Don't believe the hype!!! The only way to stress test your system is by running your system in YOUR normal capacity. Darkbreeze Retired Mod. Jun 24, 69, 4, , 8, Just wanted to add something to this thread even though it's fairly old. There is a point that is rarely pointed out on any forum threads related to stress testing with Prime95 to verify stability of overclocks. There are many other factors that can cause a system to crash including driver issues, memory issues Unrelated to overclocked RAM, just to clarify , hardware faults not caused by voltage and problems within an applications code or the kernel itself in some cases.
Even a poor quality PSU can and does cause similar errors when voltages are not clean and delivered in the expected and necessary amounts. So just because you get a bsod or your system crashes at some point after setting up an otherwise unremarkable overclock, does not mean in and of itself that the overclock is unstable or that you failed to run Prime long enough.
That being said, running it for only a short time or a couple of hours does not allow it to run through all the FFT lengths which is the REAL reason it was originally recommended to run it for 24 hrs. Jan 6, 1, 0 11, Sep 8, 4 0 4, 0. Sep 24, 1 0 4, 0. You must log in or register to reply here. Post thread. Graphics Cards. News Comments. Question Super giving me worse frames than a ?
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Lamine Treutlein Explainer. How long is a CPU stress test? If you can run this tool for around 5 to 6 hours withoutany interruption, it gives you a good indication that the CPU is running well. There are a few different tests you can run when you want to stress your CPU.
You canrun small FFT's to reveal potential issues early on. Jiacheng Fischer Explainer. How hot can a CPU get? Best CPU temperatures. Scotty Goti Explainer. How do I overclock my CPU? Check CPU stability. To ensure a successful overclock, we'llneed to know that the CPU is stable at both idle and max load. Check your core temp. Run the stress tests. Get into the BIOS. Go for auto-overclock. Changing the multiplier. Test at max load. Finding the limit. Nadjib Bidaurreta Pundit. I'm testing the 4.
Peak CPU temperature seems to be 82C while doing this. The Core voltage doesn't seem to go much above 1. User Info: monkmith monkmith 3 years ago 2 5 minutes, or until things like temps level out.
User Info: Ryzeki Ryzeki 3 years ago 3 Prime is incredibly demanding, unrealisticly so. User Info: zhenghan zhenghan 3 years ago 5 i've found installing nvidia drivers to be a better indication of stability. Long shot, but any ideas on how to force 60 Hz on a specific game? Looks like Linux isn't a viable alternative to Windows for gaming. Side Quest. I think my games running slower than they should, why?
Tech Support. Company of Heroes How do I activate a downloaded map? How can I rename a sim in the sims 2? How do I remove drivers in Windows 98SE? The blend test doesn't test the cpu nearly as much as it does on Small FFTs. Core i3 3. Thanks for your input. Blend always clugged up my system, even on low priority rendering almost unusable, running Small FFTs has always gave me higher temps and never failed me. Blend does a great job of testing memory though, which for XP and P4 systems would include testing the northbridge chipset, good for overclocked FSB's.
He mentioned using memtest86, so for people using just Prime95, Blend test was thought to have been a better option, so maybe The Coolest can clear it up, does he still vote for Small FFTs for new users? Argh, I just tried to post, but got a "Database error" and lost all that I typed. But let me sum everything up. After that if both cleared and are stable, I do some gaming.
I've noticed that unreal and put some very high stress on the system as a whole, if something is not stable, you'll know it within the hour. I haven't turned my PC off in ages, I can go without restarting for months, and that is with the CPU at full load by F H, F H also stresses other components like memory, so the whole system is under full load, and runs without issues for weeks without problems. Wow this thread is old, but still H Corsair for cooling.
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