Do Computers have to break themselves in?

[MBrown]

Do Computers have to break themselves in?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

There's some opinions about "breaking in your CPU" :roll:

But I'd have to say no on this. It's as good as it's going to get right away.

 

[nick1985]

no

 

[MisterChief]

I broke in my computer once. Only once. :laugh:

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: nick1985
no

 

[halfadder]

Maybe I'm just anal retentive, but when I build a new rig, I power everything up with the case closed for about 30 minutes to let the hard drive heat up to normal operating temperature before I partition/format/install windows.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Newly-built computer should be put through a "burn-in" testing period before use, but that testing period isn't designed to change the system in any way, but rather to test for the possible existance of defects that would lead to an early failure. Most computer components (aside from mechanical ones), will likely either fail quickly, or run well for the rest of their remaining lifetime. Thus the testing period to check that.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

No I was Ocing mine since the day I put it together and still running fine

 

[ribbon13]

memtest86, superPI, and prime95, and S&M

http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_cpu.html

 

[TomKazansky]

burn-in on rams won't be required (unless you want to push the memory to the max right when you get it), people actually have gotten better result after burning in

however, letting the harddrive warm up should be done.