Is it worth buying an overclocked version?

nheather · 28 Mar 2019 at 20:53

Looking at the EVGA 1660 for £200. Notice they do an overclocked version for £210, 1830Mhz boost speed instead of 1785Mhz.

Is it worth paying the extra or is it simply the case the the stock one will overclock to that any way?

And will I even see much anyway - doing 1080P single monitor gaming.

Okay it’s only £10, but £10 is £10

Cheers,

Nigel

Dirk Diggler · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:00

Yes, splash out the extra 10-er.

ScoTTyBEEE · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:10

Never, ever, ever, ever worth it imho.

Colonel_Klinck · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:13

lol £10! I'm sure they'll throw an extra bag of haribo in.

nheather · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:14

ScoTTyBEEE said:
Never, ever, ever, ever worth it imho.

Why do you say that? Won’t notice the difference, or the stock will overclock to that easily as it is only a mild uplift.

Cheers,

Nigel

Randomface74 · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:14

I choose the non overclocked versions on purpose because:
- more likely to be stable
- better thermals
- better acoustics

ScoTTyBEEE · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:15

nheather said:
Why do you say that? Won’t notice the difference, or the stock will overclock to that easily as it is only a mild uplift.

Cheers,

Nigel

Stock will (almost) always overclock to the higher priced ones, unless it's some crazy super limited special case uber edition.

Also, you won't notice the difference.

nashathedog · 28 Mar 2019 at 21:50

For a tenner I'd buy the OC model, simply because it sounds better when it comes time to sell it on. If it's £25, £30 or more than no I'd grab the base model.

andy_mk3 · 28 Mar 2019 at 22:01

OC for sure. Especially for an extra tenner. I've not looked at the cards in question but generally speaking, OC models can have a better cooler, higher binned silicon and there are usually no downsides.

nheather · 28 Mar 2019 at 22:36

andy_mk3 said:
OC for sure. Especially for an extra tenner. I've not looked at the cards in question but generally speaking, OC models can have a better cooler, higher binned silicon and there are usually no downsides.

Cooler looks the same. I suspect they have just picked some, overclocked and if stable sell them as OC models. I doubt they do any binning as such, it is only a 45MHz boost, 2.5%.

Cheers,

Nigel

Aretak · 28 Mar 2019 at 22:44

Unlike the higher end Turing chips, Nvidia aren't selling pre-binned chips to AIB partners for a premium. They're all the same and all will be capable of the mild factory overclock, so it's unlikely to say anything about their maximum potential or anything else. You're just paying for the factory overclock. With the higher end cards, the extra also gets you a superior, pre-binned GPU though.

Nasher · 28 Mar 2019 at 22:50

I've had more failures with overclocked Nvidia cards than any other hardware I've owned :/

Jono8 · 28 Mar 2019 at 23:10

Pretty sure ive seen 1660Ti's for not much more. Wouldn't bother with a 1660 for £200 or more.

nheather · 29 Mar 2019 at 07:41

Jono8 said:
Pretty sure ive seen 1660Ti's for not much more. Wouldn't bother with a 1660 for £200 or more.

Cheapest 1660Ti I have seen is £260 so £60 more than a stock 1660, not sure that is worth it for me.

Also my case is an HTPC type so has limited height and length (not so much the length). But cards that protrude a fair amount above the top of the mounting bracket won’t fit. Plenty of cards around but it means that sometimes when I see a good deal (like the gigabyte 1060 at the moment) it won’t fit.

Cheers,

Nigel

Dirk Diggler · 29 Mar 2019 at 08:34

nheather said:
Cheapest 1660Ti I have seen is £260 so £60 more than a stock 1660, not sure that is worth it for me.

Also my case is an HTPC type so has limited height and length (not so much the length). But cards that protrude a fair amount above the top of the mounting bracket won’t fit. Plenty of cards around but it means that sometimes when I see a good deal (like the gigabyte 1060 at the moment) it won’t fit.

Cheers,

Nigel

You stick to your guns. He shouldn't be making plans for you, he only wants what's best for you... like you need a helping hand?

If you say you're happy, then you must be happy.

nheather · 29 Mar 2019 at 09:55

String said:
You stick to your guns. He shouldn't be making plans for you, he only wants what's best for you... like you need a helping hand?

If you say you're happy, then you must be happy.

You are mistaken, I'm after a GTX not an XTC

Cheers,

Nigel

One Vision · 30 Mar 2019 at 21:07

Flash with firmware and do it yourself

nheather · 30 Mar 2019 at 23:57

UPDATE - Well I’ve ordered a new GPU, but I did go for a 1660Ti in the end as I managed to pick up a Gigabyte 1660Ti Windforce for £225.

Cheers,

Nigel

Dirk Diggler · 31 Mar 2019 at 05:22

Sounds like a plan.