What graphic card should I buy if I want to overclock?

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JackNaylorPE

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Best $1,000 card ? Best $100 card ?

Mostly I am buying 650 Ti Boosts in budget builds and 770s in enthusiast builds. I usually look for factory overclocked boards with the big quiet coolers, custom PCB's and many phase VRMs which are available generally from Asus, MSI and Gigabyte.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost/27.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_770/27.html

The MSI Lightning and the EVGA Classified series are top notch
 
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iiTzzDeFuze

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Currently, only the the TITAN, 780 and 770.

 
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Madn3ss795

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Depends on your budget. Few current generation GPUs with good headroom for overclocking can be listed are : GTX650ti, HD7850, HD7870, HD7870XT ( stripped down HD7950 ), HD7950 and maybe HD7970. Then it will depends on the specific model of that card, and what cooler will you use to OC the card: stock one that the manufacturer put on it, or an aftermarket one ( like Artic Cooling stuffs ). As for specific models, "Direct CU TOP" - branded cards from Asus or "Hawk"/"Lightning" cards from MSI are really good for OC-ing due to high quality components. As for cooler, some manufacturers do this very good, too, like MSI with TwinFrorz, Gigabyte with Windforce2X/3X, Asus with Direct CU II, Power Color with PCS+, inno3d with herculez, etc. while some others like XFX with their "DD" cards have really bad cooling performance.
 
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adimeister

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Hmmm I know I've seen other cards than the titan , 780, and 770 with the geforce gtx on the side. Anyway, thanks.
 
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I'm most likely going to be spending around 200 something. I would like to buy one that has a good stock cooler,is quiet, and prefer that it's already overclocked. What the best card I can get with these qualities that has the best overclocking potential? I'm probably going to use a cooler master 212 but I'm not sure if that's a CPU or graphic card cooler.

 
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Madn3ss795

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No need for an aftermarket cooler why some coolers supplied by the card's manufacturer are already good for overclocking. Look at my long reply above :ange:
 
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