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i currently have a hd6850 should i buy a r9 280? or just crossfire with the same card?
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Buy the R9 280 its a great card, I personally wouldn't crossfire/SLI as sometimes it can make your game crash and can give you driver problems sometimes :s

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Its always best to get a single, more powerful card than to crossfire/SLI older & less powerful cards.

the 280 is a great card and I suggest getting it rather than crossfireing the 6850 as you will gain more performance that way

What is the make and model of your PSU as it might need to be upgraded

While your there, can you tell us the rest of your system in case you might be bottlenecking the system if you get the 280
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intel i5 750 @3.7ghz
asus p7p55d motherboard
corsair cx 430m power supply
Should i pay extra for the 280x?
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No. The 280x is a good card bu you can overclock the 280 to get similar performance.

You are going to have to upgrade your PSU. The 430 might just scrape through with running the rig but to be on the safe side, i would suggest the XFX 550w which is linked [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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no problem thanks for you help
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Have you already brought the parts for this because I I was you I'd change that 750 for a fz 6300.

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ive had it a while mate, just upgrading the gpu, thanks though!
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