Stress Test Software

mac550 · 08-30-2008, 10:37 PM

Anyone know of any good stress test programs that i can download for free?
Should i just use the one in the nVidia control panel?
Thanks

ScOuT · 08-30-2008, 10:49 PM

I use Prime95 for testing my CPU and RAM....if it runs for 4 hours and it passes all tests, my computer has never failed after that. It will max my processor and almost all my RAM.
I use 3Dmark06 to test the graphics.

4 hours with Prime95 and 3 runs of 3Dmark06 and my rig is ready for anything

I am not an extreme overclocker so these tests work for me. There are other programs you can use. I know people that will use Orthos and leave it running for 24 hours or more. A lot of performance people like Orthos.

I got them both from Majorgeeks.com, they have good clean software and it's free. I have used that site for years and never had a problem with anything from there. I would post you a link but I'm at work and my military computer won't let me

oregon · 08-31-2008, 04:23 AM

ORTHOS is what I use. Basically you set it to focus on your CPU, your RAM, or both, and then it maxes them out for as long as you let it.

08-30-2008, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
ScOuT VIP Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Age: 29 Posts: 2,181	I use Prime95 for testing my CPU and RAM....if it runs for 4 hours and it passes all tests, my computer has never failed after that. It will max my processor and almost all my RAM. I use 3Dmark06 to test the graphics. 4 hours with Prime95 and 3 runs of 3Dmark06 and my rig is ready for anything I am not an extreme overclocker so these tests work for me. There are other programs you can use. I know people that will use Orthos and leave it running for 24 hours or more. A lot of performance people like Orthos. I got them both from Majorgeeks.com, they have good clean software and it's free. I have used that site for years and never had a problem with anything from there. I would post you a link but I'm at work and my military computer won't let me __________________ My Rig Coolermaster 690 / Nvidia Edition Seen Here Antec Neo Power 650w eVGA 780i 2 x 2 GB Dominators Intel Q9300 eVGA GTX260 Vista Home Premium 64bit Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Last edited by ScOuT; 08-31-2008 at 04:33 AM.

08-31-2008, 04:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
oregon Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Age: 18 Posts: 1,578	ORTHOS is what I use. Basically you set it to focus on your CPU, your RAM, or both, and then it maxes them out for as long as you let it. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB, 16MB cache Seagate SATA 320GB, 16MB cache

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