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CPU Stability Test
- Thread starter Loxa
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Caporegime
Intel burn test.
Or if you're a sadist, linpack Xtreme.
Or if you're a sadist, linpack Xtreme.
I mean.. I have been known to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight once in a while.
Caporegime
Prime95 doesn't use modern instruction sets though so it doesn't prove 100% stability.
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I wish there was a definitive answer to this question.
Ultimately one comment will tell you to "use x" while another will say "x isn't enough you should use y". Then you hear that "y is a power virus" and "even though the cpu passed y the system was unstable in games. You should use z".
I can't give you an answer but don't worry too much over it. Pick your poison and let it run, then if all is stable start your software of choice and if all is still good then set and forget.
Ultimately one comment will tell you to "use x" while another will say "x isn't enough you should use y". Then you hear that "y is a power virus" and "even though the cpu passed y the system was unstable in games. You should use z".
I can't give you an answer but don't worry too much over it. Pick your poison and let it run, then if all is stable start your software of choice and if all is still good then set and forget.
Soldato
Depends on the platform.
A mixture of XTU, AIDA and Realbench are sufficient for a gaming rig. There isn't a definite answer as different architectures fall over in different ways. What you don't want to be doing, however, is hammering AVX Prime on high core count CPUs (namely on Intel's side).
A mixture of XTU, AIDA and Realbench are sufficient for a gaming rig. There isn't a definite answer as different architectures fall over in different ways. What you don't want to be doing, however, is hammering AVX Prime on high core count CPUs (namely on Intel's side).
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Windows ME used to be a stability test but it had a few bugs. Mine was never stable.
Soldato
The best test is just using it normally. If you get a crash, bsod or whatever then tweak more. Don't spend half your life benching and running CPU tests.
Soldato
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As a quick test bf1 or BFV quickly show instability in overclocks, if it is stable for an hour or more you are heading in the right direction. I have had my machine pass hours of realbench and memory tests but fail fairly quickly on bf1 / bf5.
As above it depends what your intended usage is.
As above it depends what your intended usage is.
Soldato
Exactly! Stress test isn't real life.
People who do 24 hour stress test have to much time on there hands
what do you do with your system ? if its game . just test with games.intel burn test like many other stupid tests just put unneeded stress that you will never replicate on your system. bench the same stress you will use your system for.
Soldato
Prime 26.6 (non-avx) if the machine is just used for gaming.
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Trying to find your highest clock without using quick stress tests, from which to know what to back off from, would be a right pain.
Normal use is then the final decider, but if I find through that I'm not stable, then one notch down will usually do it.
I use OCCT.
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Soldato
Yeah I use a quick test. But that's it, a quick test.