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    Max Overclock Core or Memory? [GTX 970]

    I know this is very tedious but, what would do me more good? Maxing out the Core clock as fast as it can go, or the Memory clock? I can get about ~1510MHz Core clock with 1110MHz Memory (as the Core speed down clocks the memory), while on the other hand I can get 1475MHz Core clock and 2000MHz Memory clock. Lol
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    Re: Max Overclock Core or Memory? [GTX 970]

    Depends what you're limited by. Most likely core increases are going to be more beneficial than memory, but the only way to know is to benchmark both against your typical usage and see what's faster.

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    Re: Max Overclock Core or Memory? [GTX 970]

    Core clock is always king on this so always go with the higher core. I'd even downclock memory if it meant my core went higher.

    Like Kalniel says, if your're not sure just run a quick benchmark with both and see
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