Graphics Card Overclocking is it worth it ?

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Bang4BuckPC Gamer

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Published on August 26, 2014 2:06:44 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwREzCxpI6k

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Battlefield 4 (2013)

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Overclocking is a term pc gamers hear very frequently, For those of us that are unfamiliar with the term, it's basically pushing your hardware beyond the stock specification to achieve more performance. In this video I will be demonstrating with side by side comparisons, just how much extra performance you can expect to receive from overclocking your graphics card. I will be using a watercooled R9 290 in this test which will be overclocked to 1200Mhz on the core and 1600Mhz on the memory. Enjoy the video
Full system specs
Intel i5 3570K overclocked to 4.5Ghz
Asrock Extreme 4 z77
AMD XFX R9 290 Reference with EK WaterBlock overclocked to 1200Mhz core and 1600Mhz memory
8GB of Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz DDR3
OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD + 2TB Seagate Barracuda Storage
Cooler Master Cosmos S Case
Corsair AX 860 PSU
XSPC 750 Ray storm 360 Watercooling kit + extra 240MM Radiator

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