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CPU and Memory- Burn-In- Recommend?
What are the latest recommended programs for burn-in testing of CPUs and
RAM? I will be running them at stock speeds. Thanks, QZ |
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On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:07:54 -0400, "QZ" nothing wrote:
What are the latest recommended programs for burn-in testing of CPUs and RAM? I will be running them at stock speeds. On a new machine I run memtest86+ www.memtest.org first for a couple of hours, then the hard drive mfr's full scan. Both of those run without an OS installed of course. That gives enough confidence to install the OS after which I run Prime95's Torture Test www.mersenne.org. -- Rgds, George Macdonald |
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QZ nothing wrote:
What are the latest recommended programs for burn-in testing of CPUs and RAM? I will be running them at stock speeds. Perhaps I shouldn't toot my own horn, but I _progressively_ validate the system by testing outwards from proven components: 1) Test CPU, cooling, PSU & mobo PS with `burnK7` 30min 2) Test L1 with `burnMMX F` 15min - optional 3) Test L2 with `burnMMX H` 15min - optional 4) Test Northbridge, RAM busses & 3.3V PSU with `burnMMX P` 6hr 5) Test RAM cells with `memtest86` 16hr 6) Test HD (& 5V PSU) with looping md5sums 8hr Obviously any early failure stops the series. Failure isolation is important, and one reason I leave `cpuburn` as a collection of pesky small pgms. -- Robert author `cpuburn` http://pages.sbcglobal.net/redelm |
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"George Macdonald" wrote in message
... On a new machine I run memtest86+ www.memtest.org first for a couple of hours, then the hard drive mfr's full scan. Both of those run without an OS installed of course. That gives enough confidence to install the OS after which I run Prime95's Torture Test www.mersenne.org. Well, I am using an existing HDD, so that part is optional. As far as memtest86+ is concerned, last year, I couldn't get it to run. IIRC, it runs from a floppy. So, I used memtest+ instead. But, I would like advice on memtest86+. And I used Prime95. |
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"Robert Redelmeier" wrote in message
.. . Perhaps I shouldn't toot my own horn, but I _progressively_ validate the system by testing outwards from proven components: 1) Test CPU, cooling, PSU & mobo PS with `burnK7` 30min 2) Test L1 with `burnMMX F` 15min - optional 3) Test L2 with `burnMMX H` 15min - optional 4) Test Northbridge, RAM busses & 3.3V PSU with `burnMMX P` 6hr 5) Test RAM cells with `memtest86` 16hr 6) Test HD (& 5V PSU) with looping md5sums 8hr Obviously any early failure stops the series. Failure isolation is important, and one reason I leave `cpuburn` as a collection of pesky small pgms. I guess since the HDD test is last, these are all tested w/o WinXP installed? This just a Celeron D CPU; is burnK7 still recommended? |
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QZ wrote:
" What are the latest recommended programs for burn-in testing of CPUs and RAM? I will be running them at stock speeds. " There's a few he http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_cpu.html ....but I tend to like SuperPi and S&M. |
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On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:33:44 -0400, "QZ" nothing wrote:
"George Macdonald" wrote in message .. . On a new machine I run memtest86+ www.memtest.org first for a couple of hours, then the hard drive mfr's full scan. Both of those run without an OS installed of course. That gives enough confidence to install the OS after which I run Prime95's Torture Test www.mersenne.org. Well, I am using an existing HDD, so that part is optional. Does a chkdsk show any bad sectors? As far as memtest86+ is concerned, last year, I couldn't get it to run. IIRC, it runs from a floppy. So, I used memtest+ instead. But, I would like advice on memtest86+. Memtest86+ has run fine for me on recent systems - sometimes it takes them a couple of goes to get a new memory controller/chipset just right. You can run it from a floppy, a USB memory key or a CD-R. -- Rgds, George Macdonald |
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QZ nothing wrote:
I guess since the HDD test is last, these are all tested w/o WinXP installed? You can test with anything installed. The utils are very small and not dependant on libs, so can be run from floppy or bootable CD. The HDD test is best run on a disk with some data on it, but unmounted or mounted read-only in case it might hit access time. This just a Celeron D CPU; is burnK7 still recommended? No. AFAIK Celeron D is a P7 core and I haven't released an executable. I'm working the signals so that I can detect throttling. None of burnP* or burnK* is all that good. burnMMX C is probably the best, but is still not hottest. -- Robert author `cpuburn` http://pages.sbcglobal.net/redelm |
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QZ wrote: What are the latest recommended programs for burn-in testing of CPUs and RAM? I don't know about CPU testing, but for memory I use both MemTest86 (I've never tried MemTest86+) AND Gold Memory because I've had modules that passed one but failed the other, most recently a Kingston 512M PC3200 ValueRAM that always ran fine for several hours with MemTest86 but always showed errors within ten minutes with Gold Memory. The replacement Kingston tested fine with both. www.realworldtech.com has two reviews of memory test programs and thought highly of both diagnostics. |
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