Run Heaven and 3D Mark 11 simultaneously

[nlel1975]

I see you can run Heaven in both fullscreen and window mode, same with 3D Mark 11 Advanced edition

I was thinking to test stability of both to run them at the same time unless its not wise to over power the card by running them together?

What do you think will it be OK!

 

[weehamish]

Overstress it imo they both run the card 100% as it is lol?

What do you hope to achieve by doing this btw?

 

[ViRuS2k]

All it will do is half your frames between the 2 lol really utterly pointless... imho.

 

[nlel1975]

Overstress it imo they both run the card 100% as it is lol?

What do you hope to achieve by doing this btw?

Just a thought, trying to kill two birds with one stone and see if they are both stable at the same time.

 

[Kaapstad]

Just a thought, trying to kill to birds with one stone and see if they are both stable at the same time.

If you can run one at a time without any problems your system is more than stable enough for gaming.

There is no point trying to run both at the same time.

If you really want to stress your PC gaming, get a copy of Civ5 and max every setting out - all the video options and all the game options (Huge map, marathon game time etc). This is enough to stress even the most powerful PCs (towards the end of the game) and makes games like BF3 and FC3 look like a push over.

 

[nlel1975]

If you can run one at a time without any problems your system is more than stable enough for gaming.

There is no point trying to run both at the same time.

If you really want to stress your PC gaming, get a copy of Civ5 and max every setting out - all the video options and all the game options (Huge map, marathon game time etc). This is enough to stress even the most powerful PCs (towards the end of the game) and makes games like BF3 and FC3 look like a push over.

Guess its an overnight session in Heaven tonight then. The PC came thru a 23hour stint of 3D Mark 11 looping yesterday and over night and as you say no need to put it through the stress of two at the same time.

 

[Jakus]

The best way is to wind up the card and make it fail, then come back on the clocks a sensible margin and test.

Endlessly cooking everything at every setting is unnecessary abuse really, you should already have a good idea of you stability margins.

Use Heaven or Crysis 2 bench, don't know about anyone else but I find 3D mark nauseating

 

[nlel1975]

The best way is to wind up the card and make it fail, then come back on the clocks a sensible margin and test.

Endlessly cooking everything at every setting is unnecessary abuse really, you should already have a good idea of you stability margins.

Use Heaven or Crysis 2 bench, don't know about anyone else but I find 3D mark nauseating

As a result of a 3D Mark 11 stint the night before last I now have a base level overclock which is proven 23+ hours stable in said benchmark 1100/1500 and just for fun I am going to run Heaven overnight as well although I expect it to pass with flying colours.

Just need to tweak it a bit more when I have time to get the most I can without sacrificing stability as its pointless to me in posting benchmark scores if the card isn't stable.

 

[Rusty0611]

You're more likely to make the applications bug out by running them together than you are to find an unstable overclock.

Don't use 3DM11 for stability testing - it's not very intensive unless you've bought the unlocked version?

A triple Heaven loop followed by a Sleeping Dogs Extreme Benchmark is likely to weed out anything obvious.

The best kind of stability testing is using the machine for what you do on a day to day basis.... people get way caught up trying to do abstract things to stability test their machine.

 

[Kaapstad]

You're more likely to make the applications bug out by running them together than you are to find an unstable overclock.

Don't use 3DM11 for stability testing - it's not very intensive unless you've bought the unlocked version?

A triple Heaven loop followed by a Sleeping Dogs Extreme Benchmark is likely to weed out anything obvious.

The best kind of stability testing is using the machine for what you do on a day to day basis.... people get way caught up trying to do abstract things to stability test their machine.

+1

Its time to move on and do some gaming or whatever the intended use is.

 

[Jakus]

Just need to tweak it a bit more when I have time to get the most I can without sacrificing stability as its pointless to me in posting benchmark scores if the card isn't stable.

Benchmarks scores (if your doing it properly) are a 1 shot wing and a prayer run not in anyway indicative of stable clocks

Electronic components life is massively shortened by prolonged high temps and voltages ! feel free to treat your kit as you please, but I'm just warning you.

 

[nlel1975]

Benchmarks scores (if your doing it properly) are a 1 shot wing and a prayer run not in anyway indicative of stable clocks

Electronic components life is massively shortened by prolonged high temps and voltages ! feel free to treat your kit as you please, but I'm just warning you.

Well I don't like to publish benchmark scores unless I am sure they are stable and am guilty of doing so in other threads on this message board.

Last night ran Heaven for 17+ hours until I quit and ran 3D Mark 11 for 23+ hours until I quit the night before. My 7950 is stable at 1100/1500 and I only lost about 300 3D Marks and a few FPS in Heaven from the previous unstable 1150/1600