QUOTE(evildonkey @ Mar 3 2005, 10:59 AM)
tat just proved ure current overclock is not stable yet and prime stable doesn't mean it's 3d stable....to define a total stable overclock, u need to pass all 3 prime95, memtest86+ and 3dmark2001...btw i found a program call SNM which can detects error for both cpu and mem faster than prime/sp2004 and memtest...it also stresses ure cpu more and the temp shoots higher and faster compared to prime...u can give it a try if u need something to stress the cpu and mem faster b4 u go for a 24hours stressing running prime.
try running sp2004 small fft test with priority 10 for 24hours to test ure cpu stability
run memtest86+ with test #5 for 8 hours for ure ram stability and running 2dmark2001 with real time runtime (go to ure windows task manager, click on the processes tab and sekect 3dmark2001.exe and right click, select priority and select real time)
if u can pass all the criterias above then u'll have a 99% stable overclock
anyway it's something i read over in ocforums and applies to only those that go for a totally stable overclock...you can actually consider ure setup stable if u can play games for hours long but fail prime as soon as it starts....everyone has their own defination of a stable overclock depending on their needs
p/s: u might wanna check ure gfx if it's overclocked since it's a problem occured during gaming
Excellent suggestions evildonkey thanks.
Yes i gathered that the comp isn't totally stable the moment i started hanging playing games =].
i'm going under the assumption u mean to run the 3 tests seperately and not together right heh heh.
Anyway for me if i can't get the overclock to run at all the things i do then its not good enough for me.
To minimise the changes i have kept my fx5700 at stock with no overclocking.
so kinda strange that way. that it still hangs.
So what do u suppose could possibly be the issue here?
gfx problem?
Thanks for the input!