Crossfire for my current system.

[D00mDragon]

So my current system is 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M4nfnQ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M4nfnQ/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $174.98 @ OutletPC 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.99 @ Amazon 

**Motherboard** | [Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertooth990fxr20) | $169.49 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $83.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002faex) | $88.97 @ OutletPC 

**Case** | [NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (Black) ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cap630wm1) | $139.99 @ Amazon 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx750) | $129.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.98 @ OutletPC 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649) | $134.98 @ OutletPC 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $969.36

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 19:52 EDT-0400 |

 

They didn't have my graphics card but it is a 7970 sapphire 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

 

So my sapphire is going to have to go back for rma to sapphire, I have no idea how long that will take. So before I send it off I am going to purchase another graphics card so that I wont be without a computer for school and stuff. My thought was to just get another graphics card that will crossfire with the sapphire when it comes back. So I need it to be a two slot graphics card at most and I believe the r9 280X is the card I have to use.

 

1. Budget & Location

U.S.  around $350 but could be $400. Purchase date in the next month 1/2

 

2. Aim

To add to my gaming a once I get back the other graphics card.

 

3. Monitors

I currently have only one eventually I would like to do 2 or 3 but for now just the one.

 

So my question is what card, what after market card, and other tips for switching card and crossfire.

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

for the love of science please select plain text in Pcpartpicker.

[dragoon20005]

yes you can use the 280X which is a rebrand of the HD7970

 

when you get back your Sapphire

 

be sure to clock up a bit higher to match the speed of the 280X 

[D00mDragon]

ok wich one should I get I believe it has to be no more than a 2 slot for my motherboard. also APrettyCoolWalrus I don't know how to do that but I will look into it. 

[dragoon20005]

ok wich one should I get I believe it has to be no more than a 2 slot for my motherboard. also APrettyCoolWalrus I don't know how to do that but I will look into it. 

check MSI,Gigabyte, Sapphire and PowerColor

 

when you complete your build on PCPartPicker there is a button near the right saying export/markup

 

press that then select the second option BBCode