I feel that pre OCed cards are cheating. OCing something is done by the 1337, as a hobby and more. It is an art. My definition of OCing is when the end user, through some modifications, makes something run much faster than it is suppose to. It is something that is done after-market.
Pre OC'ed cards are just a way for the manufacturers to make more money. Instead of actually building the architecture, they will simply do some tweaks and sell it to us, while saving them tons of money.
Anyway, I think it's a ripoff. Get your own badass card. OC it if you want. But dont buy a pre OC'ed card, makes you look like a serious poseur.
"Hey, I'm cool. I have an over clocked video card... Whatever that means"
-The people buying the pre OC'ed cards.