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- Dec 28, 2001
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- Bay Area, CA
I'd like to take an informal survey here to help the discussion that started here. So, if you are running a cpu at over 1.9 volts or so, I appreciate it if you would post:
1)what cpu you have (and the stepping, if you know it)
2)what speed you are running it at
3)your voltage
4)what cooling you are using (low-end air, high-end air, water, pelt, phase change)
5)your temp at full load
6)Complete the following sentence: I consider my machine stable if ________.
some suggestions for #6 are
a)I can load windows
b)I can surf the web for several hours
c)I can benchmark my computer
d)I can run folding/seti or play my favorite game for several hours without a problem
e)my computer seems fine
f)I can run Prime95 torture test for 1 to 3 hours without generating an error
g)I can run torture test for 24 hours without an error
h)I can run torture test and Sandra burn-in (or another stressful program) for X hours/days without an error
i)I can run toruture test, Sandra burn-in, and 3DMark simultaneously for 10 days in 95 degree weather without generating an error
I am most interested if your answers to #6. Everyone has a "stable" computer, but I would like to know what that means to you. Personally, I consider my computer stable if it satisfies f). Although the list of suggestions tends from least stable to most stable the exact order is debatable and I don't want to start any arguements about whether g is really more stable than e, for example.
Thanks for your help.
1)what cpu you have (and the stepping, if you know it)
2)what speed you are running it at
3)your voltage
4)what cooling you are using (low-end air, high-end air, water, pelt, phase change)
5)your temp at full load
6)Complete the following sentence: I consider my machine stable if ________.
some suggestions for #6 are
a)I can load windows
b)I can surf the web for several hours
c)I can benchmark my computer
d)I can run folding/seti or play my favorite game for several hours without a problem
e)my computer seems fine
f)I can run Prime95 torture test for 1 to 3 hours without generating an error
g)I can run torture test for 24 hours without an error
h)I can run torture test and Sandra burn-in (or another stressful program) for X hours/days without an error
i)I can run toruture test, Sandra burn-in, and 3DMark simultaneously for 10 days in 95 degree weather without generating an error
I am most interested if your answers to #6. Everyone has a "stable" computer, but I would like to know what that means to you. Personally, I consider my computer stable if it satisfies f). Although the list of suggestions tends from least stable to most stable the exact order is debatable and I don't want to start any arguements about whether g is really more stable than e, for example.
Thanks for your help.