Windows 7 - Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark

Jonathan_King · 07-28-2010

How to Stress Test a Video Card with Furmark

1. Download Furmark from this link: Click here to read the entire tutorial

Jonathan_King · 04-24-2011

I wonder if perhaps the new card is defective. Before sending it back for a refund, though, make sure it is seated properly and has sufficient power.

Kmerse · 04-24-2011

Well, it worked perfectly for 3 months, so I don't think it had seating or power supply problems...

Jonathan_King · 04-24-2011

You may try putting your old card back in, see if the artifacts occur there too.

Kmerse · 04-24-2011

I already did, and they didn't. Although the test could perform only with 7 FPS - so there was no much possibilities for the artifacts to appear...

Jonathan_King · 04-24-2011

Well you may try RMAing the video card. The worst that can happen is that they return the card to you without any changes, and all you lose is the price of shipping.

It's up to you.

niemiro · 05-02-2011

Hello Jonathan_King!

Really nice tutorial! Now that FurMark 1.9.0 is out, is there a particular reason to use 1.8.2, or just an outdated download link?

Thanks a lot!

Richard

EDIT: Hmmm. There is quite a difference in the GUI between the two! Just downloading the old one now!

Jonathan_King · 05-02-2011

Hi Richard,

It will require taking new screenshots; that's a project for another day. Thanks for the information!

JOSHSKORN · 06-12-2011

Hi, can you update the OP with the new version of Furmark? The layout of the application has changed, new buttons, new check boxes. I'm also noticing GPU-Z in the new version. I don't remember if it was included in the previous one. Forgive me if such a thread already exists. I just stumbled upon this thread when trying to learn how to OC my video card, which I've honestly never tried to do before.

Jonathan_King · 06-13-2011

Hello Josh,

The tutorial has been updated. Thanks for the input!

Novbert · 08-29-2011

Hi,

I've run Furmark with the above preferences. It looked all fuzzy (see the attached pic). Should it look like this?

Windows 7 - Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark

Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark problems?