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very nice oc
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is it stable?
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It's definitely not a perfect system, but it's more or less a standard way of comparing stability. Someone might claim some outrageous overclocks and say it's "stable" on his system...but for all we know, that person might be doing word processing and Web browsing. Meanwhile, if anyone were to run a heavy app or game on that exact system, it might crash quickly.
If there's no way of standardizing stability (more or less), it'd be hard for people to know what to expect from their own overclocking. They might think something is wrong with their components, not knowing that someone else's definition of stable is way different.
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BTW, I'm not saying this is the case for this guy...he tested with Crysis for hours...but just in general.
Originally Posted by timw4mail  I understand the use of stress-tests less and less...if it works well for extended periods of time under the most stressful situations you put it through...isn't it stable? |
If there's no way of standardizing stability (more or less), it'd be hard for people to know what to expect from their own overclocking. They might think something is wrong with their components, not knowing that someone else's definition of stable is way different.
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BTW, I'm not saying this is the case for this guy...he tested with Crysis for hours...but just in general.
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yea if he plays games and other stuff without crashing it is stable if you ask me
Originally Posted by timw4mail I understand the use of stress-tests less and less...if it works well for extended periods of time under the most stressful situations you put it through...isn't it stable? |
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12hrs is overkill for stress testing, and you'll likely hit your max temps within 10min (unless your cooler isn't rated high enough for your TDP). I'm happy running 3DMark06/Vantage and playing some games to make sure my OC is stable. After all, if I can play games, nothing else really matters.
Originally Posted by nakoni47 As far as your OC that's outstanding, you're running up there with the 9950s, I hope that prime95 works out for you. @ skugpezz I believe running something that can get all cores at 100% load for a minimum of 12 hours would be sufficient. You are gonna hit your high temps per core within that period, and without any core failures you know the system is stable to pretty much do anything you want with it. Thus, you have far less crashes on a system that is Prime95 "stable." I can boot @ 3.45 with my 9950 but have had troubles with prime95 stable anything over 3.107 @ 1.325 V. Yes I can play games and surf the web @ higher clocks but don't feel comfortable unless it is prime95 stable. |
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But it still isnt good OCing practice, you should stress test your OC to make sure it is stable. Prime95 isnt used to bring the temps up, it is used to stress the system to check for flaws.
Originally Posted by FallenFaux 12hrs is overkill for stress testing, and you'll likely hit your max temps within 10min (unless your cooler isn't rated high enough for your TDP). I'm happy running 3DMark06/Vantage and playing some games to make sure my OC is stable. After all, if I can play games, nothing else really matters. |
to be honest, i really hate stressing my comp
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, i game for hours, using my comp for 2 months 24/7 straight, no probs, then i got some rendering project from a friend o mine.. boom, restarted itself when render using 3dsmax, i tried for second time, again restarted.. well, i'm not comfy with it.. i tweaked a bit, decided to run prime blend and smallfft for 4 hours each.. done.. run smoothly, now i can do anything, gaming, encoding, rendering,.. i feel so comfy
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