Overclocking - The Basics |
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Date: 2005-07-10 20:26:40
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Stability testing
There is no real definition set in stone for stability when overclocking. Some people require prime95 validation of over 24+ hours, some less; some just require the computer to never crash. The general consensus however, seems to be 8+hours prime95 for CPU, prime95 and memtest 86 (test 5 usually), Video card wise, a few hours of 3dmark looping, and no artifacting while rendering 3d objects. Game tests are good for testing the overall stability of all of the components working together, and can still reveal instabilities not shown by tests run by prime95, memtest and 3dmark loops.