

Upgrading in the future would the ts only be doing when one single card would be that better that it would be a good choice."Side grading" (i assume from two to one equal) would never be an option to me.
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