Would you consider prime95 a good tester?

[batmang]

Just wondering if you guys even consider prime95 a good tester. I know i dont. I use sandra and run the burn in utility about 150 times, if it stays stable after running that 150+ times, i consider my system stable. Prime95 fails on me in about 2 seconds. I've played many games on my system and nothing has frozen or shown any signs of unstability. If anything id say prime95 is way to demanding.

 

[ponyo]

If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

 

[Slammy1]

Is that a 1:1 o/c? That's probably a little fast for that memory if it is. See, my opinion on stability is P95 isn't enough. Although, running it multiple times for long periods can have a deleterious effect on components. With GPUs kicking out so much heat, it's good to test multimedia as well as processor/memory. Ultimately, if you never crash then by definition you're stable, but when you do have performance issues is it the o/c, or is it a software issue? You've now lost part of the debug tree.

 

[stevejst]

If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

Exactly.

 

[sman789]

the only tests i run are prime95 and 3dmark03
if theyre good overnight then i'm happy

 

[Soulkeeper]

i think the best test on a system is starting it up benchmarking the sucker then playing yur most demanding game for a few hours

 

[THUGSROOK]

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

 

[RalfHutter]

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

What he said.

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

i agree

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

While that is true and i tend to stand by that...

IF you run P95 for 6 hours or so, and then it suddenly crashes chances are your system it ready to handle *mostly* anything you through at it...

Prime 95 puts that CPU under stress that most games can't bring....

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: bgeh

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

i agree

I agree and think most hard core ocers that test out systems will agree with this...However it may not be the one end all tester....As mentioned above it is not always the best stress tester on the memory so hidden flaws could be there. I recommend using memtest86 and run all test with cache on for 10 passes....Also run your most intense games cause prime95 is not going to stress the video card and see if there are any problems with the card or driver issues...

One thing to keep in mind is prime95 is a very simple program and likely software glitches will be null and void so take what it says very seriusly. A stable computer should never crash for any reason. You ofcourse are looking for hardware stability and software issues can be another thing. I like to run prime95 early on before I set all my software up. Save s me the time in case I run into issues and start reformatting.

 

[axskkyline]

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

yep =)

 

[axskkyline]

but it does torture you component quite a lot =p

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: bgeh

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

i agree

we have seen threads that show prime failing at default speeds. what is that about? can the system be considered unstable at default?

 

[sellmen]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: bgeh

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

i agree

we have seen threads that show prime failing at default speeds. what is that about? can the system be considered unstable at default?

Sure, why not? An unstable system could be the result of overclocking, or it could be the result of faulty RAM/CPU even at stock speeds. If a system can't do the job it is required to properly, how can you consider it stable?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: sellmen

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: bgeh

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Naustica
If your system fails prime95, then it's not stable. Simple as that.

i agree

we have seen threads that show prime failing at default speeds. what is that about? can the system be considered unstable at default?

Sure, why not? An unstable system could be the result of overclocking, or it could be the result of faulty RAM/CPU even at stock speeds. If a system can't do the job it is required to properly, how can you consider it stable?

Yes, it can. My nforce system wasn't stable at all in Prime 95 with two sticks of 512. Not OCed at all. Of course these two sticks werent matched perfectly, but still.