Benchmark/stress test suggestions

[stitchmanz]

I have just finished build a PC, parts are listed below, and would like some recommendations on some Freeware/demo programs I can run to do Benchmarks and Stress test:

Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAPPHIRE 100352-2L Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10D-16GAB

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+

Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply


Thank you very much


Jerry

 

[Dangman]

OCCT, Intel Burn Tool, and Furmark are good stress tests.

 

[Azimuth]

There are some recommendations on this reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/fw0gw

 

[stitchmanz]

Thank you for the suggestions.

Do you have any tips on how long I should run the stress tests for?


Jerry

 

[psy81]

Prime 95 and Furmark at the same time. I personally go for 3-6 hours of testing. Some people like to try for 24 hours to ensure 100 percent stability. If you're not OC'ing than it should be stable. If you are OC'ing highly recommend the Prime 95 and Furmark at the same time.