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    Posted: 15 Oct 2010 at 10:41am
Ive had overclocked cards before, but ive heard the gtx 480 allready runs hot under load as stock...anyone know how hot the evga gtx sc 480 and sc+  run? Im looking to to get 2 or 3 way sli, and would go sc if they dont have a large heat boost from the stock 480. And yes I know I would be paying for a brand, but ive allways liked evga. But if they run so hot they risk burning up I wont even bother, tried searching a bit on google but no luck.

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I would never buy the overclocked versions of a graphics card, unless the have difefrent power deliver, beefed up VRM's, soft mod voltage control, ect.
The card you are referring to has a different BIOS, that is it, so a simple BIOS flash onto a regular card, and you have the same thing.  you can also use programs to adjust the overclock.  all for free
DS will also overclock the plain cards for free.
 
The GTX 480 does run warm, and with a mild overclock, and a new fan profile, it will run cooler than a stock card, but if you overclock it a ton, then yes, the stock cooler will not keep up, and it will overheat. By a ton, I mean way more than DS, or EVGa will do.
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Ghost, I do not mean to hijack your thread, but I have a question that deals with something very similar to this, so hopefully you can benefit too Smile

Does anyone know if there is any truth to the Superclocked versions of a graphics card being a better overall card? I hear a lot about "binning" which I really don't know what that means. But the idea/myth/whatever it is, is that higher quality boards, at the basic hardware level, get made into the SC, SC+, etc. editions. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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lol justin is so verbose
 
its the same hardware, binning just means they line up 1,000 cards, the first 50 that overclock to point x without issue, get to be superclocked cards, the rest dont. they do NOT sort through and pick the best 50 cards and call those superclocked
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Originally posted by justin.kerr

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Sometimes the simplest answer is simply the best Big%20Smile

Also, !ender, thanks for explaining what binning was, I figured it was something like that, but Google was giving me too many explanations.

Thanks !
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actually they go by VID, low VID are usually picked for high "binning" cards, but, because only a few buy these overpriced cards,  you are not guaranteed to get a worse VID if buying a Vanilla card. So most likely, same card. Confused
Also if you look at the world records, nearly all world record GPU's come from regular cards, not the Super duper can't go without getting you laid, and make you 6" taller,  and also make you breakfast cards.

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I have a question that's actually been buldging me for a while. What's the purpose of overclocking a great enough card like the GTX 480, esp. if going 2+ SLI? Isn't it already powerful as is considering the heat?
 
Apologies if I sound rude, but if there's only little percentage gain then this is plastic surgery.
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Posts: 5084 		  Quote justin.kerr Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 15 Oct 2010 at 2:41pm

No matter how much GPU power one has, it soon will be obsolete.  2 GTX 480's, on a 2560x1600 monitor, with all settings maxed, will not provide minimum frame rates of 60 FPS on a some games, and for 3D where 120 min FPS is needed, falls way short.

Also remember that GPU's are a complete system, so overclocking them involves the CPU overclock, shader clock overclock, memory overclock ect.
 
The idea of overclocking the GPU(s) is to allow you to have a longer usable life for the GPU, and a better gaming experience.
 
To me, it is like buying time. One highly overclocked GTX 480 will perform very close to the next generation card. but you get to have it now, instead of next year.
 
Yes, cooling it is the issue, on a stock cooler, you are not going to get the big overclocks, 20%-30% is about typical, but that is still a huge gain in performance. 50% can be with good cooling, and 100% with over the top stuff, but this is for  benching only.
 
Now if you are referring to the 1%-5% miny overclocks, then yes, they really don't do anything. lol


Edited by justin.kerr - 15 Oct 2010 at 2:43pm
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