Less vram on pre-OCd cards?

[Brent1970]

Hey guys, something I've always wondered was why manufacturers such as EVGA will sell you a, say, GTX 570 with 2560mb ram on it unoverclocked but if you want them to pre-OC it for you, they cut the amount of vram in half? Why would they do that? If its considered a highend card and is overclocked, why would you ever consider LESS ram than a non-overclocked card?

It makes no sense.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Can you link to an example? GTX 670 is 2GB standard and their overclocked cards are still 2GB but they offer a 4GB overclocked model too.

 

[Brent1970]

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=025-P3-1579-AR&family=GeForce 500 Series Family&sw=
Normal 570 with 2560MB

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=012-P3-1572-AR&family=GeForce 500 Series Family&sw=
Same 570 but Superclocked with only 1280MB

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=012-P3-1573-AR&family=GeForce 500 Series Family&sw=
Again same 570 but this one is HD with 1280MB

 

[cmdrdredd]

The HD cards have HDMI ports. The standard GTX 570 has 1280MB of memory and they are simply offering a card that has 2560MB. It has nothing to do with giving less with overclocked cards. They are simply offering an option for more memory if someone feels they need it.

Something you will see from EVGA is they have too many models.

A standard reference model, one that is overclocked, one that has a water block, one with a backplate, one with more memory, a heavily binned classified version that can clock higher (also costs too much).

 

[Smoblikat]

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=025-P3-1579-AR&family=GeForce%20500%20Series%20Family&sw=
Normal 570 with 2560MB

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=012-P3-1572-AR&family=GeForce 500 Series Family&sw=
Same 570 but Superclocked with only 1280MB

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=012-P3-1573-AR&family=GeForce 500 Series Family&sw=
Again same 570 but this one is HD with 1280MB

1280mb is standard, 2560 is already a special edition of the card. And the 60mhz is hardly an overclock.