Overclockers...how long you prime for?

Nevakonaza · 01-08-2009, 09:51 PM

Hey guys,question is in title.

i heard to make sure your OC is compleatly stable you should be running prime 95 for at least 12+ hours is this right?

sureley this is alot of stress for the processor and would make it closer to death?

PabloTeK · 01-08-2009, 10:15 PM

I don't bother, usually a 400FSB is fine for me (it has been for the last year or so) and I've had no crashes. I find real world work is much more realistic and can use the hardware in ways synthetic loaders do.

ScOuT · 01-08-2009, 10:30 PM

When I was overclocking and really messing with my hardware...The longest I run it might be an hour. Now I only run it for about 15 minutes just to monitor and check temp levels once in a while. The real test is throwing in a game and playing for a couple hours. You can pass a 1 week prime95 burn and have Crysis crash in 5 minutes.

Twist86 · 01-08-2009, 10:32 PM

I prime for 1 hour or till the 800000 test is done...then I call it.

Sure I could prime for 12+ hours....but I could also be gaming for 11+ hours or watching porn too. So why sacrifice when its not needed?

Kornowski · 01-08-2009, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twist86

but I could also be gaming for 11+ hours or watching porn too. So why sacrifice when its not needed?

Exactly my theory. I maybe run Prime for about an hour, is that. Just to get the initial test out the way. I mean, I'd rather be testing my PC doing the things I want it to. Like gaming and general use. If it does all that I'm fine.

mx344 · 01-08-2009, 11:54 PM

^exactly, for my computer,I tested prime95 on my system for an hour and it came back with the same results as when i ran it for 30 min.

ZeroWing · 01-09-2009, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twist86

I prime for 1 hour or till the 800000 test is done...then I call it.

Sure I could prime for 12+ hours....but I could also be gaming for 11+ hours or watching porn too. So why sacrifice when its not needed?

+1, +1 for avatar as well. MY everday computing is my Prime. If it crashes that means its not stable

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smoothjk · 01-09-2009, 07:38 PM

Can't speak for Prime, but I use OCCT for an hour to test for stability. After that, I just carry on with the normal games and programs and make sure everything runs OK.

Both synthetic stability tests and real-world apps should be used to test for extra assurance. I've done Orthos (which I believe is based off of Prime95) overnight before for 8 hours, but I think it's to discover underlying problems you might not otherwise see playing games. I've had settings that passed 5 hours, then failed, and later, I had problems booting. Gaming might not have detected this.

But yea, OCCT is more intense, quick and dirty (1 hour is usually enough), so I prefer to use that.

Nevakonaza · 01-09-2009, 10:05 PM

thanks for replying guys,so basicly doing my normal task suchas gaming,web surfing etc will already be testing the stability of my system.

ive been running at these speeds for what,3 weeks,maybe a month and its been stable.

jingles · 01-10-2009, 04:19 PM

Running prime on my e6600 at 3.6ghz screws it up, my screen (2d windows xp desktop) starts artifacting and everything, but yet when i play cod4 everything max it's okay (obviously not running prime at the same time)
time to put down the fsb!

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PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: /dev/null Age: 18 Posts: 2,786	I don't bother, usually a 400FSB is fine for me (it has been for the last year or so) and I've had no crashes. I find real world work is much more realistic and can use the hardware in ways synthetic loaders do. __________________ "Right, a quick word about police brutality. Lots of it." - Gene Hunt

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Twist86 Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Missouri Age: 22 Posts: 1,817	I prime for 1 hour or till the 800000 test is done...then I call it. Sure I could prime for 12+ hours....but I could also be gaming for 11+ hours or watching porn too. So why sacrifice when its not needed? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 400x8- 3.2ghz XFX GTX 260 868mb 192 Core 2x2GB G-skill PC6400 DDR2 800 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 TX750w Corsair PSU Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Antec 900 Case Logitech S-220 Speakers

01-08-2009, 11:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
mx344 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 340	^exactly, for my computer,I tested prime95 on my system for an hour and it came back with the same results as when i ran it for 30 min. __________________ Processor:AMD 5200+ @2.835ghz Mobo:M2N-SLI Ram:Kingston Value 2GIGS 800mhz@864 5-5-5-18 + 4GB of ReadyBoost HDD: Seagate 250GIG 7200RPM 32mb cache GPU:ATI 4670 GDDR4 OC 780/1750 PSU:antec basiq 500watt

01-09-2009, 07:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
smoothjk Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 424	Can't speak for Prime, but I use OCCT for an hour to test for stability. After that, I just carry on with the normal games and programs and make sure everything runs OK. Both synthetic stability tests and real-world apps should be used to test for extra assurance. I've done Orthos (which I believe is based off of Prime95) overnight before for 8 hours, but I think it's to discover underlying problems you might not otherwise see playing games. I've had settings that passed 5 hours, then failed, and later, I had problems booting. Gaming might not have detected this. But yea, OCCT is more intense, quick and dirty (1 hour is usually enough), so I prefer to use that. __________________ =Helpful info about upgrading= CPU: AMD Phenom II 720 BE (@3.4 GHz, 1.4v, Zalman CNPS9700) GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1gb Mobo: MSI K9A2 CF v2 - 790X chipset RAM: G.Skill 4 GB (2x2) PC2-8500 1066 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500gb PSU: Antec TP3-550 Case: Cooler Master CM690 Monitor: LG 22" Widescreen LCD (2ms)

01-09-2009, 10:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nevakonaza VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England - West Mids Age: 20 Posts: 11,277	thanks for replying guys,so basicly doing my normal task suchas gaming,web surfing etc will already be testing the stability of my system. ive been running at these speeds for what,3 weeks,maybe a month and its been stable. __________________ Desktop \|Lenovo IdeaPad S10e Netbook Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO @ 3.3Ghz\|Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz MSI P35 Neo-F \|80GB, SATA-150 Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II \|Crucial 1.5GB DDR2 5GB OCZ Vista Gold Series -6400 \|10.2 inch display XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1GB GDDR5\|Intel GMA 950 X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1\|Windows Xp Pro SP3 Coolermaster Dominator 690 Black OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Modular. Windows 7 (x64)

01-10-2009, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
jingles New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11	Running prime on my e6600 at 3.6ghz screws it up, my screen (2d windows xp desktop) starts artifacting and everything, but yet when i play cod4 everything max it's okay (obviously not running prime at the same time) time to put down the fsb!

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