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Do you prefer factory overclocked GPUs?

Do you prefer factory overclocked GPUs?

  • Yes

    Votes: 57 19.5%
  • No

    Votes: 94 32.1%
  • Only for the better cooler

    Votes: 142 48.5%

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W1zzard

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With all the ongoing supply issues, graphics cards launching at inflated or misleading MSRPs, and vendors prioritizing the release of expensive, factory-overclocked custom models first, we’re curious—do you actually prefer more affordable GPUs at lower pricing, even if they don't come with a factory overclock?
 
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It's less about the card being factory OCed for me and more about the quality of the card itself? But both of my PowerColor cards have been the Red Devil OC model and will continue to be so in the future.

I really like PowerColor cards and yes, the overengineered cooler coupled with a tweaked fan curve lets them run incredibly cool. My 7900 XTX will not go over 85C at the hotspot no matter how hard it's pushed.
 
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The overclock is always absolutely miniscule, I'm convinced they do it only as a justification for adding 15%-20% over RRP. If you think that's reasonable value for 1-2% higher clocks (that you could probably get anyway) then I've got some magic bean futures for you to invest in.
 
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More affordable GPUs at lower pricing. OCs have much more diminishing returns nowadays, but a factory OC is very welcome regardless. Would prefer 2.5 slot or less coolers being the norm again though, putting massive honkers on these things is just too much.
 
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Users want to turn on the card and it shows the performance in the appropriate class, and whether it is factory clocked, they hardly care much, as long as the cooling is adequate.
Overclockers are interested in being able to make records with their cards and having tunes to do it with.

I don't see manufacturers wanting to do either.
 
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I will never buy anything than Sapphire or XFX, and I dont really care if those brands are factory overclocked or not. :)

I dont use my gfx cards to show off with big numbers in tests, I just want them to work for the games and other things I do.
 
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"do you actually prefer more affordable GPUs at lower pricing, even if they don't come with a factory overclock?"
The Poll doesn't actually ask this question, as power consumption is a huge factor for me, as is overall price.
 
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Overpaying for factory OC that only gives like 3 FPS boost when it's already in hundreds on top of overpaying for corporate greed and artificial deficite? I'm not smart but I'm not a Korean Boeing.

I will buy the cheapest model (unless it has deal breaking flaws such as very poor VRM or other major quality issues, or it's too large). Manual OC is virtually dead and factory OC is a sad joke. Just no way.
 
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I prefer a different route that goes along the lines of an extremely unfair advantage for overclocking experience.
I want a card with an extremely high silicon potential rating and shipped with stock settings so I can explore for myself.
 

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Voted no. It generally just causes more power, heat, loses efficiency and costs more. I just manually oc if I need to.
 
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I was just about to write almost exactly what @tpa-pr wrote.
I love a good overengineered and overbuilt(both in a good sense) implementation and PowerColor is one of the best if not THE BEST when it comes to AMD GPUs.
Also Red Devil is my passion when it comes to AMD GPUs as you will see, and yes, that is my hand.
 

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I water cool my components so a "better air cooler" is irrelevant. I'm eyeing the Sapphire Pulse because I really don't care about factory overclocks and would rather have that extra cash to spend on the quality water block.
 
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Voted "only for better cooler". More exactly, "better cooler with no more than 3slots".
Fan noise is a deal breaker, so no Ventus/Prime.
Factory OC is...meh. I will manually adjust voltage and clock speed anyway.
 
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