R9 390 Cant crossfire?

[gamerdude1989]

hey guys

just recieved my radeon r9 390 8gb graphics card,
and realised it doesnt have the usual crossfire connector finger on it?

can you not crossfire these cards???

cheers

 

[meldarthx]

hey guys

just recieved my radeon r9 390 8gb graphics card,
and realised it doesnt have the usual crossfire connector finger on it?

can you not crossfire these cards???

cheers

It doesn't use the cable or fingers anymore to crossfire this is all done through pci-e bus. Its much smoother this way compared to the old way. 390 can do up to quad crossfire.

 

[UTmaniac]

Might be done internally, via the PCI-E slots, like the higher end R9 2xx cards?

 

[fs123]

It doesn't use the cable or fingers anymore to crossfire this is all done through pci-e bus. Its much smoother this way compared to the old way. 390 can do up to quad crossfire.

The OP is behind with the times. They did away with the crossfire bridge cable when the 200 series was released.

 

[gamerdude1989]

oh haha, well ive just upgraded pc, from a core 2 quad, with a 6850 1gb
so yeahh, a little behind.

oooo nice, so i just activate CF in CCC???

 

[snips86x]

oh haha, well ive just upgraded pc, from a core 2 quad, with a 6850 1gb
so yeahh, a little behind.

oooo nice, so i just activate CF in CCC???

Yes

 

[gamerdude1989]

Yes

Sweeeet, Thankyou

Also, Whats peoples opinions to VTX brand?
thats the brand of my r9 390, it seams very well built.
nice alloy shroud, huge copper heat pipes, and nice strong back plate..
but ive never heard of them before i bought it..

cheers

 

[fs123]

oh haha, well ive just upgraded pc, from a core 2 quad, with a 6850 1gb
so yeahh, a little behind.

oooo nice, so i just activate CF in CCC???

Yes, when you buy another 390 or 390X. Not with your old 6850

 

[gamerdude1989]

Yes, when you buy another 390 or 390X. Not with your old 6850

oh the Core 2 quad and 6850 system have had funerals..
i peltier cooled the cpu and gpu, and overclocked the nuts out of it..
and then turned the peltier over to hot side, and fried the nuts out of everything

 

[Marine-RX179]

Forget about the idea of going crossfiring the 390 completely, unless you are going to upgrade your CPU to something faster than the FX6300, or running at higher res than 1920.

 

[gamerdude1989]

i dont buy intel.. i dislike intel...
the only reason i had a core 2 quad, was because i got given it a few years back..

ive seen people crossfiring good cards, on AMD FX chips, yealding good results..
whats wrong with AMD chips?

ive also seen AMD chips overclocked and giving very similar results to a 3570k on stock speeds..
But if i had a 3570k stock, people would say its fine to CF with it, but an AMD chip thats overclocked to give same results, Isnt?
i dont understand.

ive ran CF 5870's on an Athlon II 640 Quad Core. With no noticeable issues.
with GPU's 100%ing

 

[snips86x]

i dont buy intel.. i dislike intel...
the only reason i had a core 2 quad, was because i got given it a few years back..

ive seen people crossfiring good cards, on AMD FX chips, yealding good results..
whats wrong with AMD chips?

Where to start

Run hot, not as efficient as Intel, slower, more power hungry.....

 

[gamerdude1989]

There's overclocking and watercooling for that

 

[PaulyD]

That's when the power consumption goes through the roof!

 

[This never ends well]

You shouldn't need to crossfire anyway, unless your gaming at 1440p or 4k.