Quote Originally Posted by cx-ray View Post
I learned a few lessons in GPU overclocking in the past. In my experience a good OC causes them die over time when used frequently. They might last a few months to almost a year...but then the odd artifact begins to pop up, system becomes less stable, and eventually your card is basically dead. I'm not an electronics expert. From what I could tell though, my cards mostly died because the VRAM deteriorated.

Now, I'm just content with a modest OC for 24/7 and let multiple cards give me the performance I want.
Something that I've always wondered. Are the extra 5-10% frames per second increase really worth overclocking the GPU? Worth the extra power draw? Worth the extra heat? Worth the extra decay on the card itself?

If I'm already getting 40-50 frames per second, and I actually get a 10% performance increase via an overclock, is it really worth 4-5 extra frames per second?