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Old 07-08-09   #21 (permalink)
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I think that every ounce of performance that you can squeeze from your rig is worth it, even if you are only doing browsing or productivity, the extra bit of "snappiness" is worth it to me.
I don't think overclocking your Graphics card Is going to improve your web browsing or Microsoft word performance.
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Personally I just OC\tweak everything I can so that no matter what I'm doint I know I'm getting the most out of my comp.

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