Stress testing info needed

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  1. Posts : 445
    Windows 7 64 (bit)
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    Stress testing info needed


    I'm using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility and Stressing for 1 Hour would that be enough time to deem it to be stable so i can find the lowest voltage and settings before stressing for 8 Hours

    Thanks for replies in advanced
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  2. Posts : 5,915
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #2

    Stress testing can be tricky. Some use Prime, some IBT. You can pass one but not the other sometimes. I have not tried the stress test from XTU. I use IBT (Intel Burn Test). That puts stress on your cpu real hard. Then if you pass that, try to do other things, like your favorite game.
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  3. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #3

    AIDA Extreme Prime and IBT is all i use even a hard game will give you a result of bad stability
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  4. Posts : 445
    Windows 7 64 (bit)
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks for the info peoples
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  5. Posts : 445
    Windows 7 64 (bit)
    Thread Starter
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    Newbie question my stock max CPU voltage is 1.176 with turbo enabled

    I am still working on my overclock. CPU Voltage 1.170 @ 4400mhz is it safe to keep decreasing CPU Voltage until unstable once again sorry for the newbie question and thanks in advanced
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  6. Posts : 2,973
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
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    I will stress test with Intel Burn Test and if it passes that, I will stress with AIDA64 for at least 12 hours IF I'm happy with those settings. What you can do is find where it is unstable by using Intel Burn Test and then bump it up just a tad and then do the 12+ hour stress test.
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  7. Posts : 445
    Windows 7 64 (bit)
    Thread Starter
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    Is it possible my question was my stock CPU voltage is 1.176 and I have overclocked to 4400mhz stable at 1.170 CPU voltage is it safe to still decrease till unstable once again thank you in advanced
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  8. Posts : 2,973
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
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    Yes, just take it slow and go down in small increments until it won't pass Intel Burn Test, then bump it back up until it will, then let it run either Prime95 or AIDA64 for 12 hours.
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  9. Posts : 445
    Windows 7 64 (bit)
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    Kbrady thank you I will carry on till unstable would love to get 4.4ghz at 1.160 and as you said I will go down by 0.001 once again thank you
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  10. Posts : 7,683
    Windows 10 Pro
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    kbrady1979 said:
    I will stress test with Intel Burn Test and if it passes that, I will stress with AIDA64 for at least 12 hours IF I'm happy with those settings. What you can do is find where it is unstable by using Intel Burn Test and then bump it up just a tad and then do the 12+ hour stress test.
    This is the one area where I fail - stress testing for long periods of time. I usually go an hour, and if all is good I call it a day. I'm also of the attitude that there's really nothing in normal everyday use to push the system like these stress tests do so I see no need to run for them 12+ hours. On the other hand I don't try to push my system to the edge so my method works for me.

    My backup system is a Q6600 (2.4gig) system which has been running at an overclocked speed of 2.83 gig since 07... on air. When I first stress tested it using prime 95, I just let it run for an hour. That's it. Yeah, it wasn't a huge overclock, but 7 years, and still running. That'll work :)
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