I'm posting here as I think usually overclockers will try to stress their computer to the limit to make it is 100% rock stable..

Ok, my question is, how do u actually stress it? I mean :-

1) Do you run extremely 'memory-hungry' applications?
2) Do you run extremely 'processing-hungry' applications?
3) Run above two types of apps 24/7 non-stop until it hangs?

Or...you have any other ideas ? Thankss...

Prime95 is the common apps for dat..
running them in the right way about 6hours for the stability guarantee..

Prime 95 - cpu, ram, cpu+ram
Memtest - ram
CPU Burn-in - cpu

i define my pc stable if it can go thru 2hrs video h264 encoding

n 6hrs of prime95/sp2004 if no media to encode

sp2004, 3dmark 2006 (keep looping it), pcmark, super pi

hmmm ok, plz correct me if i'm wrong here, if we wanna stress cpu, we'll need some apps with heavy calculations like prime95? if we wanna stress gfx, we will need 3dmark for 3d gfx calculations?? Thanksssss

yeap....you got that right...

or if ur graphic card below than 7800GTX , u can try "LUNA DEMO" from nvidia website . i test with my 6600 it really stress my GC . hehe ..

hmm...thought luna demo needs at least a 6800GT to run it smoothly?

that website said recomended for 7800gtx

link : http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_nvidia.html

This post has been edited by xeratos_85: May 29 2006, 10:39 PM

i use a program called TOAST , PRIME 95, MEMTEST and i forgot another one, but it sure helps stress out the pc

for CPU test, running 2 or more Prime95 at same time......

for Memory, MEMtest for sure

never forgot
sandra burn-in
3dmark
OCCT
that is some basic testing tools

how come some other ppls like to run the 3dmark01 to test stability ?

SP2004 / Prime95 / Super PI = i use it to stress my cpu / ram
rthdribl / 3DMark = i use it to stress my GC

OCCT
Prime 95
SuperPi

That's what I use anyway.

Try running the memory test of PCMark05.... I never get through the Test 4. always lockup

well, even u can past 100hours of prime95, its doesnt mean u pc is stable enuff. i remember 1 forumer here able to past 18hrs of prime, but then fail to complete the 32mb pi calculation. i think, if pc(after OC'ed) can past pi calculation 32mb, try run the 3dmark(any version) & pcmark. if all test complete successfully, i believe the rig is stable enuff

ps : this is my way to test my own rig

This post has been edited by gengstapo: Jun 1 2006, 08:23 AM

SP2004 Run at Priority 10. Not '1'.

What you guys think about S&M? I dunno abt the calculation, but proc temperature sure shows something. It's 3-5c hotter than any other program i used.

Priority 10 ha.....?? i tot 1 !!!!!

set more than 6 is ok already,
normally i test with Prority 8.

i often use SuperPI 1M to indicate stable or not...
SuperPI 32M after primed for 2 hrs...
again, priming all over nite (at least 6 hrs) to confirm its stable...

for gfx stress, real time hdr n 3dmark series would help...

Quick test (able to load Windows properly and capable of running light applications) : SuperPi 1M

Rough test (able to load Windows, capable of running common applications and common benchmarks) : SuperPi 32M or OCCT

Complete stability test (able to run everything and stable even under stressful condition such as encoding, gaming, etc) : Prime blend for more than 12hrs

My old sempron rig...even pass Prime95 for 24hours...but it fail 3dmark2003 CPU test always. After adjust vAgp to 1.55v it pass.
To test Graphic Stability - 3dmark looping test
To test processor and ram - Stress2004

That the thing i always do to test stability.For me, SuperPI 32M doesnt mean 99% stable yet..it still can BSOD when heavily rendering some files.

i just use 32mb calculation. if its complete, sure it can past the 3dmark or pcmark test. but then, its aint sure can pass the SP2004

I found Toast is the most stressful for cpu, i cant even move my mouse to stop it.
and ati tool for gc.

do u run HEAVY stuff 24/7 or do u doing tat really stressfull thing??

This post has been edited by gengstapo: Jun 8 2006, 06:25 PM

hermm for me OCCT is good only 30 minutes stability test.

OT : how urs opty doin'(new ones) compare the old wan??

ermm quite ok just like ikan_semilang done nothing new. lol!

hm... to REALLY reveal oc instability i set priority of prime95 to 10... i remember once at priority of 9 prime95 could run for long hours.... at priority 10 it failed within an hour...

mmm....don't mind if i ask, what does that priority do ? I mean, changing that will force windows to concentrate on that task instead of others apps' tasks ???

i think it will allocate more resuorces for that app.

Haha , i stress my computer diffrent way . i don't use all the funny benchmark program but i use my application to test the stability .

1) i open online massive rpg games up to 80 explorer at once and attack 80 players at once ... stress my internet and multitasking ... haha .

2) i burn 2 dvd disc at once with two DVD burner ... Haha ... see how your data transfer speed will go ...

