Hardware - Stress Test With Prime95 How to Stress Test your Hardware for Stability and Heat Problems with Prime95
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How to Stress Test your Hardware for Stability and Heat Problems with Prime95
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Be sure to keep an eye on your temperatures when running these tests, especially the Large FFTs. I recommend the free utility
Speedfan .
1. 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Free Software - GIMPS 2. Prime95.exe file. If the UAC warning appears, click "Yes" to allow it.3. 4. 5. 6. Note
As with all hardware tests, Prime95 is not fail-safe. If the test passes for 2 hours with no errors, it is most likely to be stable. Unfortunately, it sometimes makes mistakes and gives a clean bill of health to faulty hardware.
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28 Jul 2010
#1
Don't forget to tick the 'Round off checking' option under Advanced:
Otherwise you won't know if one of your cores has failed etc
(And I personally prefer Realtemp over Speedfan, but that's just my opinion)
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Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number SmartEyeball Custom Systems OS 8 Pro x64 CPU i7 3770K 4.6GHz Motherboard ASUS P8Z77 WS (great board good slot placement) Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz Graphics Card 2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI Sound Card X-FI Forte 7.1 + ATH-AD900 Headphones Monitor(s) Displays x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony Screen Resolution 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
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28 Jul 2010
#2
Windows 7 Professional x64
Rednecksville
I have no idea what round-off checking is. Is it enabled by default? When I torture tested my CPU for my overclock, I didn't mess with that at all. I knew it had failed because one of the cores suddenly stopped testing and reported errors.
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
29 Jul 2010
#3
Windows 7 Professional x64
Rednecksville
Done. Now all I need is a thumbnail for it...any suggestions?
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
29 Jul 2010
#4
Quote: Originally Posted by
smarteyeball
Realtemp's only for Intel, isn't it?
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Made 00x OS 7Home64 CPU AMD Phenom II x4 965 - 3,4GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H Memory DDR3 1333Mhz, 8Gb (Corsair xms3 : 9, 9, 9, 24) Graphics Card GeForce GTX550Ti 1024mb GDDR5 (Gainward) Sound Card Creative X-Fi ExtremeGamer Monitor(s) Displays Acer 27", led, full hd Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech + Saitek "Cyborg Command Unit" Mouse Logitech LS1 laser PSU CombatPower 750W, 12cm fan Case Antec "Three Hundred", 12 + 14 cm fans Cooling Noctua NH-U12P (CPU) + 2xNF-B9 (HDD's) + NF-P12 (case side) Hard Drives G-Skill SSD 80Gb + Kingston SSD 64Gb + WD sata 500Mb + Hitachi sata 1Tb Internet Speed 4Mb/s Other Info 6-fan-&-temp controller Scythe Kase Master Pro 5.25
30 Jul 2010
#5
Windows 7 Professional x64
Rednecksville
Quote: Originally Posted by
scoopeeedoo
Quote: Originally Posted by
smarteyeball
Realtemp's only for Intel, isn't it?
Yes, that is correct.
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
31 Jul 2010
#6
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
Wanderer
Nice tutorial Jon, nice to be able to link to this instead of writing it all the time.
My System Specs
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number 76~2.0 OS Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64 CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18 Memory 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5 Sound Card Onboard VIA VT2021 Monitor(s) Displays 22" LCD Dell Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech Wave Mouse CM Sentinel PSU Corsair HX650W Case Cooler Master Storm Scout Cooling Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans Hard Drives Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Internet Speed Dismal Antivirus Avast Browser Opera Next Other Info eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External USB WD 500GB
08 Aug 2010
#7
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
Orlando, Florida
Excellent! Very well done and very helpful. Thanks much.
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Motherboard ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5 Memory 2.50 GB RAM Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip) Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VX 1962 wm Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB Mouse Logitec optic USB Cooling Fan based Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB Internet Speed 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
29 Oct 2010
#8
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
Wanderer
Just thought I would add the CPU tempurature monitoring programs here for reference.
For Intel:
Real Temp
For AMD and Intel:
Core Temp
For AMD and Intel:
Speedfan (as in the 'Tip' above)
I see these recommended on many forums, but others work as well.
My System Specs
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number 76~2.0 OS Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64 CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18 Memory 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5 Sound Card Onboard VIA VT2021 Monitor(s) Displays 22" LCD Dell Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech Wave Mouse CM Sentinel PSU Corsair HX650W Case Cooler Master Storm Scout Cooling Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans Hard Drives Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Internet Speed Dismal Antivirus Avast Browser Opera Next Other Info eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External USB WD 500GB
30 Oct 2010
#9
Windows 7 Professional x64
Rednecksville
Thank you Dave.
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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