Advantage of Crossfire gaming AMD R9 270X cards?

[gtgm_110]

I currently have a R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 card in in my system. If I were to buy a second card that was identical and run them both in Crossfire, how much of an improvement in gaming would I see?

For example, I can run Skyrim and Battlefield 3 on medium to high settings and keep the FPS above 100 at all times. How much would a second card improve FPS in those games?

Thanks!

 

[saggers123]

you will see like a r9 290's performance.
& check the psu if it can handle that.

 

[gtgm_110]

you will see like a r9 290's performance.
& check the psu if it can handle that.

Thank you. I've been considering switching my 270x out for a 290 soon though because the prices on ebay are very reasonable. My psu is a powerhouse too so I'm good on that front

 

[Andrew Buck]

As a first-hand user, I will tell you that you will love it. Skyrim can easily max out at 200fps (don't turn off VSync, bugs for days). Battlefield can easily stay around 100 at Ultra. Don't get Catalyst 14.9, though. It may have broken one of my cards.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2450361

 

[gtgm_110]

As a first-hand user, I will tell you that you will love it. Skyrim can easily max out at 200fps (don't turn off VSync, bugs for days). Battlefield can easily stay around 100 at Ultra. Don't get Catalyst 14.9, though. It may have broken one of my cards.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2450361

Thanks! Like I said in the comment above yours, I was considering selling the 270x and buying a 290 but getting another 270x would be cheaper and I don't really need much more power than those two crossfired. I have a full-size NZXT Phantom case so I have plenty of room and the option to install more fans if needed

 

[Andrew Buck]

As a first-hand user, I will tell you that you will love it. Skyrim can easily max out at 200fps (don't turn off VSync, bugs for days). Battlefield can easily stay around 100 at Ultra. Don't get Catalyst 14.9, though. It may have broken one of my cards.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2450361

Thanks! Like I said in the comment above yours, I was considering selling the 270x and buying a 290 but getting another 270x would be cheaper and I don't really need much more power than those two crossfired. I have a full-size NZXT Phantom case so I have plenty of room and the option to install more fans if needed

I would get another 270X if your PSU is sufficient. The only downside is more heat output and another point of failure.

 

[gtgm_110]

As a first-hand user, I will tell you that you will love it. Skyrim can easily max out at 200fps (don't turn off VSync, bugs for days). Battlefield can easily stay around 100 at Ultra. Don't get Catalyst 14.9, though. It may have broken one of my cards.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2450361

Out of curiosity, did Catalyst 14.9.1 fix your problems? I heard 14.9 caused a lot of people problems but the new beta supposedly fixed most of them

 

[Andrew Buck]

As a first-hand user, I will tell you that you will love it. Skyrim can easily max out at 200fps (don't turn off VSync, bugs for days). Battlefield can easily stay around 100 at Ultra. Don't get Catalyst 14.9, though. It may have broken one of my cards.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2450361

Out of curiosity, did Catalyst 14.9.1 fix your problems? I heard 14.9 caused a lot of people problems but the new beta supposedly fixed most of them

I have not yet, no. I may turn on my second card soon, but it will be a lot of work to test.

 

[gtgm_110]

As a first-hand user, I will tell you that you will love it. Skyrim can easily max out at 200fps (don't turn off VSync, bugs for days). Battlefield can easily stay around 100 at Ultra. Don't get Catalyst 14.9, though. It may have broken one of my cards.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2450361

Out of curiosity, did Catalyst 14.9.1 fix your problems? I heard 14.9 caused a lot of people problems but the new beta supposedly fixed most of them

I have not yet, no. I may turn on my second card soon, but it will be a lot of work to test.

Alright, just checking. I haven't downloaded 14.9 but I'll probably try the beta driver out once my second card comes in. Hopefully my pc won't slowly melt into a pile of molten steel lol