is Crossfire worth it in this set up?

[DefectedSOul]

Processor - AMD FX 8320 Black Edition (8 Cores @ 3.5GHz)
Cooler - Cooler Master: Hyper 212 EVO
Graphics Card - AMD Radeon Sapphire R9 270X 4GB OC edition
RAM - 2x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaw X (8GB DDR3 @ 1866)
Power Supply - 850watt EVGA SuperNOVA G2
Motherboard - GIGABYTE 970A-UD3P

the other PCIe slot is a 4x slot and i looked up some stuff and it didnt really seem to cause much of an impact on things
any suggestions?
thank you

 

[TechyInAZ]

x4 is fine, while there will be around a -3 fps or so, you'll get around 90% more fps because of the additional card.

 

[RCFProd]

I only suggest crossfire/SLI setups with higher end cards. 1 High end card is better than 2 mid-end cards because of limited support for many games or simply no support at all. Then you go on to use 1 mid-end gpu for a game that doesn't support it and you get dissapointing results. Many modern games, mostly console optimised ones, have either limited or no crossfire/SLI support.

I'm not a fan of this idea.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It doesn't support Dual cards , you want at least another x8 lane.

Another card would be a waste in this setup.

 

[DefectedSOul]

It doesn't support Dual cards , you want at least another x8 lane.

Another card would be a waste in this setup.

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4717#ov
it says it does on the site 🙁

 

[DefectedSOul]

I only suggest crossfire/SLI setups with higher end cards. 1 High end card is better than 2 mid-end cards because of limited support for many games or simply no support at all. Then you go on to use 1 mid-end gpu for a game that doesn't support it and you get dissapointing results. Many modern games, mostly console optimised ones, have either limited or no crossfire/SLI support.

I'm not a fan of this idea.

I know what you mean. I mean like the r9 270x can run most of my games maxed out or near max. and i have thought about getting a better card and putting in but i dont want to just turn my card into a paper weight.
plus a higher end card is around 300$ish and up and another card like i have is around 170ish$ and most things ive read say that 2 270xs out preform a single 280x and in some cases out preform the 290x
but then like you said the compatibility with crossfire support comes it to play

 

[RCFProd]

I only suggest crossfire/SLI setups with higher end cards. 1 High end card is better than 2 mid-end cards because of limited support for many games or simply no support at all. Then you go on to use 1 mid-end gpu for a game that doesn't support it and you get dissapointing results. Many modern games, mostly console optimised ones, have either limited or no crossfire/SLI support.

I'm not a fan of this idea.

I know what you mean. I mean like the r9 270x can run most of my games maxed out or near max. and i have thought about getting a better card and putting in but i dont want to just turn my card into a paper weight.
plus a higher end card is around 300$ish and up and another card like i have is around 170ish$ and most things ive read say that 2 270xs out preform a single 280x and in some cases out preform the 290x
but then like you said the compatibility with crossfire support comes it to play

I would sell the gpu and buy a higher end graphics card for stable performance.

 

[DefectedSOul]

I only suggest crossfire/SLI setups with higher end cards. 1 High end card is better than 2 mid-end cards because of limited support for many games or simply no support at all. Then you go on to use 1 mid-end gpu for a game that doesn't support it and you get dissapointing results. Many modern games, mostly console optimised ones, have either limited or no crossfire/SLI support.

I'm not a fan of this idea.

I know what you mean. I mean like the r9 270x can run most of my games maxed out or near max. and i have thought about getting a better card and putting in but i dont want to just turn my card into a paper weight.
plus a higher end card is around 300$ish and up and another card like i have is around 170ish$ and most things ive read say that 2 270xs out preform a single 280x and in some cases out preform the 290x
but then like you said the compatibility with crossfire support comes it to play

I would sell the gpu and buy a higher end graphics card for stable performance.

Alright ill look around and see is theres anything i could do with it
Suppose i could use it in my other PC tho it'd be a bit over kill on a pc that is just used for really light gaming and movies

 

[DefectedSOul]

I only suggest crossfire/SLI setups with higher end cards. 1 High end card is better than 2 mid-end cards because of limited support for many games or simply no support at all. Then you go on to use 1 mid-end gpu for a game that doesn't support it and you get dissapointing results. Many modern games, mostly console optimised ones, have either limited or no crossfire/SLI support.

I'm not a fan of this idea.

I know what you mean. I mean like the r9 270x can run most of my games maxed out or near max. and i have thought about getting a better card and putting in but i dont want to just turn my card into a paper weight.
plus a higher end card is around 300$ish and up and another card like i have is around 170ish$ and most things ive read say that 2 270xs out preform a single 280x and in some cases out preform the 290x
but then like you said the compatibility with crossfire support comes it to play

I would sell the gpu and buy a higher end graphics card for stable performance.

Its nothing im gonna jump on right away on especially with all the amd cards dropping in price. i might try getting one when the prices are lower or if they put out new cards in the near future. most of the games i play now are fine for now.
Thank you