Going to ask a silly question..

[Techen]

Sorry, I might be being stupid but am going to ask

Since the 295x2 is two 290x chips, Could I buy a 290x card to run along with my 295x2 in crossfire or is that impossible? Would I have to get another 295x2 to run with crossfire?

Cheers.

 

[Heisenberg]

Yeah, I think it should work. Why do you need 4 290X though? Lol

 

[Techen]

Yeah, I think it should work. Why do you need 4 290X though? Lol

4?

I only wanted another one, I want to run a 295x2 and a 290x in crossfire.

And why? I run a 4k display and want 60fps in BF4 on ultra, to do this I expect I still need another 290x. I get drops to around 40 FPS at times.

 

[thefogo]

Yeah it would work

 

[Captain]

Yeah it's fine, they'll run in tri fire

 

[Techen]

Okay, Does it need to be the same make? Like sapphire is the make of my 295x2? Or can I pick any make to go with it.

 

[Confused Stu]

Any make is fine. You can even run a 290 alongside the 295X2 if you really want (but I'd go with a 290X personally)

 

[Techen]

Thanks, Is there any decent 290x cards/prices going about? Didn't want to break my bank account again on another 295x2 so a 290x is prefect tbh.

 

[Techen]

XFX have a sale on, Any good or avoid? I'll be most likely shoving a waterblock on it so cooling isnt a issue.

 

[Boomstick777]

Isn't the 295X2 enough for you?

 

[LtMatt]

Sorry, I might be being stupid but am going to ask

Since the 295x2 is two 290x chips, Could I buy a 290x card to run along with my 295x2 in crossfire or is that impossible? Would I have to get another 295x2 to run with crossfire?

Cheers.

That will work fine. Actually, you could also pair it with a 290P. You could even add two 290P/X cards if desired, assuming your motherboard,psu and case are capable.

 

[Techen]

Isn't the 295X2 enough for you?

As I said above, I still get HUGE drops in FPS playing any 4K game. Sure a lot of them don't support crossfire meaning the 295x2 is a useless 290x card but the few games that do support crossfire still I would say need a extra 290x if you wanna play on ultra

 

[Techen]

That will work fine. Actually, you could also pair it with a 290P. You could even add two 290P/X cards if desired, assuming your motherboard,psu and case are capable.

Awesome AMD vendor rep XD Thank you.

 

[Boomstick777]

As I said above, I still get HUGE drops in FPS playing any 4K game. Sure a lot of them don't support crossfire meaning the 295x2 is a useless 290x card but the few games that do support crossfire still I would say need a extra 290x if you wanna play on ultra

Ah I must have missed the part about 4K. Yeah with 4K you need all the performance you can get . Although tbh I would probably be tempted just to run the single dual GPU 295x2 and drop a couple of settings to get playable fps. Save yourself some money. Then get two Pirate Islands GPU's next year..

 

[Techen]

Ah I must have missed the part about 4K. Yeah with 4K you need all the performance you can get . Although tbh I would probably be tempted just to run the single dual GPU 295x2 and drop a couple of settings to get playable fps. Save yourself some money. Then get two Pirate Islands GPU's next year..

For sure but am one of those people that if I can't play ultra I get annoyed >:C

 

[Heisenberg]

4?

I only wanted another one, I want to run a 295x2 and a 290x in crossfire.

And why? I run a 4k display and want 60fps in BF4 on ultra, to do this I expect I still need another 290x. I get drops to around 40 FPS at times.

Sorry mate, I misread. Must have been too early on a sat morning for me lol