Is it worth overclocking my graphics card?

[Jesper Heidenberg Hansen]

What are the down sides of overclocking my graphics card. Do i get a great FPS boost in gaming?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Usually not worth it gains are minimal.

 

[Onefurrybanana]

Downsides-shortened life span, higher temps, and higher power draw.
Pros-higher fps
This all depends on what card you have and how far you push it. I would make sure you have adequate cooling and a decent understanding of overclocking before you proceed just to protect your hardware from damage.

 

[Michael_13]

I'm a little surprised by the answers so far even if they speak to some form of truth.

- Do you upgrade every couple years? If Yes then OC / If No, you'll need to OC to continue getting respectable frames
- Do you like the idea of a GTX 980 performing around the stock GTX 980ti? If yes... then OC
- Do you have a 700 or higher watt PSU and only 1 GPU? If yes... then OC

Overclocking is just free performance, Nvidia cards and the Maxwell series are known to be highly overclockable.