Asus, MSI are shipping overclocked GTX 1080 and 1070 GPUs to reviewers, but not customers
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Asus responded to PC Perspective's inquiry on this concern by noting that {testers|critics|gurus} and buyers alike can {modify|adapt} GPU clock {rates of speed|rates} via its GPU {Modification|Tune} II utility, and that "The press samples for the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 OCCITAN and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 OCCITAN cards are {started|going} "OC Mode" by default. {In order to save|To save lots of|Just to save} media time and {work|hard work|efforts}, OC mode is {allowed|empowered} by default {even as we are|even as are} well aware our graphics {credit cards|playing cards|greeting cards} will be reviewed {mostly|generally} on maximum performance. {inch|inches|very well}
The truth is, {suppliers|sellers|distributors} have been pulling {methods|techniques|tips} {such as this|similar to this} for well over a decade. {Several years ago|Back many years ago}, {that they had|they would} overclock CPU buses {somewhat|a bit|a little bit}, pushing a 133MHz {foundation|bottom|basic} clock up to 136MHz. On a 2. 13GHz CPU with a 16x base clock, that's enough for a roughly 2% clock speed increase. {Additional|Various other|Different} scenarios have been more egregious -- we've seen motherboards that would automatically {permit} optimized CPU overclocking settings when XMP {memory space|storage|recollection} profiles were enabled. In this particular case, that meant all CPU induration were {started|going} run at the maximum Turbo {rate of recurrence|regularity|consistency} normally reserved for a single-threaded scenario. Optimizations {such as this|similar to this} can impact measured performance by significant amounts, {a lot more|far more|considerably more} than the 2% we mentioned earlier.
Asus {statements|promises|says} that these changes are made to "help" {testers|critics|gurus}, but that's {a supplementary|an extra} reason at best. Certainly, we evaluate cards {centered|structured|established} on maximum performance, including overclocking performance -- but what this {is absolutely|is very} about is securing top {positioning|position|location} on a comparison chart between multiple vendors.
Consider, after all, the {predicament|undesirable situation} of companies like Asus, MSI, Zotac, Gigabyte, EVGA, and the other various GPU or motherboard {suppliers|sellers|distributors}. They know that {prices is|costs is|charges is} at least as important as brand when it comes to prodding users to buy a GPU. The problem is, many buyers do buy on price. {The only method|In order|In order to} to justify asking {an additional|extra|another} {$10,50|$12|$20} to $20 is to offer something the other guy doesn't have. {Chilling|Air conditioning|Cooling down}, overclockability, and quiet {procedure are} all ways to {impact|effect|affect} customer decisions, but those features only work if they can establish {significant|important} differences. Overclocking always {differs|may differ} by card and a GPU family {may well not|might not exactly} be particularly loud or hot by default.
A {cards|credit card|greeting card} that turns in {constantly} higher performance is a card that'll tend to either be at the top of the {collection|bunch|pile} or will be {outlined|pointed out|featured} in a different color. {It will probably be|It's going to be|It will be} the component that catches the eye, one way or the other.
There is {a causa|a fiamma} of truth to Asus' statement. Because reviewers often review many cards at once, making certain {that you have|you have} configured every piece of OEM software required to {permit} {the|specific} feature can be confusing. Since {an overview is|an evaluation is|an assessment is} a presentation {of the|of any|of your} product under objective testing conditions, Asus can associated with argument that they want to {be sure|ensure|make sure} the product is tested in the right conditions. It's not completely wrong. The problem is, those "right conditions" may be just as applicable to the end-user, who {may well not|might not exactly} bother {setting up|putting in} or configuring OEM software, either -- {especially if|specially if} they have the long-standing {view|judgment} that OEM software is {pretty much|approximately|basically} garbage.
Is a 1. 5% overclock a fundamental betrayal of {consumers|buyers|customers}? No. We routinely {acknowledge|recognize|agree to} much larger variations in products we buy. {Yet|Nevertheless|Although} {the condition|the challenge} with pushing the envelope like this, {past|over and above|further than} the fact that it looks pretty bad, is that it {can result in|can cause} {lack of stability|insecurity} or other problems. In the motherboard case we mentioned above, the system would crash at full CPU load because the CPU i was using wasn't a particularly good overclocker and couldn't run all four cores at the single-thread Turbo {Setting|Function|Method} clock without {a volts|a volt quality|an ac electricity} nudge. Said nudge {was not|had not been|has not been} programmed {in to the|in the} UEFI, which meant the chip {appeared|looked|looked like} unstable until we {sought after|looked} down the actual cause of the problem.
