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I have a VisionTek Radeon HD 6850 that i would likle to know if it is compatible with my ASRock Fatal1ty 970 Performance motherboard.

 

I would also like to know if it can crossfire with my Sapphire R9 270X 4GB OC.

 

I would also be interested in the max power consumption of this card.

 

I have tried hard to find compatibility. pcpartpicker doesnt even have a HD 6850 on the list of all cards

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The 270x isn't based on a previous card like the 280x, so no you can't

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB

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do u know about board compatibility

Not really, see if your board supports crossfire on it's website

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB

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my board supports 3-way crossfire and sli, will the HD 6850 work for extra monitors alongside the R9 270x and a 4.0GHz 1.3v FX-6300 with a 550w psu

It's worth a try, you can't really hurt anything

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB

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The 270x isn't based on a previous card like the 280x, so no you can't

The 270X is a re-branded 7870.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127761

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605

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what about power consumption

Depends on the power settings and clock settings out of the box. It differs between cards because not all of them use the same default settings.

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The 270x isn't a direct rebrand of the 7870, it's not the same architecture, so you can't. 

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB

How to Build A PC|Windows 10 Review Follow the CoC and don't be a scrub~soaringchicken

 

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Depends on the power settings and clock settings out of the box. It differs between cards because not all of them use the same default settings.

stock hd 6850 (should be reference reiteration from VisionTek); stock overclock sapphire 4gb r9 270x; 4.0GHz 1.3v FX-6300; nepton 240m; 2 HDD (will replace 1 hdd with an ssd with a new windows copy); 1 dvd drive; 2133MHz 2x 4gb ram; 550w psu

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The 270x isn't a direct rebrand of the 7870, it's not the same architecture, so you can't. 

 

Depends on the power settings and clock settings out of the box. It differs between cards because not all of them use the same default settings.

i have it installed now, it outputs to my tv, but i cant open catalyst control center

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i have it installed now, it outputs to my tv, but i cant open catalyst control center

reinstall catalyst with both cards installed?

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB

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The 270x isn't a direct rebrand of the 7870, it's not the same architecture, so you can't. 

I beg to differ. They're not 100% the same, but very close. (For example, their firmware is different)

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Also, Guru3D has this to say about the 270X. http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_r9_270x_hawk_review,4.html

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i have Omega driver for the r9 270x. it says in device management that it uses 13.251 

There's a similar thing on my end with NVIDIA's drivers with my GTX 970.

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should i reinstall since i added the new card

If everything is working fine, there's no need for it. Do you have Afterburner?

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can you run an amd and nvidia card independently in the same system

Yes, but is there a reason why you would want to do this?

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