How Stable is Stable

[geeza]

as a home pc i would say its stable even if prime failed, i would only say its not stable if it crashed when watching a film, playing a game or making a document. frankly i dont really care about superPI, prime S&M etc but everyone else does so i might aswell go along with it

 

[easyrider]

as a home pc i would say its stable even if prime failed, i would only say its not stable if it crashed when watching a film, playing a game or making a document. frankly i dont really care about superPI, prime S&M etc but everyone else does so i might aswell go along with it

Not in my book if your pc can't calculate data properly then its not stable.And can lead to data corruption etc...

I would not run a pc unless it was 24 hrs prime stable.
There simply is no excuse to run a system that cannot pass prime.

You would just lower your clock until it did

 

[geeza]

Not in my book if your pc can't calculate data properly then its not stable.And can lead to data corruption etc...

I would not run a pc unless it was 24 hrs prime stable.
There simply is no excuse to run a system that cannot pass prime.

You would just lower your clock until it did

as already said. stable is as stable as you want. Its your decision if you want it 24hour prime stable (mine is 24hour prime stable) but thats not the point. some people may only use word and solitaire, in which case im sure not many calculations are carried out. and the average user is probably not bothered if it blue screens once a month, they will just restart

 

[easyrider]

as already said. stable is as stable as you want. Its your decision if you want it 24hour prime stable (mine is 24hour prime stable) but thats not the point. some people may only use word and solitaire, in which case im sure not many calculations are carried out. and the average user is probably not bothered if it blue screens once a month, they will just restart

We are talking about stable overclocked systems.

Someone who only uses word or solitaire is hardly going to need to overclock their pc.

And if a pc BSOD's when at stock there is a faulty component and something needs returning.

 

[Xionic]

for some of us (me) we cant run a 24hr dual prime test, as i work a lot and i dont leave my pc on unsupervised, as the wiring is **** in this place. my computer is @ 2.65Ghz 9 hour dual prime stable. now in my eyes thats stable enough. if it crashes on me (which it hasnt yet) then i will maybe lower the clock.

it runs any game i throw at it without crashing, so in my eyes as a gamer it is stable.

 

[Cody]

I have had my system Folding 24/7 @ 2.55 since last Tuesday night, my 148 has come today though so hopefully I'll get a bit more speed out of that - haven't had time to do the volt mod yet.

 

[Amps]

For me i do 12 Hours prime and then lower the clock a little bit after it passes or run slightly more vcore than it needs just to give some margin.

I also insure it passes S&M and lots of loop tests of the 3d mark apps.

 

[ChrisLX200]

Not in my book if your pc can't calculate data properly then its not stable.And can lead to data corruption etc...

I would not run a pc unless it was 24 hrs prime stable.
There simply is no excuse to run a system that cannot pass prime.

You would just lower your clock until it did

Stability is a function of machine load and temperature - it may never throw errors at low loading and low temps, or even 100% loading and low temps. Your machine might be 24hr stable now, but wait until the hot days of summer when higher ambient pushes your temps up (air-cooled systems anyway) - you may find your 'stable' system starts to fail.. Professional servers are run in air-conditioned environments for that reason, most of us don't have that luxury.

The point is - the tests we run are valid only under the conditions in which they are made, and those conditions can change a lot in the home environment.

 

[welshtom]

thats a good point mate

 

[Xionic]

and very relevant for me, as my pc's in an attic, its freezing in winter but is apsolutely roasting in summer due to no doors windows or aircon (just ladder access)

 

[meaz]

ive got a few oc'd pc's that have been up for between 40 and 60 days under xp running seti.

stable to me is if a system can run 100% load for 3/4 days without crashing/rebooting.

 

[easyrider]

Stability is a function of machine load and temperature - it may never throw errors at low loading and low temps, or even 100% loading and low temps. Your machine might be 24hr stable now, but wait until the hot days of summer when higher ambient pushes your temps up (air-cooled systems anyway) - you may find your 'stable' system starts to fail.. Professional servers are run in air-conditioned environments for that reason, most of us don't have that luxury.

The point is - the tests we run are valid only under the conditions in which they are made, and those conditions can change a lot in the home environment.

Yes I know this, but the room in which my pc is in is hotter in the winter than in the summer due to the central heating.

I would say on a hot summers day the window is open and there wouldn't be that much of difference in temps.

I doubt that I will need to change anything in my rig other than raise my fans from 5v to 7v.

There is enough headroom in my temps to accomadate any ambient rise.
My opty is certainly not running at the edge of its life.

I only have 1.36v going through it and temps are fine.

Anyway I test with a hair dryer.I turn on the hair dryer and suspend it in the middle of the case causing ambient temps to increase dramatically.

I test the fans at all voltage settings to see what settings are need for them to get rid of the hot air.

once this has been done for 12 hrs I know my system can handle increased ambient temps.



just kidding BTW!