How important is computer stability to you?

Big.Wayne

Big.Wayne

Big.Wayne

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Hey guys,

I was wondering what peoples thoughts were on computer stability?

My viewpoint is that an overclocked computer should do everything a stock computer does . . . . just faster!

I spend maybe a bit longer than I should double/triple checking my hardware in all kinda of esoteric torture tests so that I am safe in the knowledge everything is all tip top. I'm aware that in Real-Life useage my machines will probably never get such a good kicking but knowing they are nails gives me satisfaction! :o

I am getting the impression that a few people don't mind their overclocked PC becoming a big ragged as long as its stable enough for them to get their particular tasks done?

What's your personal viewpoint on this subject? :)
 
8 hours Prime stable.

The reason is that anything that's passed that has always been flawless in games, encoding and anything else I decide to do.

It gives me better peace of mind than simply hitting an awesome clock speed, launching straight into some games and finding that it crashes out every couple of days.
 
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I tend to run Prime for a couple of hrs and started running Intel burn Test to check after wards, not the one to test for 24hrs ect.
 
Minimum of 8 hours stable in both prime small fft and blend, never had any issues with my day to day uses such as gaming, encoding. I know people who run a quick test of half an hour or so and declare their oc stable, i know all the testing can be a bit laborious but it really proves it's worth in the long term.
 
Personally, I use Intel Burn Test as a quick indicator of stability and temps. I adjust vcore until I get 1 pass of intel burn, then try 5 passes. When 5 pass, I go for 20.

Then, 12hours prime small fft's. and then 12hours blend. When clocking RAM however, I run memtest first all day/overnight. then prime95 blend.
 
I find a reasonably high clock, give it 5 hours of OCCT blend and then give it a few weeks to see what it's like in day-to-day usage. I usually use a little more voltage than I need just to make sure it runs as stable as possible.

Not one for massive amounts of testing as I find it a complete pain tbh.
 
I think that a Oc'ed PC does not necessarily have to Pass any sort of test as long as when you use it for day to day tasks it dont crash on you etc

My PC is not 100% stable in fact it fails prime95 in less than 15mins but so far i have been able to do everything i need to do with my PC and play Crysis warhead which i have heard is demanding on a PC.....would be interested to know how my PC would cope with GTA4 as i have heard that very demanding game.
 
Stability that causes no bsod's/OS lockups or other lockups needing a reboot.


Basically, I couldn't give a nickel bout prime95, as long as it plays games fine and runs media/internet fine.
 
Run pi and play some games. That generally means that it isn't gonna fall over in general use. If it does fall over when I'm just using it normally, get it more stable. There's no need for it to be prime stable, just so long as it isn't gonna crash while I'm using it.
 
Has to be 100% stable for me. Can't be doing with crashes/lock ups/BSOD's. I first do 10 rounds of IBT to check as i am clocking. After i reach the speed i aim for i then run Orthos/Prime for 12 hours.
 
I run prime for 8 hours (sometimes 6 if I get home early), if it passes that then it's stable enough for me.
 
It is pointless having a computer if it crashes erratically, you are going to lose any work and be constantly annoyed if it reboots; so in my opinion stability is a key requirement.
 
Got to be stable, id rather lose a few fps in games than have to reboot every so often because of a crash etc. Prime95 for 8+ hours and you know its pretty stable.
 
I initially took the "if I can play games, then it's stable" approach, but it crashed and bluescreened duringa defrag. just at the time it was moving stuff about in the registry I guess. As it ***** my windows up big style. But now it has to be 100% stable.
 
I've had Prime 95's 8hr golden standard fall flat on its face when playing a DivX, together with games crashing out, blue screens, etc.

I'm willing to bet a standard Dell PC can be made to fall over given the right persuasion/brutalising.

I normally run Prime for 8hrs, then loop a nasty graphical benchmark for the same time period, and then some funky encoding to check it's doing exactly what it should.
 
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