noahsark1126 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 I am a gamer, and that is basically the only time that my computer is loaded, except of course by prime. Occassionally I convert music or rip DVDs, but pretty much gaming is what stresses my computer. Since I rarely play a game for over an hour, is it ok to only run Prime for 3-4 hours? I have passed 8+ hours before, but on different OCs, and it has never failed after the first half hour. If i pass just a few hours, can i assume stability? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon_34 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 no 8 hrs is the rule i had prime fail after 7hrs before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewZorn Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 what 'rule'? you dont have to pass it at all if you dont want, of course... if it can go 3hrs-ish, chances of a game crashing or something are pretty low. i recently had a couple 7hr failures as well, but my personal preference is 24hrs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1lk1 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 Generally, I use OCCT to look for a relatively stable gaming OC, but if you are trying for a newer higher OC, 8hrs of prime is a very good indication. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkgti Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 I run Prime for at least 24 hours. Usually I run P95, CPU Burn-in, Toast, and Stresscpu simultaneously. If it can make it for at least 24 hours without producing an error, then I consider the OC stable. Prime is cake if ya leave the priority set at 1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon_34 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 what 'rule'? you dont have to pass it at all if you dont want, of course... if it can go 3hrs-ish, chances of a game crashing or something are pretty low. i recently had a couple 7hr failures as well, but my personal preference is 24hrs. Don't troll me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailindawg Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 Prime is cake if ya leave the priority set at 1. I set Prime95 to priority 10 and run it 12-24 hours. I will run Memtest for at least 8 passes (or overnight ~11 passes in 7 hour period) before running Prime95 on any new overclock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 so the question is if it fails Prime95 at 7 hours 58 minutes but passes 8 hours and fails at 8 hours 2 minutes does it meet the "stability" requirement. And yes I have to agree that the Priority setting makes a huge difference. In the end, If it crashes for any reason it's just not stable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkgti Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 so the question is if it fails Prime95 at 7 hours 58 minutes but passes 8 hours and fails at 8 hours 2 minutes does it meet the "stability" requirement. To me, it doesn't. I see stability as a binary concept - something is either stable or it's not. A stable machine should be able to run anything for any period of time. If a test fails to complete without errors, I don't consider the OC to be stable. I'm sure some will disagree, but IME 8 hours isn't nearly enough time to assess stability. Good luck! In the end, If it crashes for any reason it's just not stable. Agreed. I must say, though, that once in a while Prime fails due to Windows errors that can sometimes be fixed by reloading the machine with a fresh install. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strife101 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 where do I find the priority selection and what should I set it too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkgti Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 where do I find the priority selection and what should I set it too? You first need to enter the password (Advanced menu) - 9876. Then several options will become available, including priority. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 yes, it's 9876 Bunch of info in the readme.txt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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