r9 290x crossfire vs r9 295x2

[fgin23]

Hey everyone, I'm stuck deciding which option to go for.
The r9 295x2 is $660 AR on newegg and the r9 290x cf would be $580 AR.
Is there a performance difference between them? Thanks

 

[Suztera]

Depends on what R9 290X you get. R9 295x2 is two R9 290X 4GB in crossfire but on one pcb.

 

[fgin23]

Depends on what R9 290X you get. R9 295x2 is two R9 290X 4GB in crossfire but on one pcb.

I was thinking on either the powercolor pcs+ or the msi lightning edition ones.

 

[sammy sung]

Mild gains when going with the 295x2. Also it's cooler is a bit better, yielding less heat issues than crossfiring 290x

 

[fgin23]

Mild gains when going with the 295x2. Also it's cooler is a bit better, yielding less heat issues than crossfiring 290x

In your opinion, is the extra $80 for the r9 295x2 enough to justify the gains?

 

[sammy sung]

I mean, a couple months ago I bought an R9-290 with the idea in mind that I'd get another for crossfire. I've managed excellent temperatures with the stock aftermarket company coolers provided. Haven't had to set up a loop for them, and probably never will. Both my ASUS cards keep under full load at around 69-75C. If I disable crossfire, the main card doesn't even break 70.

Before this I had dual R9-280's and I only had these with the idea that I'd upgrade to an R9-295x2 when it became financially acceptable. It didn't. I know AMD made small tweaks to the boards on the dual gpu on single pcb build, so you do see very mild gains, and possibly less tearing. I wouldn't say it's worth $80 though.