Good Burn in test?

[todlerix]

looking for some software to test stability of my system now that im overclocking thx

 

[RS3RS]

Google for prime95, just about the best for stress testing. Let it run a while though, several hours at the minimum.

Edit: http://mersenne.org/gimps/p95v238.exe

 

[todlerix]

and why is the search feature disabled :*(?

 

[RS3RS]

About the search:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=698688

 

[MontyAC]

Prime95 is a good burn in test. Or you can loop PCmark2001.

 

[YoUnAn]

I agree with the others and say get prime95. That’s what I use to test stability and I usually let it run for 12 hours.

Also you can use 3dMark2001. It uses your CPU, memory and video card extensively so you can also try that.

 

[todlerix]

i ran it, overnight and when i woke up it said it stopped in 19 minutes..

FATAL ERROR: Rpimdomg was 0.4998912811, expected less than .4

what the hell does that mean?

 

[Phoenix86]

There is a thread by an admin, B.B.S. that details a good burn in process. Since the search is disabled you may want to PM him and see if he can link you.

Basically it involved running memtest86 for 8+ hours then prime95 on torture for 8+ hours, then looping 3dmark for a while. I'm a little sketchy on the details, but that process should be better than needed.

 

[Monkey34]

Ive been using prime95(6-8 hrs), burnk7(2-3hrs), and then memtest86 overnight. I have read some info tho, that states burnk7 AND prime 95 together is a better indicator.

FROM ABXZONE FORUM:

if there is a stability problem BurnK7 will force a Prime95 failure. The problem with BurnK7 alone is that is never reports a failure it just stresses your system. I agree that if you run BurnK7 alone it will raise the CPU temperature to it's highest. I have had configurations that will run Prime95 for hours and hours but fail after 5 minutes once I start BurnK7 along side it.

This is something I'm going to test.

 

[burningrave101]

With all the issues with RAM now adays, Memtest86 is the real must as far as burning in a new machine. If you get a single error within an 8 hour period or more then you have issues. All of my system builds get run through memtest86 for 8-24 hours prior to me sending them on to the customer.

 

[darktiger]

Prime95 and 3dMark2001.

 

[BlindedByScience]

Originally posted by Phoenix86
There is a thread by an admin, B.B.S. that details a good burn in process. Since the search is disabled you may want to PM him and see if he can link you.

I was headed there.... Here's what I do:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=649944

....get through Memtest86 and go from there. Prime95 could have found a memory problem.

OT - Phoenix86: just a mod, not an admin....thanks for the promotion....

Good luck - B.B.S.

 

[Phoenix86]

I hope that promotion comes with a raise! At least negotiate your COLA.