# New Video Card questions

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**Created:** [August 31, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-video-card-questions/254244 "2010-08-31T06:39:11Z")\
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> [@$12,000 street racing in STL, these guys dont mess around..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/12-000-street-racing-in-stl-these-guys-dont-mess-around/34744/6):
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> Krazy Kid, I just purchased the MSI N460 GTX card. Can you explain how overclocking it will be beneficial? Also, it says I need to use MSI’s Afterburner utility to do so?
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> Also it states it needs 2x 6 pin power connectors, will this be a problem with the power supply I just purchased with it? (Above)

Overclocking can increase the performance of the card, but it can also damage it. It’s something that if you don’t know what it is, chances are you don’t need it.

I only overclocked mine cause I wanted to pull everything I could out of the computer. I built the computer to be a speed freak. It loads Windows 7 in roughly 2 seconds and plays just about any game I throw at it at 60 frame a second (max graphics, in HD) while running iTunes and a web browser on the 2nd monitor. I doubt you need that kind of performance all the time so the way the card is now should be fine.

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