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BFG video cards and overclocking
Augustus wrote:
I know the difference between my stock settings and my OC settings are minimal, and that it only gives me a couple hundred extra points in 3DMark and maybe two or three extra frames per second in my games, but I just think that half the fun of building and owning your own PC is optimizing it to get the best performance out of it. I agree it's fun, and getting a couple of hundred more in a synthetic benchmark like 3DMark06 is rewarding to see, but I can assure you that this does not translate to 2-3 fps more in actual demanding games. In games like Crysis, it takes going from an 8800GT to an 8800GTX gives about a 3 fps framerate increase. I wonder how much of an increase in FPS people will see in Crysis with the 9900's, assuming that's what they'll be named. Nvidia is all over the map these days with their naming scheme. |
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BFG video cards and overclocking
I don't think it makes any sense at all. You don't get much
and Rivatuner will tell you that right away. It is better in my opinion to buy a fast ... and faster ... video card after the prices have dropped to around $180 ( down from $700 ), and the next gen cards come out ( typically in about 6 months with nVidia ). No matter how much you OC, the next gen card will top that ... and be stable. I have 2 BFG cards .. a 7900, and an 8800 .. and both of them run games well .. in their time. I spent my money on Zalman coolers for both cards, and say to heck with the warranty. I want cool quiet cards, and I have them. BFG builds solid but noisy cards, so I'll keep buying them .... and keep voiding the warranty with Zalmans to quieten them. johns |
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