I agree.
What I meant is that a design evolution to have a chip that is capable (shader count, etc), but particular SKU enforces limits based on... well.. SKU spec., VRM design, cooling => price
...rather than a chip that is designed not to be able to exceed desired TDP.
It's a bit like having a car with speed limiter, instead of car with engine that won't make the car go past desired max speed.
correct why add "extra VRM" and increase cost when you can lock the power usage down and
sell it at a lower price point
if there was ever a case that could be used to prove why they spec a MAX TDP then this is it
I suppose if you where 31337 enough you could mod the card with extra mofsets and maby a extra pcie plug should't be to .. terribly hard
personally I think the power override should be removed from GPU-Z NV already blocked it once maby they put that in for a reason (hint hint)
after looking at pics of the mofsets on some of these baked cards I am starting to see a pattern
looks like the first phase is going black first causing a cascade effect burning up the rest of them