do i need the same card for crossfire?

[levsingh]

hello guys i have a asus r9 290x reference and i am going crossfire soon so should I go for the same asus one or there are other cheaper options available like his and xfx. so?

[Askew]

any 290x will crossfire with it

[AlwaysFSX]

So long as it's the same chip (290x) it'll work. Pick whichever you want.

[levsingh]

So long as it's the same chip (290x) it'll work. Pick whichever you want.

will be any performance difference?

[Askew]

will be any performance difference?

 

Not if you have a reference card, no.

[levsingh]

Not if you have a reference card, no.

both will be reference

[dragoon20005]

290X will Crossfire with another 290X

 

it can even CrossFire with a 290