How to burn in a processor?

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lemmy

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how do u burn in a processor?
right now i'm using clockgen/prime 95 with htt multiplier 2.0 x and ram at 1:20 100mhz ratio
is that okay?
 
Burning in is a myth...doesnt help "run in" the processor or anything..

if anything, its useful to run Prime after slapping a new HSF..

or if its a new chip...run the usual stress test programs to see the stability/temps of your chip...
 
Usually a burn in for me doesnt exist, I just oc usually within 15 minutes when I get a new processor :p

Most people will say, burn in is for getting your thermal paste more settled and getting best temps.
 
after finding my max cpu mhz speed for clock gen do u think its safe to jump to the 280 fsb? lol
 
Rishy said:
Burning in is a myth...doesnt help "run in" the processor or anything..

if anything, its useful to run Prime after slapping a new HSF..

or if its a new chip...run the usual stress test programs to see the stability/temps of your chip...
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'Burn in' is certainly a myth in terms of a 'postive electron degradation' inside the cpu, however, in terms of bettering the TIM joint, it can make alot of difference.

A newly installed cpu will run hotter than the same chip in a couple of months time because the TIM joint will have 'burned in' and become more efficient.


If you wanna speed up this burn in process, simply run the cpu as hot as you can for a long period. There are good and bad ways to do this and it depends on how bad you wanna be to your cpu ;)

Personally, I just stick the voltage up as high as I feel comfortable, put in a reasonable overclock, and leave it running prime95 for several hours. I also turn the fans down or completely off on my radiator (I watercool you see) and let the water and waterblock get real hot.

Air cooled cpu's will burn in alot faster so you'll barely have to actually make any concerted effort. It just takes time.


I don't think you'll actually gain any more overclock if you aircool because the efficiency of the heatsink's ability to remove heat from itself massively overwelms the importance of it's cpu contact.

With watercooling you definitely will be able to achieve higher overclocks (maybe +50mhz) if you burn in because the wateblock's contact is very critical.
 
hrmmm i've been burning in at 1.31 volts with my max clock on my cpu for a about 7 hours now
heres my info
hehe excuse that hickup error, i tried boosting it to 2.8 : lol was only hoping
oc1.31stable
 
What are your temps like?

If they're sub 50°C I'd up the voltage to at least 1.4. I run my Opteron 146 at 1.63 volts 24/7, though I am watercooled. 1.5 volts is probably the highest you'd wanna take a 90nm Opteron on air.

You are using air cooling right?
 
nope not air cooling water cooling, and my temps are about 20-30 idle, 37 or 38 full load

and do you think this stable clock speed is good for 1.31 volts?

lol and how come my bios says 1.33 volts, but my smarguardian/cpu-z say 1.31 volts

but i already tried doing 1.40 volts and got at 2.84 ghz, but not very stable (38 load temps)
so i'm trying to burn in the 1.31 volt first and move my way up each day, i want to hit 3ghz :)
 
2.8 ghz at 1.3 volts , yeah I'll reckon you'll make 3ghz eventually.

Since you're watercooling and have good temps, you definitely wanna bump that voltage up to aid in burn in. I reckon you're gunna need at least 1.5 to do 3ghz anyway. But yeah, take it slow if you wanna be safe.

Check out what others have done with your chip over at www.overclockers.com:

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