Can I crossfire two different brand r9 290s?

[Justin781]

I currently have a visiontek r9 290 and I was wondering if I will be able to crossfire it with another r9 290 of a different brand. Would it be okay if the two cards were clocked differently?

 

[AreFlame]

Yes but do note, if you crossfire a card which is at 1050mhz and another card at 1020mhz the 1050mhz card will downclock itself to the lower clocked car which is indeed the 1020mhz card.

 

[questkid44]

Yes, It will work great, except will run at the lower clock speed of the two. So overclock them to the same if you can... If I may ask, which 2 brands are you CF?

 

[Justin781]

Yes, It will work great, except will run at the lower clock speed of the two. So overclock them to the same if you can... If I may ask, which 2 brands are you CF?

I currently have a visiontek model and I'm looking on ebay for the cheapest r9 290 lol

 

[questkid44]

Yeah, As long as you dont get a reference card, you should be able to OC at least to the equivalent clock speed on both cards.