Graphics Card Stress Testing

[Happy]

If I want to test an overclock on a graphics card, what sort of programs could I us (aside from just running a game)?

Also I have set up the crysis GPU benchmark to loop 50 times; would this be a reasonable method of testing an overlock?

Cheers

 

[Monkeynut]

Try the tester in ATITool which checks for artifacts.

 

[Happy]

Try the tester in ATITool which checks for artifacts.

Shall give it a go, although last time I tired to use ATITool in Vista 64 I couldn't get it to work!?!?!

 

[Nicfish]

I find the '0zone3d' Stability test quite useful as I sometimes have problems with AtiTool.

 

[mattyfez]

If I want to test an overclock on a graphics card, what sort of programs could I us (aside from just running a game)?

Also I have set up the crysis GPU benchmark to loop 50 times; would this be a reasonable method of testing an overlock?

Cheers

I would say so, if its high res & maxed out, 64bit dx10 etc.
3 loops of crysis puts my GX2 into the low 80's which I think is quite stressfull enough to establish stability lol

It seems to stress the GPU more than 3dmark06 which is woefully CPU dependent.

I also found the "call of juraz" bench usefull for GPU overclocking.

IMO theres no point in using synthetic benches to test graphics cards, its FPS at high res in games that counts.

 

[Happy]

I would say so, if its high res & maxed out, 64bit dx10 etc.
3 loops of crysis puts my GX2 into the low 80's which I think is quite stressfull enough to establish stability lol

It seems to stress the GPU more than 3dmark06 which is woefully CPU dependent.

I also found the "call of juraz" bench usefull for GPU overclocking.

IMO theres no point in using synthetic benches to test graphics cards, its FPS at high res in games that counts.

Cheers that was my view as well.