HELP me With SETI, RC5

[jockdisvdude]

Hey guys, I'm getting a new CPU and motherboard. I want to make sure the CPU isn't messed up and performs well and wont die on me. Should I run one of these clients for a while to test the CPU ??

 

[yakko]

Run SETI@home. It is nice to run on a new pc. No real reason you would need to run it but what the hell.

 

[jockdisvdude]

BUt why, I don't understand. Is the main reason why everyone runs it, is strictly to find ET life ? Or is it to test computer performance ?

 

[yakko]

To find ET life. It will not really test the performance of your pc since it runs on unused clock cycles.

 

[rommel]

if you want to test the cpu run the prime95 torture test

 

[rommel]

also you can download sisofts sandra and run the burn in loop module

 

[Pooht]

i usually loop the intro for unreal tournament for a few hours

 

[jockdisvdude]

but i should test the CPU to see if it wont die on me right ? because the its an OEM and has a 7 day warrenty, i dont want there to be somehting wrong with it, and for it to die in 3 months or anything. i want it to last at least 2 years.

 

[yakko]

Only 7 days? You got screwed. I get one year on OEM as long as I buy a fan at the same time and I get three years on retail box.

 

[jockdisvdude]

i think its 7 days. I got it from newegg.com its a 1.2 ghz athlon thunderbird 266mhz FSB

 

[yakko]

A few dollars more but for an extra $15 dollars you get a one year warranty instead of 7 days.

 

[jockdisvdude]

damn i hate that feeling! but i found out its not 7 day, its 30 days..if that helps. what the odds of me getting a bad CPU dying after 30 days ?

 

[rommel]

its 30 days and relax it aint gonna die....prolly out live you...lol

 

[yakko]

<< its 30 days and relax it aint gonna die....prolly out live you...lol >>

I have only had one CPU die and it took more than 30 days but less than a year.

 

[jockdisvdude]

k phew. Yakko: any reason it might have died ?

 

[jockdisvdude]

how many CPus hvae you had yakko :