I had two 280x in crossfire, but one of them failed recently. I sent it in for replacement and just got it back, but XFX is out of 280x, so I got a 380x instead.
Now I can't crossfire. Should I sell both and get a founders 1070, or just use the 380x and sell the 280x? I play vidya at 1080p but it would be nice to definitively max out every game at that resolution.
>>54603359
Send the 280x in for replacement and get another 380x
>>54603359
assuming you can get enough money to buy one, why not? AMD's current comparable offerings are stagnant until Polaris/Vega
>>54603398
Seconded.
>>54603398
Nothing is wrong with it though.
>>54603416
just try it, worst that happens is they return it to you.
>>54603416
Send it in anyway.
It takes more effort for them to test all the cards they get back, so they will likely just send you a 380x.
Worst case you get a full refund for the 280x or they ship the same 280x back to you.
>>54603416
Easy. Quote random black screen or frozen screen problems with the memory. Google it, elpida vs hynix.
>>54603416
Like it hard to damage the graphics card without visually-noticeable deficiencies. Just safely brick it with custom bios and complain about no signal after reinstalling of OS and recent amd drivers.
>>54603430
Sort of did in December. The fans failed, so it was overheating/making a horrible noise. They just replaced the fans.
>>54603463
Probably a better idea. They'd probably still return it, but I guess it's worth a try.
I haven't even checked to see how crossfire 380s compare to a single 1070. Should probably check that out too.
sell, get a 1070
some games dont even support crossfire, so you'll be worse off worst case with the setup even if you can get them to give you another 380x
>>54603655
like he can't sell two new 380x and gain more profit than from 280x and 380x combo
>>54603697
like $80
>>54603359
If you tell them you had a crossfire setup they'll replace the other one even if it's functional.
>>54604474
I'll give that a shot
