Stress testing a system
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Vicenarian
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SuperPi, LinX, FurMark, Heaven Benchmark.
Generally run a CPU and GPU test consecutively to put maximum stress on the system.
LinX + Furmark is a great combo
Generally run a CPU and GPU test consecutively to put maximum stress on the system.
LinX + Furmark is a great combo
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BurnInTest for putting a system through it's paces
Thank you guys. I've downloaded BurnIn to test a system that sometimes it won't turn on at all (or just turns on with nothing on screen).
At first I thought it was the RAM, replaced the RAM and it worked. Tested the RAM with MemTest+ for around 6 hours and no errors. This morning I turned the system on to get nothing on screen... so it shouldn't be the RAM. Replaced the PSU and the system worked fine.
To be honest I've never did any stress tests on systems before, but I think it would be a good idea to make it a habit. BurnIn did a 15 minute test on the RAM, CPU, Hard Disk and Graphics. It passed with no errors. Do you think that after this test, the PSU is good enough to handle the every day usage ? (due to the tests performed).
Naturally, I'll be working on this machine for some more time just to make sure. I will also turn it off during the night and turn it back on in the morning to see if it turns on fine.
At first I thought it was the RAM, replaced the RAM and it worked. Tested the RAM with MemTest+ for around 6 hours and no errors. This morning I turned the system on to get nothing on screen... so it shouldn't be the RAM. Replaced the PSU and the system worked fine.
To be honest I've never did any stress tests on systems before, but I think it would be a good idea to make it a habit. BurnIn did a 15 minute test on the RAM, CPU, Hard Disk and Graphics. It passed with no errors. Do you think that after this test, the PSU is good enough to handle the every day usage ? (due to the tests performed).
Naturally, I'll be working on this machine for some more time just to make sure. I will also turn it off during the night and turn it back on in the morning to see if it turns on fine.
Encrypted Existence
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will try it then 
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A little off subject... once stressed tested a laptop system so much that I killed the guys hard drive
Fortunately I had a similar drive available to replace it (at no cost to client)
So, be careful when stress testing, I now know you can overstress them.
Fortunately I had a similar drive available to replace it (at no cost to client)So, be careful when stress testing, I now know you can overstress them.
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