OverClocking my TV as a monitor for my PC

VibronicJumper

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I have a Samsung TV (Model Number: LN40B530P7FXZA) and I am using it as the display for my current PC. This display runs at 60 Hz from the factory and I want to use the Nvidia control panel to overclock it. I am hoping to get 120 Hz out of it and I was hoping if someone could tell me what I might be able to expect from overclocking a television like this. How practical is it and how likely is this to work? I am not sure how much of a temperature increase I would get from overclocking a display device as I have never done so before. If I can not get 120 Hz I would like to know how much further I can push it that what it is already at. Any information would be appreciated and thank you in advance.

Here is my PC if the specs are needed :

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5 TH ATX LGA1150
Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (3 total)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX (2 Way SLI Configuration)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower
Power Supply: EVGA 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
 
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Some monitors can be "overclocked" but only because they have the components in them to hit that rate, but are locked lower for stability reasons. When you see "overclocked" monitors on ebay, they are ones that are hand picked and tested to hit that range, even though it's above the "stability range".


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Some monitors can be "overclocked" but only because they have the components in them to hit that rate, but are locked lower for stability reasons. When you see "overclocked" monitors on ebay, they are ones that are hand picked and tested to hit that range, even though it's above the "stability range".
 
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VibronicJumper

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So do you not think the TV could even go to 70 Hz and still be stable?
 

VibronicJumper

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Well I did some more research and decided to raise my refresh rate to 77Hz. Ive been at that temp a few days and have been fine. I can notice the difference while gaming as well. Also, I have found some random comments of people getting 120Hz or close with a HDTV so the "impossible" is not impossible according to them. I'll have to look into it more before I raise my refresh rate higher but I figured anyone reading this would want to know that it is possible.

References:

http://www.blurbusters.com/overclock/120hz-pc-to-tv/

http://www.overclock.net/t/1446503/overclocking-monitors-refresh-rate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sXeSwe1_dU

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