Already have an HD7950, is xfire worth it?

[roozor]

I've got a HIS ICEQ HD7950 which overclocks like a mad man. All games run pretty great but i've noticed a recent price drop in the 7950, is it worth picking up another now? I hear xfire isn't that good

Using i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz and 12GB ram.

 

[humbug]

I've got a HIS ICEQ HD7950 which overclocks like a mad man. All games run pretty great but i've noticed a recent price drop in the 7950, is it worth picking up another now? I hear xfire isn't that good

Using i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz and 12GB ram.

Xfire was not good in the past but its not bad now, pretty good apparently.

 

[oldestgregg]

Its worth it. My 7970s were beasts and on single monitor,the microstutter issues are pretty much sorted

 

[shankly1985]

Its worth it. My 7970s were beasts and on single monitor,the microstutter issues are pretty much sorted

Really worth it... My two run all games super smooth, even bf4 beta.

 

[tommybhoy]

Its worth it.

Really worth it...

This...

If you need/crave the power and you play lots of fps/AAA titles, they usually have good scaling BF4 Beta is running very well@1080p 120Hz.

If you play mmo's though, CrossFire is pretty pointless as it has little to zero scaling afaik.

 

[Hades]

Crossfire 7950 is just about the best bang for buck you can get right now.

 

[Thaifood]

Sorry to high jack the thread, but how bad would it be to xfire the cards when second PCI slot is only 4x?

 

[arc@css]

Sorry to high jack the thread, but how bad would it be to xfire the cards when second PCI slot is only 4x?

What I've been told is that although the loss in performance isn't that much, you still might see a reduction of anything between 5 - 15%.

 

[Thaifood]

So it's not too bad I guest as the price of the 7950 are pretty cheap at the moment

 

[cobbly123]

Yes go for it, been using 2 for over a year no probs

 

[Hades]

What PSU do you have?

 

[LtMatt]

Sorry to high jack the thread, but how bad would it be to xfire the cards when second PCI slot is only 4x?

What I've been told is that although the loss in performance isn't that much, you still might see a reduction of anything between 5 - 15%.

So it's not too bad I guest as the price of the 7950 are pretty cheap at the moment

I tested this a while back. I found it to be between 1-10%, with 10% being a rare and worst case scenario. What you will find is the gpu in the x4 slot never works at full capacity. Instead it sits at 85-95%.

 

[Thaifood]

My pc specs are
i5 2500K @ 4.4GHz / Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler / Asus P8Z68-V LE /Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz / Sapphire HD 7950 vapour x 1100/5000mhz / 120 GB Samsung SSD 840 Series/ 1TB HDDx2/ corsair hx650 psu / LG IPS225

 

[bigmac121]

Roozor..I got a 2nd one cause they were cheap. Well worth it!

 

[Richeh]

My pc specs are
i5 2500K @ 4.4GHz / Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler / Asus P8Z68-V LE /Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz / Sapphire HD 7950 vapour x 1100/5000mhz / 120 GB Samsung SSD 840 Series/ 1TB HDDx2/ corsair hx650 psu / LG IPS225

Am thinking of doing the same as you and can say with almost certainty you will need a new PSU 750w minimum. It's the same reason why I haven't flat out purchased another, my 600w PSU will probably fall over!

 

[roozor]

THanks for the replies guys!

 

[Thaifood]

Grr that's what u was afraid of.. Don't really want to get a new psu.. This one is perry new as it is

 

[old gamer]

with the 7950's so low in price at the mo, if i had one i would get another without a doubt, when i bought my first 7970 i paid more than what you can get 7950 xfire now