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Should I burn in?

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jamezzz122

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Well I have just ordered a 2.8C from Newegg...On all my previous processors, I haven't burned it in at all...I see a lot of people on [H] do this burn in process and I had some questions...

Is it nessecary?
What methods do you recommend when doing this?
 
Yes, please let us know just how to burn in a new cpu or ram?

Thanks
 
How in the hell can you be too [H]ard for anyone and ask a question like that? Actually, I don't really know myself and would like to see an acceptable reply. Maybe it means that you should run the computer at stock for a few days and vigorously test it for stability before you try any overclocking.
 
I "burn in" stuff for like 30min to an hour after that do what you want I have only noticed a difference if you dont wait that long after that I havent and I have tested. your cpu temps go down after a week because of the paste.
I oced my old 1.6a@2.56ghz after an hour and it stayed that way for 2 years. same with my video card 9800 I tried to oc it right away and I couldnt after 20min I got as in my sig I could go higher but dont have sufficient cooling.
 
"Burning in a CPU" is a simple way of stressing your system to its maximum performance for a long period of time to "break in" the components, check for stability, and in some cases to help break down the particles in thermal pastes (such as Arctic Silver 5) to gain a boost in cooling performance (provided the cpu has sufficient time to cool down after a burn in). Some of the bets programs for "burning in" or testing the stability fo your machine are Prime 95 and the test from SiSoftware Si Sandra. Basically these programs just stress your cpu to 100% usage for a long time. For a maximum effect try running multiple instances of Prime simultaneously or Prime with 3dMark in the background. Also read up on the specific test you choose (some test CPU, some CPU and memory, some cause more heat, just be careful). I hope this helps you guys out, comeone correct me if im wrong... Oh and good luck with your 2.8c (see my sig) mine burned out after two weeks ;) ...

Linkage

Prime95 - http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
SiSandra - http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.html?dir=dload&location=sware_dl_all&langx=en&a=

Or just google em...
 
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