Burn In Time!!!?

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jervonics

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how long should i let my 3.0c P4 "burn in" before i start trying to O/C it?


P4 3.0c
abit IC7 max3
XMS PC3200 DDR
maxtor SATA 120 gb HD
yada, yada



ignorance, and prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand!
 
Dont bother, I did it recently and it had no effect. Some people say it does, others dont. You would probably want it on there for about 24hours to get a good burn-in. Run prime95 torture. Some say underclock the cpu and raise your volts really high (2.1vcore). Others perfer a small overclock in the first place w/ a burn in. I've seen seen people just loop 3dmark01 at stock. What ever floats your boat, What ever drives your car you know?

Personally I wont ever do it again, It's just a waste of time imho; I got no extra benifits from burning in my m 2500+.

Before burn-in: 2.7ghz

After burn-in: 2.7ghz

/shrug
 
Burning in = Stress testing

The actual "burning in" myth of raising your volts and all of that to get better overclocks I believe is a myth. However, burning in, in a sense of stress/stability testing is, obviously, not a myth.

I "burn in" all of my systems in the sense that I let Prime95/3DMark run for a few days, sometimes at a slightly higher voltage to keep an eye on temps in case it starts running hotter over time (ie, dust build up, thermal paste not being as effective, etc).
 
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