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Is it good to buy a base clock speed gpu?

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October 1, 2014 10:03:16 AM

Are they fine to use

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October 1, 2014 10:08:21 AM

Hello... They are typically lower priced... and with a simple program you can increase them ( overClock ).
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October 1, 2014 10:09:10 AM

There's nothing inherently "wrong" with a non-overclocked GPU. Some consumers don't feel comfortable with an overclocked card and want something that has been thoroughly tested at the stock speeds by both the chip manufacturer (Nvidia or AMD) and the card manufacturer. Besides, stock-clocked cards give you more overclocking headroom in terms of percentages. 800 MHz compared to 700 MHz (stock card OC) is a bigger improvement than 800 MHz vs 750 MHz (overclocked card OC).
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October 1, 2014 10:10:23 AM

Ironsounds said:
Hello... They are typically lower priced... and with a simple program you can increase them ( overClock ).


Yh because I was planning on getting a system non overclocking but will it lose a lot of performance? Is it worth overclocking as somone who has never done it before?
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October 1, 2014 10:11:27 AM

I want to build a system focused on reliablility and performance not overclock risks ect
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October 1, 2014 10:24:51 AM

If you are unsure about overclocking yourself, you should probably go with a factory overclocked card. The manufacturer will back these stated boost clock speeds. However, the performance between a non-overclocked and a slightly factory overclocked card is pretty negligible. In fact, even when comparing the best overclocked cards with their base counterpart, you will only usually see about a 10-15% difference.

What does this amount to in real world FPS?
Stock: 60FPS -> 10%: 66FPS
Stock: 60FPS -> 15%: 69FPS
Stock 120FPS -> 10%: 132FPS
Stock 120FPS -> 15%: 138FPS
and this is only comparing the stock clocks to the best factory overclock (usually a $100-$150 difference).

With only a slightly factory boosted card, you will see even less gain.

Of course, you can always overclock the card yourself, there are many guides YouTube or blogs that can be easily googled. Overclocking the card yourself will usually get you pretty similar performance gains as long as the coolers are the same as the factory overclock card you are looking at.
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October 1, 2014 10:28:50 AM

Valkyrieneos said:
will it lose a lot of performance? Is it worth overclocking as somone who has never done it before?


Valkyrieneos said:
I want to build a system focused on reliablility and performance not overclock risks ect


Like Kaisei said, the difference is pretty small. Most cards only overclock by single-digit percentages. Overclocked cards work just as well as non-OC cards, but the price difference should be the determining factor rather than clock speed.
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October 1, 2014 10:38:27 AM

Hello... Temperature is the Determining factor for any OverClock and will very per card, parts used and where it is Installed. if your not a do-it-yourself guy then buying a Factory Overclock is a good option in price and performance.
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