Super quick prime 95 question

Mikoyan · 4 Oct 2008 at 11:57

hey guys I know this is gonna be silly but I just got to make sure..

When running Prime 95 to test an OC can you still browse the net, check email etc or do you have to leave the machine alone? :confused:

Pneumonic · 4 Oct 2008 at 12:10

well if I need to do stuff like browse the net and that then I do.. although this probably reduces the load on the CPU slightly.. tbh I wouldnt worry... if you can leave it alone then do so.. if not then do what you need to.. I mean playing a game probably isnt a good idea.. but looking at email or the net now and then isnt going to be a problem

j.jarman · 4 Oct 2008 at 17:57

ive never had a problem using OCCT and the net. I personally prefer either orthos beta or OCCT to prime 95

naudiz · 4 Oct 2008 at 18:06

At the end of the day Prime is designed to stress your CPU, meaning it should be able to handle anything you throw at it, including browsing the net whilst priming, so I wouldn't worry about it tbh

pjansell · 4 Oct 2008 at 18:09

The prime process is low priority anyway, meaning it'll give up the cpu if something else requires it - essentially it will use what it has available to play with load wise.