stress test

I did a prime95 stress test on my new PC and was a bit alarmed by how hot it got and how fast. I have a Ryzen 5800x CPU and Arctic Liquid Freezer II cooler (both brand new), but managed to reach 91c within 10 minutes (at which point I aborted the test). Tried the test again about 20 minutes...

Hi. built a brand new pc today with a Ryzen 5 3600. Due to budget issues, it is using the Stealth cooler which i know isn’t great. I’ll be looking to upgrade this soon. I did use Arctic MX-4 paste to replace the stock paste, which I thought would help things. I’ve had to lock the frequency at...

hi all, I'm after some advice on how to 'stress test' a newly installed LAN. We've refurbed our house, running cat6 all over the place. I've now terminated the cables into patch panels and RJ45 modules, continuity tested the terminations, and installed a Zyxel 24 port switch. Never done this...

Hello all, I am new to the forum and still relatively new to PC gaming and overclocking. My setup consists of: MSI Meg Ace x570 Ryzen 7 3800x Aorus RTX 2080ti waterforce Xtreme (AIO Version) 4x8gb 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro Corsair H110i pro Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X. Front fans all Corsair LL...

Wednesday I installed my new i7 6950X CPU and obvious it's a bit hotter than my previous i7 [email protected] (1.252v). I am just wondering if these temperatures are OK under stress testing ? (I know I won't hit them under daily use with my gaming & content creation). I am running the CPU at 4.2GHz...