Question 1

Whats the heat ceiling for this product?

Accepted Answer

I have had these run at over 88c and still keep on truckin. I try to keep them at or below 80c.  It seems that at about 93 they start to get flaky. I am using these for hashing bitcoin and they work much better that my r9-270's . ie. Cooler, and just as or faster.

Question 2

should i get this or a sapphire Radeon R9 270?

Accepted Answer

The R9 270 gives an average increase of about 5 fps, in some cases as low as 3 fps better, and as good as 15 fps better. The R7 265 is a solid card but the R9 270 will be an incremental improvement.

Question 3

minimum psu wattage?

Accepted Answer

The recommended minimum is 500Watts.
The card draws max 130W.
The next card down is the 260X which draws 85W.  This card is a lot faster and just a bit more money, especially with the rebate I got.

I used the current guide from Tom's hardware to make my decision and only looked at AMD as I prefer their universal drivers.  I bought ASUS as I trust them as top mfr and they use better components and the dual fan / heatpipe setup.

"Best Graphics Cards for the money - July 2014"

Question 4

Can this fully crossfire with a A-10 "Kaveri" 7850 APU?

Accepted Answer

The A-10 "Kaveri" is a hybrid crossfire style, so it's a bit hard to say. However, according to AMD, any of the R7 should Crossfire just fine as long as you pair it with something of MHz size and clock speed.

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