Which benchmarking programs should i get

[CrazyDiamond]

Yes, it's another installment of, "Help CrazyDiamond, it's his first time building a computer and also overclocking it..."

Well i got the building all taken care of, what benchmark/monitor/cpu stress test software should i get?

 

[acroig]

Synthetic banchmarks you can use include:

CPU Stability v 6.0

Prime 95

Sandra 2001

Evolva Demo

3DMark 2000

Best benchmarks are from real games such as Quake 3 or UT.