Is overclocking the video card worth it?
Yes, for the hardware enthusiast. It’s simple to do and as long as you keep a close eye on the temperatures, nearly nothing can go wrong. Performance gains can be anywhere from 1% to 15%. As with overclocking anything, the life of the video card will shorten. We overclocking enthusiast counter this by pointing out that no enthusiast keeps his or her video card for more than 3years.