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Is my system stable?

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DJediMaster

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I have my radeon LE clocked at 200/200. It locks up in 3DMark2001 during the dragothic benchmarks. However it does not seem to lock up in games. Is this considered a stable system?
 
No.
If it locks up under any condition in any applications, games, or stress tests I would not consider it a stable system. Lower the clockspeed until you can run it for hours consistently looping 3DMark and any other games without it crashing.
 
play some quake, and UT, and even cs...altho the first 2 are better. See if it craps out during those games. Ppl have complained that 3dmark will crash on them even when they are @ the default speed. So, it might not be the best prog to test stability. Try prime95 or cpu stability test 6.0. I've been testing stability on my computer for these past few weeks, and i think prime95 does the best in dectecting if my computer is stable or not.
 
Thanks for the replies. I thought prime95 was used mainly to test if CPU's were stable. I'm trying to see how far my radeon will o/c. Well, i have been playing quake3, UT, CS nonstop for hours on end and no lockups whatsoever. The only thing that makes my system freeze is 3Dmark2001. If i lower the clockspeed of my videocard, the lockups cease to exist....
 
I have found that with graphic card overclocking there is usually a 3D app or game that will react differently than the rest that will lock up the system.

With my modified GeForce 3, I can run all day in Quake 3 and all Quake engine games at with a 250MHz and 550MHz memory. When I try to loop 3DMark 2000 or 2001, the app will freeze in almost a two minute time. I suggest you find the program that gives you the most trouble with your overclock and try to stablize that program.
 
well I'm no pc expert but your 3dmark lockups could be due that the raedon isn't well optimized for dx8 and that is what 3dmark2001 is .... I wouldn't worry bout it 3dmark2001 was a dissapointment anyway
 
Try running 3DMark2000 v1.1 instead; when it does the high poly count and the memory testing, check for visual problems. When I stress test components, I loop the high-poly test for a few hours, then do the same for the memory texture test. That will usually bring out any problems.
 
"If it locks up under any condition in any applications, games, or stress tests I would not consider it a stable system. Lower the clockspeed until you can run it for hours consistently looping 3DMark and any other games without it crashing."

I have to agree with Rand on this one. Why not just knock it down a couple mhz, until your system is completely stable?
 
As long as it runs everything you use, don't worry about it. Sure, if 3dmark crashes that *might* mean that your system will become unstable under certain circumstances, but if nothing else crashes then it would seem stable enough. If in the future a new game or app begins crashing, then consider backing off on the overclock.
 
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