In some cases, even {small|little|very small} increases cause issues. {Whilst|Although|When} our Fury X GRAPHICS runs rock-solid at stock speed, nudging it {up-wards|up wards|in excess} even by 3% {triggered|brought on|induced} instability last year. {In essence|The end result is|To put it succinctly} that manufacturers should keep stock speeds stock {and provide|and gives|and give} overclocking modes through {plainly|evidently} communicated alternate settings -- not preloaded BIOSes {drawn|taken|ripped} for reviewers.
The truth is, {suppliers|sellers|distributors} have been pulling {methods|techniques|tips} {such as this|similar to this} for well over a decade. {Several years ago|Back many years ago}, {that they had|they would} overclock CPU buses {somewhat|a bit|a little bit}, pushing a 133MHz {foundation|bottom|basic} clock up to 136MHz. On a 2. 13GHz CPU with a 16x base clock, that's enough for a roughly 2% clock speed increase. {Additional|Various other|Different} scenarios have been more egregious -- we've seen motherboards that would automatically {permit} optimized CPU overclocking settings when XMP {memory space|storage|recollection} profiles were enabled. In this particular case, that meant all CPU induration were {started|going} run at the maximum Turbo {rate of recurrence|regularity|consistency} normally reserved for a single-threaded scenario. Optimizations {such as this|similar to this} can impact measured performance by significant amounts, {a lot more|far more|considerably more} than the 2% we mentioned earlier.
Asus {statements|promises|says} that these changes are made to "help" {testers|critics|gurus}, but that's {a supplementary|an extra} reason at best. Certainly, we evaluate cards {centered|structured|established} on maximum performance, including overclocking performance -- but what this {is absolutely|is very} about is securing top {positioning|position|location} on a comparison chart between multiple vendors.
Consider, after all, the {predicament|undesirable situation} of companies like Asus, MSI, Zotac, Gigabyte, EVGA, and the other various GPU or motherboard {suppliers|sellers|distributors}. They know that {prices is|costs is|charges is} at least as important as brand when it comes to prodding users to buy a GPU. The problem is, many buyers do buy on price. {The only method|In order|In order to} to justify asking {an additional|extra|another} {$10,50|$12|$20} to $20 is to offer something the other guy doesn't have. {Chilling|Air conditioning|Cooling down}, overclockability, and quiet {procedure are} all ways to {impact|effect|affect} customer decisions, but those features only work if they can establish {significant|important} differences. Overclocking always {differs|may differ} by card and a GPU family {may well not|might not exactly} be particularly loud or hot by default.
A {cards|credit card|greeting card} that turns in {constantly} higher performance is a card that'll tend to either be at the top of the {collection|bunch|pile} or will be {outlined|pointed out|featured} in a different color. {It will probably be|It's going to be|It will be} the component that catches the eye, one way or the other.
Asus, MSI are shipping overclocked GTX 1080 and 1070 GPUs to reviewers, but not customers..
There is {a causa|a fiamma} of truth to Asus' statement. Because reviewers often review many cards at once, making certain {that you have|you have} configured every piece of OEM software required to {permit} {the|specific} feature can be confusing. Since {an overview is|an evaluation is|an assessment is} a presentation {of the|of any|of your} product under objective testing conditions, Asus can associated with argument that they want to {be sure|ensure|make sure} the product is tested in the right conditions. It's not completely wrong. The problem is, those "right conditions" may be just as applicable to the end-user, who {may well not|might not exactly} bother {setting up|putting in} or configuring OEM software, either -- {especially if|specially if} they have the long-standing {view|judgment} that OEM software is {pretty much|approximately|basically} garbage.
Is a 1. 5% overclock a fundamental betrayal of {consumers|buyers|customers}? No. We routinely {acknowledge|recognize|agree to} much larger variations in products we buy. {Yet|Nevertheless|Although} {the condition|the challenge} with pushing the envelope like this, {past|over and above|further than} the fact that it looks pretty bad, is that it {can result in|can cause} {lack of stability|insecurity} or other problems. In the motherboard case we mentioned above, the system would crash at full CPU load because the CPU i was using wasn't a particularly good overclocker and couldn't run all four cores at the single-thread Turbo {Setting|Function|Method} clock without {a volts|a volt quality|an ac electricity} nudge. Said nudge {was not|had not been|has not been} programmed {in to the|in the} UEFI, which meant the chip {appeared|looked|looked like} unstable until we {sought after|looked} down the actual cause of the problem.
In some cases, even {small|little|very small} increases cause issues. {Whilst|Although|When} our Fury X GRAPHICS runs rock-solid at stock speed, nudging it {up-wards|up wards|in excess} even by 3% {triggered|brought on|induced} instability last year. {In essence|The end result is|To put it succinctly} that manufacturers should keep stock speeds stock {and provide|and gives|and give} overclocking modes through {plainly|evidently} communicated alternate settings -- not preloaded BIOSes {drawn|taken|ripped} for reviewers.
