burn in?

[Intrepid]

Ok OI've seen it talked about a lot. But What is it and why do you burn something in? I'm fairly sure it is just runnig hot at full load for a few straight days but can somebody provide me with a guide or some more information on this?

 

[XprincoX]

Well basically its just to test the stability of your system. Especially if you have it OC'ed you wanna see how stable it'll run. But i suppose its also for "breaking" everything in. Like AS takes a couple days to settle before it works optimallly. People use a wide variety of programs and tests. Anything from SETI or FOLD, to 3dmark, prime95 or sandra just to list a few.