3) I play Ultra high quality Quake 4 with ati x1300 graphic card ... haha , stress my graphic card to the max !!!!

4) I play ultra big custom map for game like "alexender" and "SiM City 4" and run up to maximum population support before your computer hang ...

5) Try to convert movie , play agme , burn disc , listen music ... all at the same time ..... see how your comp hang ...

6) Put the maximum bots a biggest counter strike source map can offer and see how your bots walking ... Haha ...


Anyway , benchmarking with special programes is just for comparison , why not try to stress the comp with your daily application and see what are those performance all about . Who care the marks while i can play game smoothly without problem ... haha

Have anyone try this latest version of OCCT ?
I like it so much

Download here : OCCT Muti-Core Supported

My last semester project was horrible....

I stressed my CPU did rendering about more than 24 hours everyday...and I didn't shut it down more than a week...

did all these in the same time...rendering 3D MAX, colouring in photoshop and illustrator, drawing in autocad and sketcup...and also high resolution printing with my A3 printer...

Dude, the link cannot work for me...Any alternative link??

You can download from HERE,
im upload myself.

err how to get those graphs?

You need at least one of those monitoring software installed.

geee, thanks but do i need to run some software listed there during primming with this occt?

Hmmm.. As far as I know, you must have the software(listed in the drop down menu) installed. Choose the software, and run OCCT. It will automatically run the monitoring software chosen by user.

EDIT: Oh ya, one reminder here, DO NOT turn off the monitoring software while priming. Else, it will pop up message and end the test.

This post has been edited by Shengz: Jan 4 2007, 11:25 PM

I'd say that Prime 95 is the best.....,besides that...,i also leave my rig on for days sometimes if i'm torrenting so that's quite the stress test as well.....

The weird part is, all of these stress test passed for 2 hours with priority 10. But somehow when I do folding + load msn, it crashed(right the minute msn signed it). I have no idea why.

So... How am I suppose to test my oc stability? A bit frust.

2 hours mean nothing la bro
atleast 8hrs or more(better)..

ive experienced running orthos almost 6hrs b4 it failed me

Priority 10 wor.. Furthermore after that test I run another test with priority 8 and 7(dual prime) + multitasking. At that time, also nothing happened.
Before this, I run with priority 1 up to 12 hours almost everyday with different settings, no crash, nothing, so now try with priority 10 lo. You try it also lo.
Usually priority 10 will fail me within an hour if my settings not stable.

EDIT: btw, priority 6/7/8 also tried before.. Nothing happened..

This post has been edited by Shengz: Jan 6 2007, 12:29 AM

that is overclock all about. some ppl able to passed all those primming thinggy but in daily simple task operation, sometimes having difficulty.

since primming only stress the processor, why doncha run some graphic benchmark coz u also overclock ur graphic card?

Ran it before. Same crazy results turned out. Passed 3DMark05 and 06, failed 03.
All these results gave me one conclusion, confused.

I thought priming stress the CPU even more with calculations, no?

Cannot download already

HERE

Prime 95 would be the best... run it for days for checking on stability

how bout gaming... I play games like COH, LOTR: Rise of the witch king, Gothic 3... like 6 hours per day... 1 in the morning and 5 at nite... my younger bro play during noon for like 6 hours... no crashes, no jumps, no lags...

talking abt stress , i once tried running UT 2003 with 80+ bots , my PC lags like running a slide show . my PC failed after running for about 30 min , that was some time ago but i still got the screen shot . lol

* the rag dolls physics starting to act strangely after the 50th+ bot joined the game .

This post has been edited by LWRNCH6550: Jan 12 2007, 01:14 AM

how about run orthos (dualcore) 8 hours? is it stress cpu enough?

do, u really stress ur comp that much... kasihan.. depreciate o... not worth lo. ^^

Yes thats the best way to show real stability. I do that too as the PC was prime stable for 7 hours and atitool artifact free for 2 hours, started F.E.A.R for 5 mins also hang and artifacts here and there. Now tuned to fit games.

I know that running dual 32M priming for my system is not a problem and it would pass. And that only stresses the cpu, mobo and perhaps some RAM. I also overclock my VGA, so this is what I did. Open up World of Warcraft or Need For Speed Carbon and play at your normal VGA settings. Run 1 set of 32M Prime at the background.

When I did that, after some time like 30 mins, the game just dropped me back out to the desktop. So, I just set it down to 3.6GHz and it works or raise the vcore of the CPU slightly more for it to be totally stable.

how to run multiple prime95? any setting for toast? how do these software report of any errors? any website guiding the usage of these softwares..

Have two folders of Prime95. Run both. Then set affinity of each process to each processor you have.

juz google for somethin' called orthos
its special for those with dual cores processor

I know orthos but was answering him point to point.

Yeah Orthos...I like the Gromacs test....XD
I dunno why, the application will hang in my comp if more than 3 hours....

if I run small fft, large fft or blend in Orthos...its stable >.>"

tried orthos but just sceptic on the 30mins test.. i prefer prime95 min 8-10hrs.