Crossfire question

[Nickolas47]

Hey guys, this is Nickolas.

A friend of mine is selling his r9 280x sapphire (identical to mine) for 150 euros cause he got a titan black i am wondering if it is worth getting in and going crossfire, please tell me your opinion

[SirRoderick]

Well that is about half the normal pricing I think, so if he hasn't been cranking the hell out of it I think it's a pretty good deal. Crossfire isn't perfect but getting better fast, the extra power would be worth it IMO

[Nickolas47]

Well that is about half the normal pricing I think, so if he hasn't been cranking the hell out of it I think it's a pretty good deal.

as long as i know he never overclocked nor mined

[SirRoderick]

as long as i know he never overclocked nor mined

I'd grab it then, no real drawbacks to running crossfire since you can always turn it off in the rare cases it causes problems.

[harrynowl]

Or you just just re-sell for mad stacks

 

But yes if it's in good condition with all box / accessories I'd get it.

[Nickolas47]

I'd grab it then, no real drawbacks to running crossfire since you can always turn it off in the rare cases it causes problems.

thanks bro, i am low on cash right now but i will try my best

[SirRoderick]

thanks bro, i am low on cash right now but i will try my best

Well don't starve okay? x3

[Nickolas47]

Well don't starve okay? x3

xaxaxa i will try my best

[Staggers]

Hey Nickolas,

 

Not too sure about pricing as I haven't payed attention to that in a while, but I'll give you my two cents on Crossfire.

I have a HD7990 (two 7970's) which as far as I know is the same as two R9 280x's (they are rebranded 7970's) so my experience should be pretty similar to what you are looking into.

So far Crossfire has worked very well for me, especially since the frame pacing drivers were released. Directx 11.x games work perfectly in my experience, and if you can run them at 60fps (assuming your monitor is 60fps) you will not notice any stuttering. You will only see a performance improvement in this scenario.

However - Some older games running on Directx 9.x will not run as well and you will experience stuttering, even if you are running at 60fps. I'm pretty sure this is because frame pacing has not been implemented for Directx 9.x

 

TL;DR Will work well. You will see a major performance improvement in new titles. Older games might experience stuttering.

[LukaP]

Well don't starve okay? x3

If you can afford it, or make a deal to pay what you can now and the rest later, go for it. Its uber powerful

[Nickolas47]

If you can afford it, or make a deal to pay what you can now and the rest later, go for it. Its uber powerful

 

 

Hey Nickolas,

 

Not too sure about pricing as I haven't payed attention to that in a while, but I'll give you my two cents on Crossfire.

I have a HD7990 (two 7970's) which as far as I know is the same as two R9 280x's (they are rebranded 7970's) so my experience should be pretty similar to what you are looking into.

So far Crossfire has worked very well for me, especially since the frame pacing drivers were released. Directx 11.x games work perfectly in my experience, and if you can run them at 60fps (assuming your monitor is 60fps) you will not notice any stuttering. You will only see a performance improvement in this scenario.

However - Some older games running on Directx 9.x will not run as well and you will experience stuttering, even if you are running at 60fps. I'm pretty sure this is because frame pacing has not been implemented for Directx 9.x

 

TL;DR Will work well. You will see a major performance improvement in new titles. Older games might experience stuttering.

 

 

I'd grab it then, no real drawbacks to running crossfire since you can always turn it off in the rare cases it causes problems.

fuck my luck i called him and he had already sold it immediately

[LukaP]

fuck my luck i called him and he had already sold it immediately

and thats life for you