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    Toshiba Qosmio X505 Overclockable?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Iadad, Dec 18, 2010.

  1. Iadad

    Iadad Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been trying to research this but I've come up with blanks.

    Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q896

    Is this bad boy overclockable?
     
    Iadad, Dec 18, 2010
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    GPU, yes. CPU, maybe (have to find the PLL and check the datasheet).
     
    moral hazard, Dec 18, 2010
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  3. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Doesn't overclocking void the Warranty ?
     
    alexUW, Dec 18, 2010
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    Iadad Notebook Enthusiast

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    Honestly I didn't know that. Have not bought mine yet so can't say it does. Would be a shame but I could work around that. I just know if I want to reach the FPS that rival the 5870 by ATI, I would need to overclock.
     
    Iadad, Dec 18, 2010
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    I don't know if it does void the warranty. I always just assumed.

    The i7 has the "auto" overclock feature in it, so if you were the overclock the CPU I can see some warranty issues. I think the GPU should be ok, since they usually make a feature that allows you to overclock (I wouldn't go too far, don;t want to shorten the life of your GPU).

    Good luck and let us know what you decide.
     
    alexUW, Dec 18, 2010
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    ...I don't get this, the i7 and i5 both have Turbo Boost...why do you need to overclock them?
     
    a4500435, Dec 18, 2010
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    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Good luck ;) Toshiba is not good at this.. You probly as the x300/305 owners have a locked BIOS which means you can not edit the voltage of your GPU, however, you can still overclock but very limited. I've have been not able to find the Datasheet for my x300 for almost 3 years now, so good luck ;)
     
    tuηay, Dec 19, 2010
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    Audi4ever, Dec 19, 2010
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    aldam, Dec 21, 2010
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  10. Audi4ever

    Audi4ever Notebook Evangelist

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    If you read the first post in the thread you would see he use a specially program to clock the cpu....the clocked the I7 740 to 3500...stable :)
     
    Audi4ever, Dec 22, 2010
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  11. aldam

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    He used SetFSB with asus g73. But we dont know what pll has x505
     
    aldam, Dec 28, 2010
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