By Dave James
As there are no reference versions of the new GTX 960, it’s all up to the manufacturers just how far they go with their cards. Nvidia has put out its own guidelines for base and boost clocks, but that’s all they are.
Because of that, the GTX 960 has spawned a glut of factory-overclocked cards being first out of the gate. But is that really where the sweet-spot lies for Nvidia’s mid-range Maxwell?
As is its wont, Asus has released an owly version of the GTX 960 under its STRIX branding, replete with the always-impressive DirectCU II cooler.
The stock 1,126MHz base and 1,178MHz boost clock laid out for the GTX 960 has been torn open once more, with the STRIX sitting at 1,291MHz and 1,317MHz respectively.
Again though we didn’t see the card at those frequency points once during testing. Our sample was instead intent on rock-solid gaming at 1,354MHz.
That shows just how much overclocking headroom there is in the GTX 960.
Though the fact that the EVGA GTX 960 SuperSC version is clocked even higher, yet still posts incredibly close gaming frame rates, does mean there’s not really any great advantage to running at these speeds.
But there’s …read more
Source: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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