I have a couple of questions and a strong opinion on this myself so here goes:
I see the value in Linpack/Linx/IBT for cutting the time down to find instability. However thats it. Period. To me, and correct me if I am wrong here, but those applications are just overkill. The temps in P95 Small FFT (Large for i7) you will NEVER see in normal computing which includes internet, gaming, encoding, ripping, rendering, etc. So aside from saving time to find instability, why would anyone run those programs on thier chips? What more, exactly, are those programs doing to get the chips cooking compared to P95? To me running those programs is like testing out your car past its redline when you will NEVER get there in 99.9999999999% of curcumstances. I mean, of course it would error out sooner when running 110% right? I just dont get it as nobody runs their chips that hard b/c they absolutely cannot achieve it with current applications.
Can someone enlighten me where my knowledge is incomplete? Can someone play devils advocate on the other side of this issue?
I see the value in Linpack/Linx/IBT for cutting the time down to find instability. However thats it. Period. To me, and correct me if I am wrong here, but those applications are just overkill. The temps in P95 Small FFT (Large for i7) you will NEVER see in normal computing which includes internet, gaming, encoding, ripping, rendering, etc. So aside from saving time to find instability, why would anyone run those programs on thier chips? What more, exactly, are those programs doing to get the chips cooking compared to P95? To me running those programs is like testing out your car past its redline when you will NEVER get there in 99.9999999999% of curcumstances. I mean, of course it would error out sooner when running 110% right? I just dont get it as nobody runs their chips that hard b/c they absolutely cannot achieve it with current applications.
Can someone enlighten me where my knowledge is incomplete? Can someone play devils advocate on the other side of this issue?
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