r9 390 crossfire

[Kyundere]

hey all, i just wanted to get some input from anyone that has done it as of now. With the gtx 1080 and 1070 around the corner, im hoping that there might be a drop in price, and i want to snag a second 390. is it even worth getting a second card? also with the particular card that i have, the PowerColor PCS+ model, which is a triple slot card, would it be alright to have a 2nd of the same card, or should i get one that has a blower style cooler on it? any input is appreciated, thank you.

[Mohenjo]

selling your 390 for 250 and then picking up a 1070 might be a better choice. a single powerful card is always better then 2 because fuck crossfire/sli. 

[samcool55]

If it's a good idea, no idea.

But if you would get one, i would get a 2-slot cooler with an open design, unless you have bad airflow.

[Morgan MLGman]

AFAIK there's no blower style 390s. Get the PowerColor as their coolers are beefy and they have aggressive fan curves to maintain low temperatures which is good for crossfire

[Kyundere]

1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

selling your 390 for 250 and then picking up a 1070 might be a better choice. a single powerful card is always better then 2 because fuck crossfire/sli. 

yeah i was thinking about doing that, but im waiting for benchmarks for the 1070

[Torn]

I'm in the same boat as you, single 390 considering a 2nd with a jump from 1080@60hz to either 1440 or 140hz.

[Kyundere]

1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

AFAIK there's no blower style 390s. Get the PowerColor as their coolers are beefy and they have aggressive fan curves to maintain low temperatures which is good for crossfire

there's the reference card, and there's also a card that xfx makes, but i don't know if i would even want to bother using it because it's just the old reference 290/x cooler

[Morgan MLGman]

16 minutes ago, Kyundere said:

there's the reference card, and there's also a card that xfx makes, but i don't know if i would even want to bother using it because it's just the old reference 290/x cooler

There are no reference 390s for sale I believe

[GiSWiG]

My plan is to sell my R9 390 because my PSU won't handle two but it might handle two 1070s. I'll get one 1070 now and then maybe another a year or so later. I think I'm going with the Founder's Edition.

[Malaki Titi]

16 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

There are no reference 390s for sale I believe

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-1000MHz-Graphics-Cards-R9-390P-8BD6/dp/B01AWGY6II/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1463518951&sr=1-7&keywords=r9+390

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150759&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=r9_390-_-14-150-759-_-Product

[Morgan MLGman]

46 minutes ago, Malaki Titi said:

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-1000MHz-Graphics-Cards-R9-390P-8BD6/dp/B01AWGY6II/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1463518951&sr=1-7&keywords=r9+390

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150759&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=r9_390-_-14-150-759-_-Product

With the old cooler? I count those as non-existant as nobody should get them