How do factory overclocked components retain their overclock?

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Glaiveian

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Hi guys,

So a bit of a silly question. I was wondering how do factory overclocked GPU/CPU retain their overclock when you take them out of your PC. Let's say I use the BIOS to overclock my CPU, when I take it out and put it in another motherboard, it will be reset to default, correct? Same with GPU using tools like EVGA Precision or MSI Afterburner.

However when I look at custom cooled graphics cards that are factory overclocked then these maintain the overclock, how is that possible?

Thank you
 
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The cpu speed is set by the motherboard so an overclocked cpu will drop back to default speeds in a new mb

A GPU has its own BIOS and the speed it runs at is controlled by that , so it would stay overclocked in a new computer
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Taking out the graphics card is not the same as taking out a CPU since you are not taking out the GPU but the graphics card board with it. That's like taking out a CPU attached to the motherboard being taken out from the cabinet and stored. GPU looks similar to a CPU and is attached to the graphics card board. Since the board has a BIOS which is overcloked taking it out the PCI slot wont make a difference.
 
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Glaiveian

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Thank you all so much for your help, that actually makes perfect sense thinking about it that way :) much appreciated!

EDIT: I picked an answer to help others, I just chose the earliest descriptive answer, but you've all helped so thanks :)
 
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