A question on overclocking..

[Munku]

What does it mean when someone says "runs 12Hr Prime stable"?

 

[alanore]

Prime 95 is a torture test for processors, it runs the processor at 100% load and looks for any errors or instability cause by the running the processor at a speed greater than it was certificated for. If it passes prime95 for 12hours generally the processor can handle the speed that its been overclocked to.

 

[Munku]

Ahh ok I'm like does this mean after 12 hours his computer shuts off. Haha thanks for clearing that up.