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Cheap Crossfire Machine

DrunkPenguinz
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As of right now, I have a Sapphire r9 270 and MSI R9 270, and I'm looking for a machine that can handle Crossfire. I was considering waiting and going with something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pwqgVn

But since that's around $700, I'm quite an impatient person, and want to get something now. As of right now, I have around $250 saved up in the bank, and I just want something that can handle at least ONE card, but something that could handle crossfire for cheap is all good. Looking to have something that I can upgrade, so I prefer a CPU with a LGA 1150 socket.

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why are you even doing crossfire with those low end cards...

 

buy one high end GPU, not two weak ones

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why are you even doing crossfire with those low end cards...

 

buy one high end GPU, not two weak ones

Because he already has them.

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Post an ad and see how many replies you'll get and how much you can get out of them. If you can get like $300USD from both cards, sell it and buy a 970. Otherwise then use these for the meantime. Change your SSD to a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB. You'll instantly kill through that 120GB and that SSD isn't the best, the 850 EVO costs twice as more but gives better speeds and reliability.

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Post an ad and see how many replies you'll get and how much you can get out of them. If you can get like $300USD from both cards, sell it and buy a 970. Otherwise then use these for the meantime. Change your SSD to a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB. You'll instantly kill through that 120GB and that SSD isn't the best, the 850 EVO costs twice as more but gives better speeds and reliability.

I'm not wanting to really use the build I have linked, that's more so what I want the final outcome to be, but I want a PC that can handle at least one R9 270 for around $250. Later, I will sell them and probably save up for a 980ti, or whatever is new by the end of the year.

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I'm not wanting to really use the build I have linked, that's more so what I want the final outcome to be, but I want a PC that can handle at least one R9 270 for around $250. Later, I will sell them and probably save up for a 980ti, or whatever is new by the end of the year.

So a system without the GPU that can handle an R9 270...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $256.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-06 23:35 EST-0500

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Because he already has them.

you know that you can sell GPUs on craigslist or ebay right...

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you know that you can sell GPUs on craigslist or ebay right...

But that takes effort, and you know how long it takes? And then you sell it for a large loss. 

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But that takes effort

welcome to life

 

and btw products lose most of their value when you take them out of the store, so its not like you gain anything by not selling them

 

other than the fact that they are worth more money now than they will in the future...lol

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