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    GTX 470 or GTX470 SC?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList= 48|14-130-550^14-130-550-03%23,14-130-549^14-130-549-03%23

    is purchasing the SC really worth it? I realize it's 10 bucks more (5 if I order soon), but the upgrade seems so minimal that it almost seams like taking the 10 extra and paying for faster shipping would be more worth my time.. But then again, I am not the most knowledgeable when it comes to computer parts, so I am not entirely sure what I should be looking for... (I know this card should eat wow up like a fat kid eating M&M's, but I am wondering about other games mostly).

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    Download MSI afterburner and OC yourself. Saves you 10 bucks and you can clock it more if you so need.

    The only reason to buy a "super clock" one is that its the hopes that you get a binned card (really good for over clocking) so that you can really overclock the crap out of it.

    Or of course you don't overclock anything then to...
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    The 5-10 dollars is worth it, on the chance that you get a better binned card.
    If it was much more than that or you don't intend on doing any serious OCs (as in voltage manipulation), I wouldn't bother with it.

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    for 5-10 more i dont see why you would even ask?
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    You won't even notice the difference between the two cards. That being said $5 more? Just get the OC one. Also as a poster above me said, download MSI Afterburner, it is great.

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