R7 360 Crossfire?

[fastcar123]

Hey everyone.

 

Over the years I have accumulated 2 almost identical cards. I have 2 R7 360's. One is currently in my girlfriends gaming rig and the other is sitting on the shelf doing nothing.

 

I want to know if I can put both of the cards in her computer.

 

One card is an MSI R7 360 with 2GB of GDDR5. This card runs at 1100Mhz but easily overclocks to 1250MHz.

The other card is a Gigabyte R7 360 with 2GB of GDDR5. This card runs at 1200Mhz out of the box.

 

Her computer has a gigabyte 970A-ud3p Mobo and massive 450W PSU. I well aware that this psu will likely not handle that load, but I don't want to buy a new one if this setup doesn't work. She may also be inheriting my Asus 970 pro gaming mobo sometime in the near future.

 

Is it possible to crossfire these cards?

 

I only ask this question because I already own 2 of the same graphics card.

[phongle123]

8 minutes ago, fastcar123 said:

Is it possible to crossfire these cards?

Yes, brands don't matter. They all come from 1 company then rebranded. The GPUs only need to have the same chipset.

[thegoogler]

if your motherboard allows it and supports crossfire then yes. if the cards are too close together then only the bottom card will get enough cooling. i wouldn't because you already have a strong card.

 

hope this helps.

[fastcar123]

2 minutes ago, phongle123 said:

Yes, brands don't matter. They all come from 1 company then rebranded. The GPUs only need to have the same chipset.

ok cool. So it seems to be more motherboard dependent than anything else in this case.

1 minute ago, thegoogler said:

if your motherboard allows it and supports crossfire then yes. if the cards are too close together then only the bottom card will get enough cooling. i wouldn't because you already have a strong card.

 

hope this helps.

ill have to keep that in mind. My though was that since they were so small they would still be able to breath.

I have a strong card in my rig, but my girlfriend only has one of these weaker cards at the moment.

[thegoogler]

Just now, fastcar123 said:

ok cool. So it seems to be more motherboard dependent than anything else in this case.

ill have to keep that in mind. My though was that since they were so small they would still be able to breath.

I have a strong card in my rig, but my girlfriend only has one of these weaker cards at the moment.

 

oh ok then if you want do it, if they are small cards then it should be fine to crossfire them.

[phongle123]

1 minute ago, fastcar123 said:

ok cool. So it seems to be more motherboard dependent than anything else in this case.

ill have to keep that in mind. My though was that since they were so small they would still be able to breath.

I have a strong card in my rig, but my girlfriend only has one of these weaker cards at the moment.

If you put it too close together, it will definitely be able to breath. All GPU fans are static pressure fans I believe. But it just won't get as much as it possible can but it can still breath. Which is a little bad because the top card will be the most used card so more heat. So put the stronger card on top.

[thegoogler]

1 minute ago, phongle123 said:

If you put it too close together, it will definitely be able to breath. All GPU fans are static pressure fans I believe. But it just won't get as much as it possible can but it can still breath. Which is a little bad because the top card will be the most used card so more heat. So put the stronger card on top.

 

yeah i was more thinking of the bottom card restricting airflow to the top GPU, but you are right.

[fastcar123]

the msi card has a heat sink the covers the vrm. It runs at 1100Mhz

the gigabyte card doesn't cover the vrm and runs at 1200. Oddly enough. Which should be the main card and which should be the bottom card?