Markoff Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 54 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 90 Topic Count: 497 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4550 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 2338 Achievement Points: 32391 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1965 Device: Windows Posted September 25, 2013 HI ALL CAN YOU USE 2 DIFFERENT GRAPHICS CARD IN CROSSFIRE ? I HAVE A SAPPHIRE 7950 X 3GB VAPOUR X EDITION CARD BUT COULD I USE A SAPPHIRE AMD RADEON HD 7950 X3 GB CARD IN CROSSFIRE WITH IT ? ALL DO THE CARDS HAVE TO BE THE SAME MODEL ?? THANKS ................. Awards
Sammy Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.91 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted September 25, 2013 Pretty sure it doesnt matter the brand name so long as the model numbers are the same. Also from what I understand if the two cards have different ram sizes both will use the lower of the two. Even if one has more. PingLo and Markoff 2 Awards
FunkyChickn Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 2982 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 342 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 314 Achievement Points: 2774 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:08 PM Device: iPhone Posted September 25, 2013 you can do that no problem. I did the same a few years ago. PingLo and Markoff 2 Awards
PingLo Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 1103 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 64 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1977 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 1122 Achievement Points: 15642 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 16, 2013 Birthday: 01/01/2012 Posted September 25, 2013 It's kind of like a RAID, you would be better off having a matching pair, but as long as they talk to each other you might be better off than not.
KaptCrunch Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 326 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5009 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 4258 Achievement Points: 40412 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 58 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted September 25, 2013 the slower card will be the cross-fire speed another issue is your PowerSupplyUnit does the 12v rail have enough current to run both cards Awards
Markoff Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 54 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 90 Topic Count: 497 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4550 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 2338 Achievement Points: 32391 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1965 Device: Windows Author Posted September 25, 2013 This is the one I've bought for my new build http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CoolerMaster-Vanguard-V1000-Power-Supply-1000W-Internal-Fully-Modular-PFC-PSU-/310755219624?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item485a7458a8 Awards
rookido Posted September 25, 2013 Member ID: 5785 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 172 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 74 Achievement Points: 1098 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/27/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 19, 2024 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Posted September 25, 2013 I see you won't have any issue with these two cards with xfire setup because they are both 7000 series. brand name doesn't matter. the beauty about amd gpu is they can be paired together if same series. you can't match the 7000 series with 6000 or 5000 series. Markoff 1 Awards
KaptCrunch Posted September 27, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 326 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5009 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 4258 Achievement Points: 40412 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 58 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted September 27, 2013 This is the one I've bought for my new build http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CoolerMaster-Vanguard-V1000-Power-Supply-1000W-Internal-Fully-Modular-PFC-PSU-/310755219624?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item485a7458a8 do not trust any PSU company that hide real spec data an only show finale output as their spec's or use Combined power rating says 83 amps on 12v rail (Combined) should be enough to run 2 cards Awards
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