The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Toshiba Qosmio X70-ABT3G22 throttling question...

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by lantastic, Dec 20, 2013.

  1. lantastic

    lantastic Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    First post greets to all!

    In short, is this laptop's performance always throttled or only when not connected to a power outlet in the wall?

    I came across this thread:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...iba-qosmio-x70-abt3g22-asus-g750jw-db7-2.html

    Reply #12 said it throttles and doesn't perform as specs would suggest. I'm looking into this because I plan on buying a laptop strictly for gaming at a budget around $1000. The device would be for taking over to friends' houses to play games and would always be connected to a power outlet. I'm only considering a laptop because dealing with lugging my desktop around is becoming too cumbersome as we're meeting more often and some of my friends have limited space. I'm hoping this might be the ticket as everything else I found in my price bracket is a 15" with a GTX 765m?

    Games I play mostly: WoW, CS: GO, SC2, LoL, and SWTOR. Also, if the laptop is not completely gimped due to throttling, I'd consider springing for the i7 upgrade should it make for a better gaming experience?

    Thanks!
     
    lantastic, Dec 20, 2013
    #1
  2. lantastic

    lantastic Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Oops, I just noticed there is a Toshiba section.

    Can it be moved there? Should I post the question there? Or, is it okay to let the question stand?
     
    lantastic, Dec 21, 2013
    #2
  3. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

    Reputations:
    6,668
    Messages:
    8,224
    Likes Received:
    231
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Thread moved to the Toshiba subforum ;)
     
    MidnightSun, Dec 21, 2013
    #3
  4. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

    Reputations:
    5,036
    Messages:
    12,168
    Likes Received:
    3,134
    Trophy Points:
    681
    If you're running on battery, usually a laptop will be throttled down as to not quickly drain the battery or otherwise damage it (if you were running parts on full power).

    Personally, I'd recommend a Lenovo Y510p with 1080p and 750M/755M SLI since that'd be slightly more powerful than a single 765M and (personally) I've had nothing but bad experiences with Toshiba's laptops.
     
    Jarhead, Dec 21, 2013
    #4
  5. lantastic

    lantastic Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    @Midnightsun Thanks for moving it to the right place.


    @Jarhead Sorry to hear about the Toshiba experiences. Would the Lenovo SLI setup be on par or better than the 770m?
     
    lantastic, Dec 21, 2013
    #5
  6. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

    Reputations:
    5,036
    Messages:
    12,168
    Likes Received:
    3,134
    Trophy Points:
    681
    Some say it does. I guess it falls in between the 765M and 770M, depending on game (some games support SLI better than others. It would certainly be comparable, and I haven't hear much complaints about Lenovo's Y series.
     
    Jarhead, Dec 21, 2013
    #6