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Poll: Would you return a card if it was a poor overclocker?

Would you return a card if it was a poor overclocker?

  • Yes

    Votes: 32 18.3%

  • No

    Votes: 134 76.6%

  • Other

    Votes: 9 5.1%
  • Total voters
    175
OCPete said:
No.

If its 100% stable at stock then its working as advertised.:)

If however any of its advertised claims are factually incorrect then its miss-sold and thus needs to be returned for a full refund. :( However usually the wording is careful to suggest but not definitively state overclocking ability. :mad:
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from the 7970 lightning product page;

Unlocked BIOS: One click to unlock all protections for extreme overclocking
GPU Reactor
- An add-on device on the back of R7970 Lightning (Behind GPU) for the overclocking stability

from the 680 LTD OC:
Galaxy custom GX31 chip with software voltage control, voltage monitoring and power draw monitoring
The card will come equipped with dual BIOS support and overclocking software. With higher power TDP, better cooling and far superior power phase along with a custom GX31 processor for software voltage control this will be one if not the best clocking GTX 680 on the market.

that doesn't suggest, that definitively states overclocking is a primary purpose behind the mods over reference on these cards... if I got one of these and it didn't overclock from the clocks it came with (granted they are higher than stock anyway but even so), then I'd return it on the basis that it's advertised as being an overclocking card but it doesn't overclock

even more than that, the LTD OC states voltage control but from what I gather nvidia threw their toys out of the pram and stopped them from allowing this so again, no voltage control = return for false advertising

If I bought a reference card and it didn't overclock very well then I'd lump it as that's the risk you take
 
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I would return if it was a premium model - if I bought a reference 680 and I didn't go above 1100 I would also seriously consider returning.
 
I only really buy cards that i think are acceptable at their stock. I might check out a CPU before buying to see if it can be safely boosted a little, but with GPUs as long as you get a card that runs whatever you want fine, then you won't need to boost it.
 
If it was sold as a good overclocking card then yes.

If it was just a standard card then no. If it does'nt clock very well that's tough. It's the luck of the draw and the chance you take.
 
If it performs and plays all the latest games at highest settings at stock then I'm more than happy. I'm not too concerned about overclocking video cards tbh. Maybe just for the fun of it but that's all. If I really wanted more than i'd be quite happy to purchase the next level of card rather than rely on overclocking performance on the basis of my purchase.
 
Yes if it didn't perform up to my expectations.

When i bought my 7970 i wanted a good clocker. If i had got a bad clocker i would have sent it back, if it was an ok clocker i would have kept it.

I've bought several gpu's from ocuk but haven't sent any back for this reason so far.
 
no
to me having a good clocker card is a bonus. as long as it works on the advertized clocks i wont return mine plus returning an item adds more costs and it would still be a gamble if the replacement card is a good clocker or not
 
No. While I generally buy quality cards that 'should' be good clockers I only do this so I know the card will perform reliably well at stock. Criminal I know but my current 7850 has an Asic of 90.2% and I dont OC it at all.:o
 
Admiral Huddy said:
If it performs and plays all the latest games at highest settings at stock then I'm more than happy. I'm not too concerned about overclocking video cards tbh. Maybe just for the fun of it but that's all. If I really wanted more than i'd be quite happy to purchase the next level of card rather than rely on overclocking performance on the basis of my purchase.
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Tend to agree with Mr Huddy on this one.

Though obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
 
Other - If it was a complete stinker I.e. 10mhz over stock and it fails I would return it, otherwise just keep it or sell it on for a small loss.

I'll be sticking with lightning cards from now on to scratch my overclocking itch.
 
If the card is performing as spec then I think it is low to use it, not be happy with the overclock and then return it under DSR.

Note if a rep of a retailer said X cards were great clockers and should all hit 1.2Ghz on air and I bought one and it didn't even hit 1.1Ghz I would consider that falling into the not performing to spec category.
 
I still own a couple of GTX 590s and we all know what happens if you oc those.

Now where did I put the fire extinguisher.:(
 
Interesting results. Which leads me to believe you have a 13% chance of picking up a poor overclocker from B Grade stock, other issues such as coil whine may weren't factored in as I don't know whether those cards are sent back to the manufacturer or is also placed into B Grade.
 
It depends whether the card was advertised as being "highly overclockable". Cards like the MSI Lightening 7970 that state "Unlocked BIOS: One click to unlock all protections for extreme overclocking" on the box deserve to be returned if they overclock poor. If companies use overclockability as a selling point, they should expect lots of returns.

However, I do not agree with returning vanilla cards or cards that do not hint at or promote overclocking.

I purchased one of the world's poorest overclocking 7850's as few months ago. It was a mis-represented MSI TFIV PE that was DSR'd the next day. MSI suck with their FAKE advertising gimmickery. ASUS were almost as bad, but they seem to have calmed down a bit recently.

So, YES for cards that promote overclocking poptential in order to increase sales and margin. example
.and NO for cards that do not promote overclocking. example

Hence, I vote "Other".
 
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Do you DSR if a GPU doesn't meet your OC'ing expectations?

How is this morally?

I just got a Gigabyte 670gtx Windforce 3X, expecting to be able to get some overclocks like I read in the 670gtx threads..

I've got my GPU offset at +83mhz, any higher and I get the display driver has stopped responding late on the Unigine Heaven benchmark..

Memory offset +185mhz (so far), but had a crash at 200mhz.

Would you call this normal? How likely is it to get a 670 that overclocks well? Is mine average or one of the under average ones?

Would you or have you DSR'ed a GPU and try another if you had this result?

Cheers my friends!
David
 
That +83 isn't much I have to agree but it is free and as for the memory, I feel that is very low... You could DSR it but you may get a worse clocker (doubt it).

Personally, I am a fan of high overclocks but wouldn't DSR a card because it didn't. The normal clock is high enough.

Your call bud :)
 
ocuk are ok with it so it's not unethical. it's up to your morals only. all you pay is return cost and ocuk will sell it as b grade. this isn't as terrible as it seems, as it allows ocuk to attract an on-the-fence customer who may otherwise not have purchased anything.

since you ask personal opinions, i wouldn't mind a shallow overclocker (my card is one, imo). the current nvidia lineup isn't the overclocker's choice anyway - they perform well out of the box.
 
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