3 way r9 290x crossfirex (micro-stuttering)

[kurakuraninja90]

Hi guys, I intend to add another r9 290x(MSI Gaming). Is it worth it? do you think it will reduce/eliminate the micro stuttering?

My current system spec:
i7 4790k 4.4ghz 1.180v
Gigabyte z97x Gaming GT
Corsair Vengeance red ddr3 32gb 2400mhz
2x Gigabyte GV-R929XOC-4GD R9 290X Windforce OC (2way crossfirex)
Corsair h100i
Kingston hyperx 3k 256gb(OS)
Samsung 850 evo 500gb(System)
HDD 500gb
Corsair Ax1500i
Casing Full Tower Cooler Master Storm Trooper with side window

Thanks in advance

 

[Andres de Groot]

I think that it is better to wait because next month Amd is gonna release there R9 390X.

I should wait.....sell those 2 R9 290X`s & buy 1 or 2 R9 390X`s

Rumors go that the R9 390X is gonna be a beast

 

[drixkarasu]

Adding a third card will not eliminate micro stuttering, it might make the problem even worse.
I think it would be best to wait for the R9 300 GPUs.

 

[Andres de Groot]

what monitor(s) do you have???

Because maybe the stuttering problem is or are your screen(s)

 

[Sergeant_Sneaky]

Generally the more cards, the more input lag and stuttering. There's not a lot 2 290x's cant handle, why would you need a third?

 

[kurakuraninja90]

Hi guys, my monitor is asus pb278q, and considering to buy asus mg279q.

I'm just wondering, according to this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_stuttering , adding the 3rd card will be as smooth as single card.

Yeah, I think wait & see is the best for now.

 

[bystander]

Hi guys, my monitor is asus pb278q, and considering to buy asus mg279q.

I'm just wondering, according to this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_stuttering , adding the 3rd card will be as smooth as single card.

Yeah, I think wait & see is the best for now.

I've seen one test on this, and it was done before AMD added Crossfire frame metering. It appeared it have only helped because it caused a CPU bottleneck in the tests done. Once there was a CPU bottleneck, it was forced into a sort of frame metering situation.

Now that there is frame metering in the drivers, there is no help in that regard and you increase latency, heat, noise and artifact issues by adding more cards.

 

[kurakuraninja90]

Thanks for the answer.