ASUS Radeon R9 280X (x2) crossfire bottle neck i5 4670 non k

[Kamdead]

Hi,
I recently got a credit back on my doa ghz 7970 now upgrading to the new r9 280x. I plan to crossfire later on and worndering will my i5 4670 bottleneck the cards? Also could anyone explain the real difference between thee two asus cards?
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1559&products_id=25324
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1559&products_id=25323

Thanks in advance guys

 

[IAMEXTREME]

No it will not bottleneck

 

[IAMEXTREME]

The ASUS R9 280X DirectCUII TOP 3GB uses the best TOP rated cores for the maximum overclocking potential and coolest running temperatures. Paired with a powerful dual slot DirectCUII cooler, this card provides an overclocked core clock of 1070Mhz paired with 3GB of 6400Mhz GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus. Supports 3 displays using AMD EyeFinity technology, PCI-Express 3.0, backed by a 3 year warranty.

The ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII V2 TOP 3GB uses the best TOP rated cores for the maximum overclocking potential and coolest running temperatures. Paired with a powerful triple slot DirectCUII cooler, this card provides an overclocked core clock of 1070Mhz paired with 3GB of 6000Mhz GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus. Supports 6 displays using AMD EyeFinity technology, PCI-Express 3.0, backed by a 3 year warranty.

 

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Also could anyone explain the real difference between thee two asus cards?

If you look carefully, one is a 2-slot card while the other is a 3-slot affair.

 

[Kamdead]

Thanks for the replys guys. Is there any advantage to having a 3 slot? Otherwise I I'll go with the 2 slot. Wicked, was affrid my cpu wouldnt handle twp.

 

[IAMEXTREME]

Thanks for the replys guys. Is there any advantage to having a 3 slot? Otherwise I I'll go with the 2 slot. Wicked, was affrid my cpu wouldnt handle twp.

2 will be just fine and you may want to close the thread.

 

[potpolima]

go for it