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Which is better? DUAL

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Crossfire scaling is usually better.

Thats why a 290x CFX comes real close/matches to a 980 sli.

And a 290x has all the vramz

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Power output is not a problem I can always get a higher PSU. I want to know if SLI or Crossfire is better. The cards would be the 970 or the 290x. I just want to know what is better at it's job whether it be SLI or Crossfire, nothing else off the side of this matters.

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Dude they do the exact same thing, how is this a question?

The thing is I have heard SLI is better optimized than Crossfire.

Since you already have a 970, just get another

 

What resolution are we talking? The 970s would win in 1440p or lower, and 290x's in 4k

That is my planned build. It will be 2 1080p upgraded to 3 1080p.

Crossfire scaling is usually better.

Thats why a 290x CFX comes real close/matches to a 980 sli.

So Crossfire is better than SLI and it would be more beneficial for 2 290x for 3 1080p?

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The thing is I have heard SLI is better optimized than Crossfire.

That is my planned build. It will be 2 1080p upgraded to 3 1080p.

So Crossfire is better than SLI and it would be more beneficial for 2 290x for 3 1080p?

Than 970x2?

Yes

Lets all ripperoni in pepperoni

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A dual 290x will also be better because of all the vram

What if I just went with one card? The 290x or 970? I'm in the deciding stage of if I want a second GPU or not.

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