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8/6/12 at 6:01pm

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Why do people overclock a GPU? Do you get the same benefits as overclocking a CPU?

Say, a GTX 680 for example. It's already a fantastic card that plays nearly everything with decent/good FPS.

What are the advantages of overclocking it? Do you get better FPS, less heat? Fill me in. I'm interested.

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8/6/12 at 6:04pm

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To squeeze that last little boost in PPD while folding on it.

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8/6/12 at 6:05pm

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More framerate maybe? if you can max out let say 3 monitors of 2560 x 1600 with one gtx 680, be my guest. Games like crysis, metro 2033 the witcher etc cant get max out. Some people only overclock for fun.

If you dont see the advantage of oc a gtx 680, others will! Don't forget, you're on OVERCLOCK.NET after all!

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8/6/12 at 6:07pm

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Better FPS in games, and better hash rates. 17% OC + the unlock on my 6950s nets me a 20% better frame rate in some games vs. stock.

Even with faster cards, there is always more eye candy that can be added, and I can't imagine any setup that I wouldn't OC to some degree.

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3930K (C2) @ 4.3GHz, HT on, 1.308v	GA-X79S-UP5 (F4v)	Radeon 7950, 1053/1650, 1.163v GPU, 1.65v mem, ...	Radeon 7950, 1080/1675, 1.081v GPU, 1.65v mem, ...
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AMD FX-8150 @ 4.52GHz (210x21.5), 1.45v load	GA-970A-UD3 rev 1.0 (F8a BIOS)	Radeon 6950 @ 945/1425, 1.2v	4x8GiB G.Skill Ares @ 1680, 9-10-9-28-T2, 1.5v
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Samsung F3 1TB	2x Samsung F3 500GB RAID 0	Lapped TRUE + Panflo FBA12G12H1BX	Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
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3930K (C2) @ 4.3GHz, HT on, 1.308v	GA-X79S-UP5 (F4v)	Radeon 7950, 1053/1650, 1.163v GPU, 1.65v mem, ...	Radeon 7950, 1080/1675, 1.081v GPU, 1.65v mem, ...
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32GiB Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US @ 1600, 8-8-8-24-T2,...	Kingston V+100 96GB	4x WD Scorpio Black 500GB RAID 10	3x Hitachi 7k1000.C 1TB RAID 0
Cooling	OS	Keyboard	Power
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 + 2x NF-P14 + PK-1 (TIM)	Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise	Flico Majestouch Tenkeyless (MX Brown)	Antec True Power New 750w
Case	Mouse	Audio
Fractal Design Define R4 + 6 Cougar CF-V14HB	CM Storm Spawn (firmware 61)	Realtek ALC898
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i7 970 3012B113 @ 4GHz, 1.264v, HT On	Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 rev 2.0	Radeon 6870 1GB	Radeon 5750 @ 918/300 (cryptography coprocessor)
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
6x4GiB Samsung MV-3V4G3 @ 1600, 8-8-8-24-T2, 1.4v	1TB Hitachi 7K1000.C, 2x250GB Seagate 7200.10s	Prolimatech Genesis	Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
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ASUS 22"	Acer 22"	Enermax Modu82+ 625w	Antec P182
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AMD FX-8150 @ 4.52GHz (210x21.5), 1.45v load	GA-970A-UD3 rev 1.0 (F8a BIOS)	Radeon 6950 @ 945/1425, 1.2v	4x8GiB G.Skill Ares @ 1680, 9-10-9-28-T2, 1.5v
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Samsung F3 1TB	2x Samsung F3 500GB RAID 0	Lapped TRUE + Panflo FBA12G12H1BX	Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
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8/6/12 at 6:10pm

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gained more fps when i oc'ed my GPU. and its free. its like having a much higher card for the price you paid for.

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8/6/12 at 6:10pm

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My overclock is the difference between a choppy 35-45fps, and a nice smooth 55+

If any more reason needed?

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OCZ Vertex Turbo (SSD)	WD Velociraptor	WD Caviar Black FALS	Sony DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe
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LG Bluray + HDDVD	Black Ice GTX 360	Black Ice GTX 240	Panaflo High Speed - Push-Pull w/ shrouds
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BFG GeForce GTX 295	Kingston HyperX T1	Intel X25-M (SSD)	WD Caviar Black FASS
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OCZ Vertex Turbo (SSD)	WD Velociraptor	WD Caviar Black FALS	Sony DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe
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X-Armor U9BL (Mech)	Corsair 1000HX	Cooler Master HAF 932	Razer Deathadder (3G V3 internals inside of she...
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Razer Goliathus Alpha - Speed	ATH-A900X	ATH-A700	Maudio AV-40
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8/6/12 at 6:14pm

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I have two profiles that I use on my GTX 480:
845 MHz and +12 mV, which I use for intensive games; it gives me about a 16% performance boost
770MHz and -88mV, which I use for lighter games that I can get 60FPS in anyway; it gives my about an 8% boost, and is much cooler than stock
If I max out the voltage (+50mV) I can get to 860MHz, which is an 18% boost, but it's not worth the extra heat and voltage.

The first profile is very helpful for games where I am getting less than 40 FPS normally; it makes the game a lot more playable. There's no reason not to get the boost in performance, in my opinion.

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8/6/12 at 6:16pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by croy

gained more fps when i oc'ed my GPU. and its free. its like having a much higher card for the price you paid for.

This. At the end of the day what your after is more performance, whether it be gaming, folding, or whatever you use it for. But for the most part, its free. You have to have a little know-how (OCN helps with that

) and a lot of patience, but it allows you to do more with what you already have.

It's also fun, at least for me.

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8/6/12 at 6:17pm

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I overclock my gpu for the nice boost on frames

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8/6/12 at 6:17pm

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This is why most people oveclock:

1. bragging rights

2. Limit testing

3. OC so you can get more out of your stuff

4. Benchmarking

5. More power and more room/higher max capacity

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