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295X2 Quadfire

Watlinguk

Watlinguk

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Hi guys currently own a XFX AMD 295X2 (Full system specs in sig) Currently playing at 1440P, no plans to go 4k until at least next year
I have an opportunity to buy a second 295X2 for £280 which I think is a steal.

Just want to know if anyone has had any experiences with this setup please? I've read a lot of reviews and the games that seem to scale well are the ones I play and the ones that don't scale well I don't even own so that's not too much of an issue.

Just looking for peoples experiences if possible :D
 
Watlinguk said:
Hi guys currently own a XFX AMD 295X2 (Full system specs in sig) Currently playing at 1440P, no plans to go 4k until at least next year
I have an opportunity to buy a second 295X2 for £280 which I think is a steal.

Just want to know if anyone has had any experiences with this setup please? I've read a lot of reviews and the games that seem to scale well are the ones I play and the ones that don't scale well I don't even own so that's not too much of an issue.

Just looking for peoples experiences if possible :D
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£280 is a steal, do it do it do it... but i suppose i would say that. :p

To be fair though, I've ran 295x2 QuadFire at 4K so i can attest to its quiet performance. :)

At 1440P there won't be video memory issues, so if you system is capable then go for it. Just have a think about airflow, because you won't want both cards dumping heat in the case.
 
AMDMatt said:
£280 is a steal, do it do it do it... but i suppose i would say that. :p

To be fair though, I've ran 295x2 QuadFire at 4K so i can attest to its quiet performance. :)

At 1440P there won't be video memory issues, so if you system is capable then go for it. Just have a think about airflow, because you won't want both cards dumping heat in the case.
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Haha :D

My only issue is they will literally be side by side with a very minimal gap, and the superflower 1300W is worrying me, especially when I read other reviews on the net. I don't know if this can run past its rating of 1300W effectively?
 
Watlinguk said:
Haha :D

My only issue is they will literally be side by side with a very minimal gap, and the superflower 1300W is worrying me, especially when I read other reviews on the net. I don't know if this can run past its rating of 1300W effectively?
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You seriously thinking of getting it for 1440p ? Crazy hehehhe

Overkill is so BAWS :D
 
africanos23 said:
You seriously thinking of getting it for 1440p ? Crazy hehehhe

Overkill is so BAWS :D
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My thinking is this setup will last for so long and when I do eventually upgrade to 4k the performance should be there as well.

AMDMatt, did you notice increased micro stuttering when running the two you had please?
 
Watlinguk said:
Haha :D

My only issue is they will literally be side by side with a very minimal gap, and the superflower 1300W is worrying me, especially when I read other reviews on the net. I don't know if this can run past its rating of 1300W effectively?
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Don't be worried, you could run these cards stock on a 1000W SuperFlower PSU with an overclocked cpu without a problem.

Watlinguk said:
My thinking is this setup will last for so long and when I do eventually upgrade to 4k the performance should be there as well.

AMDMatt, did you notice increased micro stuttering when running the two you had please?
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Not in any game that didn't have well known, notorious issues on multi gpu setups, regardless of vendor. ;)
 
jupiter_man said:
I thought quadfire support is not good on these AA titles?
thats what I heard when I was trying to do 2 x 7990
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Interested to hear what these 'AA' titles are. From my understanding it was a couple of Ubisoft GameWorks titles, (now have a profile) Dying Light (profile disabled while Techland fix a bug) and Elite Dangerous. (profile in the works)

Not sure any of those are AA titles, but i guess your mileage may vary.

Might as well point out Total War Atilla, working on Crossfire but no SLI profile. Remember that Nvidia game Shadow Of Mordor? We had a Crossfire profile long before they did.

Long story short, swings and roundabouts.
 
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I run two of these in quadfire and to be honest I don't have many problems, and for that price just do it even if it is overkill.
 
£280 you say? Bargain...

I would buy one right now without hesitation, let me know if you don't want it :D
 
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