Hi,
Many thanks in advance! Please read my situation before pointing out the obvious
My CrossfireX related questions are:
What are the consequences of a game using more VRAM than what's available on a discrete card setup?
Does the answer to the above change with a CrossfireX setup?
How much VRAM does, for instance, Crysis 3 use at Ultra settings at 1080p?
My predicament:
2 x 2Gb R9 270X
OR
1 x 3Gb R9 280X?
Please do not advise to go with Nvidia/ SLI. This is based purely on maximizing a tight budget.
The situation: My local PC shop has some pre-order specials on the following:
270X: PowerColor AXR9 270X 2GBD5-DH/OC Radeon R9 270X 2G... (R 4900 for 2)
280X: XFX Double D R9-280X-TDFD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-b... (R 4000)
The obvious choice would be to go Crossfire on the 270X, but my primary reason for getting this PC is to play Skyrim with over 200 mods .. And I've heard that over-modded Skyrim can use more than 2Gb of VRAM. And from what I've read CrossfireX doesn't sum of the VRAM of the two cards. I am going to be gaming at 1080p.
From what I see I'll definitely be getting a better price-performance ratio overall going with the 270's, but it's not what I want if they cannot handle 'my' Skyrim. Not to mention the 280X has far superior cooling.
Please advise! Sorry for the long post.
I am planning on building a new gaming PC.
i5 3470 CPU
MSI z77-GD65 MoBO
1Tb HDD
120Gb Samsung EVO SSD
XFX 80+ 750W PSU
16Gb (8x2) 1600 DDR3 RAM
Deepcool Neptwin CPU Cooler
27" LED Samsung Monitor
GPU: Will be decided on here
The components I've mentioned above are set in stone as they are being offered on 30%-50% discounts at my local PC shop. (So I won't change them) Also, I'm from South Africa so please do not recommend me other specials or anything as I'll have to pay a butt-load of shipping and import fees just to get stuff in here
AND NO I DO NOT RIDE MY LION TO UNIVERSITY
Many thanks in advance! Please read my situation before pointing out the obvious
My CrossfireX related questions are:
What are the consequences of a game using more VRAM than what's available on a discrete card setup?
Does the answer to the above change with a CrossfireX setup?
How much VRAM does, for instance, Crysis 3 use at Ultra settings at 1080p?
My predicament:
2 x 2Gb R9 270X
OR
1 x 3Gb R9 280X?
Please do not advise to go with Nvidia/ SLI. This is based purely on maximizing a tight budget.
The situation: My local PC shop has some pre-order specials on the following:
270X: PowerColor AXR9 270X 2GBD5-DH/OC Radeon R9 270X 2G... (R 4900 for 2)
280X: XFX Double D R9-280X-TDFD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-b... (R 4000)
The obvious choice would be to go Crossfire on the 270X, but my primary reason for getting this PC is to play Skyrim with over 200 mods .. And I've heard that over-modded Skyrim can use more than 2Gb of VRAM. And from what I've read CrossfireX doesn't sum of the VRAM of the two cards. I am going to be gaming at 1080p.
From what I see I'll definitely be getting a better price-performance ratio overall going with the 270's, but it's not what I want if they cannot handle 'my' Skyrim. Not to mention the 280X has far superior cooling.
Please advise! Sorry for the long post.
I am planning on building a new gaming PC.
i5 3470 CPU
MSI z77-GD65 MoBO
1Tb HDD
120Gb Samsung EVO SSD
XFX 80+ 750W PSU
16Gb (8x2) 1600 DDR3 RAM
Deepcool Neptwin CPU Cooler
27" LED Samsung Monitor
GPU: Will be decided on here
The components I've mentioned above are set in stone as they are being offered on 30%-50% discounts at my local PC shop. (So I won't change them) Also, I'm from South Africa so please do not recommend me other specials or anything as I'll have to pay a butt-load of shipping and import fees just to get stuff in here
AND NO I DO NOT RIDE MY LION TO UNIVERSITY