R9 390 crossfire questions

[noremac258]

How are the 390s in crossfire? I don't mind the extra heat, noise, and power used I merely care about performance and game play.

 

I would get say a Fury X but they're hard to get and have inflated in price so a dual 390 seems to be my only option.  And I'd rather go for AMD this time and get a freesync monitor down the road.

 

 

How is micro stutter now a days? Is it in every game or is it hardly noticeable? If a game does have microsuttering is it enough to not allow you enjoy the game?

 

Thanks for reading

 

 

 

Edit: Forgot to add my specs

 

GTX 780

4790k

[thekeemo]

Microstutter is almost a non issue

Also have you considered a regular fury?

[noremac258]

Microstutter is almost a non issue

Also have you considered a regular fury?

 

I don't believe a regular fury would be enough of a performance increase over my Gtx 780. 

[thekeemo]

I don't believe a regular fury would be enough of a performance increase over my Gtx 780.

if you have a 780 you can wait another year for greenland/pascal

[noremac258]

if you have a 780 you can wait another year for greenland/pascal

 

I was thinking about waiting, but I'd rather this year then get a freesync monitor earlier next year.

[Morgan MLGman]

I was thinking about waiting, but I'd rather this year then get a freesync monitor earlier next year.

The R9 390's in Crossfire beat a GTX 980Ti in terms of raw performance, if you want AMD and you can afford this combo, you're good. Remember to get an appropriate CPU though =)

[Rolling Potatoe]

 

 

 

How is micro stutter now a days? Is it in every game or is it hardly noticeable? If a game does have microsuttering is it enough to not allow you enjoy the game?

 

 

Amd improved crossfire alot with the hawaii launch, personally I cant see any.

 

Expect 50-90% scaling in most supported games (new launches might take a few weeks, but the games that need a second gpu usually do get proper support),

fury x and 980ti should usually get smoked ot be on par at best.

 

Not that big a difference between a 780 and a 390 though....ebay for a second one?

[noremac258]

Amd improved crossfire alot with the hawaii launch, personally I cant see any.

 

Expect 50-90% scaling in most supported games (new launches might take a few weeks, but the games that need a second gpu usually do get proper support),

fury x and 980ti should usually get smoked ot be on par at best.

 

Not that big a difference between a 780 and a 390 though....ebay for a second one?

I feel 3gigs of vram would be a limiting factor in titles for the future/already is for some at 1440p + gsync monitors cost quite a bit more atm.

[Misanthrope]

I think a second 780 would be a lot more cost effective for you honestly. But if you wanna go for AMD then yes it's one of the most cost effective crossfire set ups, even more so if you can find dual 290s

[Enderman]

microstuttering is still there, especially with crossfire, but you wont notice it

it shouldnt be an issue at all for you

 

why not 390xs though?

[noremac258]

microstuttering is still there, especially with crossfire, but you wont notice it

it shouldnt be an issue at all for you

 

why not 390xs though?

Extra 200 cad for minimal performance increase

[Enderman]

Extra 200 cad for minimal performance increase

the 390x is not $200 more than the 390.....

at least not here in canada...

 

where the hell are you buying your parts from

[noremac258]

the 390x is not $200 more than the 390.....

at least not here in canada...

 

where the hell are you buying your parts from

100 more each for a total of 200 more

[Enderman]

100 more each for a total of 200 more

yeah...but you could say the same for a 380, also $200 less