Best way to test a video card?

[Sniper82]

I know 3Dmark looping works good but I can't set for hours looking for artifacts. Is there a easier way?

 

[Alexstarfire]

RTHDRIBL 1.2

Very intense. You only really need to run this for like 15 min. If there aren't artifacts by then then there won't be any.

EDIT: Just make sure you run it at fullscreen to really push your card.

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: Alexstarfire
RTHDRIBL 1.2

Very intense. You only really need to run this for like 15 min. If there aren't artifacts by then then there won't be any.

EDIT: Just make sure you run it at fullscreen to really push your card.

That is pretty cool but it gets boring in about 5min considering its marbles spinning around

 

[Alexstarfire]

Who the heck said it had to be fun?

BTW, you can change what it's doing. Just look through the menus.

 

[tcsenter]

I know 3Dmark looping works good but I can't set for hours looking for artifacts. Is there a easier way?

You got the wrong idea. You don't need to sit at your computer and inspect every pass.

[*]install the side panels on your chassis to raise the ambient temperature
[*]set your hardware to the highest performance settings (AGP 8x vs. 4x, Fast Writes On vs. Off, et. al.)
[*]disable power management
[*]overclock your graphics card core/mem by 10% (might have to use third-party utility or drivers)
[*]run 3DMark looping for a few hours (or overnight)
[*]check your computer

If your computer hasn't crashed or reset, visually inspect one or two full passes. If no artifacts or anomalies are visible, you won't find any.

 

[coomar]

if your card supports RTHDRIBL 1.2 it will hammer the videocard more than 3dmark's

but you run prime if you want the cpu hammered as well

 

[Powermoloch]

Well, you can also set your IQ settings on very high like.... max 2-4x AA, 8-16 AF in your graphics control panel. By then, your GPU/ Vid card is really being pushed.