rc5 is a virus!!!!!

[clintT]

my system classic 750@980 (8.5 x 115). i can run quake3 for four hour at 107F degrees no problem. very stable!!

i tried rc5 and temps shot up to 122F and my system crashed!
this sucks

the guys over at DC will tell you that it is no big deal. well it is! stay away from rc5 it will trash your system if you overclock!!

 

[konichiwa]

If I'm not mistaken, RC5 is often used as a "burn-in" program simply because it puts so much stress on your CPU. That's not a virus, that's heavy processing.

 

[yakko]

RC5 is just dumb.

 

[Adul]

it runs you cpu at 100% load, it is a good way to test stability. Especially if you overclock. It is not a virus has you so bluntly put it. It just means if you cooling is up to spec, then you'll have problems.

 

[Adul]

BTw I am stable at 800 from 533 with rc5 running. My bros duron 650@850 is stable with rc5 running.
My friend 533@800 is stable with rc5 running

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

It isn't a virus, if you need(ed) help with your system and running RC5 you should post over in the DC forum, I'm sure someone could help you out.

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

<< very stable!! >>



Not if it can't run RC5! RC5 stresses your CPU harder than Quake, that is why the temp jumped. Your system is not as stable as you believe.

 

[Napalm381]

<< stay away from rc5 it will trash your system if you overclock!! >>


Wrong, wrong, wrong. If RC5 crashes your system it wasn't truly stable in the first place. I overclock, and RC5 has NEVER caused me any problems. My temps don't shoot up any higher with RC5 on than with just Quake or similar playing. Other members of the team will offer similar evidence. Don't blame the fact that your system sucks on RC5.

 

[Ausm]

I believe it is a good test to see how stable your system is ...not even close to a virus

Ausm

 

[clintT]

well i like Q3 and if runs stable than i am happy! you DC guys are telling me that four hours of Q3 isn't a good test of stablility. fvsk off!
i tried rc5 and my system crashed. i don't get any thing out of rc5 so why should i run it! why should i back off on the OC to run a program that doesn't do anything for me?

 

[Napalm381]

If you don't get anything out of it than don't run it. If your system runs Q3 fine and that's all you care about, then fine. Nobody is forcing you to run RC5. However, if your system can't run it than it isn't 100% stable. 90% stable, perhaps, but certainly not completely stable.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

I'm sorry clintT, but I think this hurts your chances of being the poster boy for the recruiting effort.

 

[Killbat]

*puts on asbestos suit*

Look, numbskull. The RC5 client is designed to make your CPU work as hard as it possibly can. If running it caused your CPU temperature to spike, then we can only conclude that it is indeed doing what it is supposed to! Perhaps you should invest $10 in an additional exhaust fan before you hit the AT forums telling people to &quot;fvck off.&quot;

 

[clintT]

Napalm381
i don't give a sh!t about your 100%! it is my 100% stable that counts. if i can run the programs that i want what do i care about your opinion! so fvsh off!
i am warning other about rc5!

Yo_Ma-Ma
that is right!
i hear that there is no I in team, there for I won't be joining!

 

[Mandrill]

There is no reason for you to run it and no one is suggesting nor forcing you to run it. But people will object when you make loud, false, exclaimations about how it is a virus.

I can add more evidence as to it not &quot;trash your system if you overclock&quot; I currently have 2 Cel 366@550, Cel2 566@850, K6-233@240, P-100@133 and a P-233@266 running 24/7 doing RC5 without one single crash. The p-100@133 had an uptime of 47 days before a power outage shut the machine down. Sounds to me like you have inadaquate cooling on your chip. And just so you know, Quake 3 does not use 100% of your processor 100% of the time, RC5 does.

 

[Killbat]

&quot;i am warning other about rc5!&quot;

d00d, I think we've established that this is a problem with YOUR system. Why do you insist on prancing around like an ass, cursing about RC5? Are you genuinely concerned for others, or did your parents not give you enough attention as a child?

 

[konichiwa]

clintT:

Stop whining. If you don't want to use it, don't use it. No one will come banging on your door forcing you to use RC5 (except maybe Paulson ) But please don't come here and whine about it and try to act like you're << informing us >> because you're not. RC5 has been around for quite some time, and most of us know the advantages and disadvantages. And even if we didn't we probably wouldn't ask you for help.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

clintT, there are thousands of computers running RC5 in the AT team alone, not to mention the rest of the world. If there was the kind of problem you've encountered I'm sure 1) we'd hear about it and 2) no one would want to run it. Sorry for your problems, but I think you would find there is a problem with your processor, not with RC5 directly. It's not up to the task, but you're happy with it otherwise it seems.

 

[Napalm381]

I stated in my previous post:

<< If you don't get anything out of it than don't run it. If your system runs Q3 fine and that's all you care about, then fine. >>



You reply with

<< i don't give a sh!t about your 100%! if i can run the programs that i want what do i care about your opinion! so fvsh off!
>>

What part of my statement is not clear? I said that if your system does what you want to do, then that's fine. You seem to have a problem interpreting basic english. Not only that but you choose to attack anyone who disagrees with you, regardless of the evidence that they present that contradicts your statement that &quot;rc5 is a virus&quot;.



<< I am warning others about rc5! >>

We have one person who has an system that cannot run RC5 at a certain clockspeed, and dozens that CAN run RC5 stably on overclocked systems. Who's the more reputable source?

Congratlations on being an immature asshole.

 

[RSI]

konichiwa: LMAO!! that was a really funny post

BTW, just to test my stability (I OC my k6-2), I DLed RC5... So far no crashes... K6-2/350 @ 412.5MHz dualbooting Win2K/WinME (WinME... *shudder*). So far no crash.

Nice virus there...

 

[clintT]

come on! i need some more Ahole's to take the bait! i haven't hit my limit yet!

GOD, it is fun to piss in someone's corn flakes and watch them flop and twitch!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!


BTW - how does it feel to take it hook, line and sinker???


clintT,

We hope you enjoy your absence from the forums. Perhaps, when you grow up a little, you may be able to come back.

AnandTech Moderator

 

[Napalm381]

<< how does it feel to take it hook, line and sinker??? >>


How does it feel to be a piece of sh|t?

 

[konichiwa]

<< I mean to do it >>
-Garfield


clintT:

Yeah right.

 

[Killbat]

Is that the sound of an impending ban?
The marching of mod footsteps...

 

[Dave]

P3-700 @ 933 running RC5 24/7 ... stock retail cooling ... no problems.

I believe that if RC5 causes instability and/or high temps that you will, after a period of time, find that your system is not stable running strenuous applications such as games. RC5 seems like a pretty good tool for ferreting out instabilty so that steps such as additional cooling, thermal grease, voltage tweaks etc. may be deployed to make the system rock solid.