What's the big deal with OC'ing?

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sharkbyte5150

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While browsing the completed builds section on pcpartpicer.com, there is a theme that continues through the comments section on nearly every non-OC build, and that's for commenters to question the builder on why they didn't either OC or choose parts that would allow it later.

Am I missing something or is everyone just OC crazy? Since when is it a mandatory practice to OC your system to have it considered a decent build?

To me, OC'ing is all about showing off how far you can push your system, which to me is really like buying a Camaro and pushing it to run like a Corvette. I guess some view OC'ing as getting the most "bang for your buck" but to me it's a strange concept.

Specifically with RAM, I've seen people order low voltage RAM at one speed with the intention of OC'ing it to run at a higher speed rather than just buying the higher speed RAM and not have to tweak it. Beyond that, the built-in features of the motherboard and BIOS tools do all of the work, all the user does is enter what settings he wants so how impressive is OC'ing really?
 
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toddybody

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Had a nice laugh when I read this...seems like you've answered your own question with personal perspectives.
 
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consider OC'ing like adding a K&N air filter, headers and SS exhaust to the Camaro

if done properly can add a bit of a boost without over-doing it

to the die hard OC'er, it's adding a blower (or NOS) to a racing cam'ed and ported engine on top of what I said above


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it's like some people that want to race... they'll buy a production car, strip it, add a rollcage and racing tires and think they have a race car, when you should've bought a cup car to begin with
 
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I'm glad my post came across more as entertaining than soapbox-ish because how you read it is exactly as it was intended. Nice build, BTW!
 
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OK, I can appreciate the aspect of improving the overall gaming experience with results you can clearly see, but since most people agree that it's all about the GPU and today's quad core CPU's won't bottleneck the GPU, how much better will system B be over system A in scenario below related to pure gaming performance?

A: i5-3570 w/ H77 board and OC'd 7870
B: i5-3570K w/ Z77 board (OC'd to 4.2GHz) and OC'd 7870

Again, not trying to put down OC'ers (certainly not in the way they put down non-OC builds from what I've seen), just trying to understand what all the fuss is about.
 
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It also depends on what your doing with the machine, too. System A would be fine if you're running a single monitor @ 1080p, but if you decide to X-Fire or run a bunch of high res monitors an over clocked system B would perform better
 
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That's what I meant. If your machine isn't meeting your standards, you can overclock to stave off upgrading a little longer.
 
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Incorrect, some quad core processors need to be overclocked to not bottleneck and get playable frame rates in certain games.
 
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