intel burn test for me, you need to enter the right settings
before running test, close down all running programs.
open task manager, or resource meter
now have a look at how much FREE ram is listed,
enter this into IBT eg. i have 2520mb free ram, so i enter 2500mb ram.
set threads to 4 (quad core) or 2 for dual core
and run the test for 10 passes.
this is for a quick test.
for a proper stability test, its 50 passes.
" I would choose 'free' memory as available memory will also make use of cache memory which must be storing data for other applications aswell. Windows may free up some physical memory from the cached memory during testing but not totally and i think the rest will be the virtual memory as a compensation.
Available = Free + (Cached - Modified)"
running just free memory will help you get higher gflops, as its just using free ram and not cached ram
this should also have 4 or 2 cores running at 100%
also if using an AMD chip, i use OCCT
and memtest for test ram. (to test ram i just bought) but IBT will find any faults in ram stability in overclocking
Edited by j.col - 2/24/11 at 1:04pm
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| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
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. Some use LinX as well
