Prime95 stability testing

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nst6563

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Just curious as I've been running dual primes for almost 3 straight days now...just what exactly does it focus on testing? Ram or CPU???

I'm only overclocking slightly though right now. 3.0c running at 3.25 (214 fsb). I figured I'd try to gradually overclock the thing while running prime95 to test with.
 
So if I run into a failure somewhere along the line, how would I narrow it down exactly? Memtest86 is what I've been using...that good enough?
 
Generally I test it by removing one of them from the equation, i.e. set the mem speed much lower to see whether that fixes it.
 
I ran into an error finally. One P95 runs forever, but the other will crash within 20-45 minutes. did some tests, used memtest, and found the ram had an error.

had to reduce my GAT to Turbo instead of F1. Damn geil ram ....:mad:

Not even running at spec speed and it's giving errors! I may just RMA this crap and see if I get two good sticks in return. Too bad I don't have the cash for some better stuff right now. So far it seems the CPU is fine even at below stock voltage (1.50v).
 
Unless you have errors during normal use, I wouldn't be worried. Just my opinion.
 
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