richiec77 Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Gonna build my pc this weekend and I have heard people have a "burn in" period. My question is what does this consist of, which software do I use and is it really necessary to get a good overclock in the long run? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvare1 Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Burn-in: This is done mostly to verify that new parts in your system are good and also that if they are going to break as burning-in will put more stress in the system morelikely will break during burn-in. Now, some people believe that burn-in will give them a better overclock as the heat produced by the cpu will accelerate the process of the thermal paste to bond to the inside of the ihs and the outside if you are using it (you need to) Now, as far as your system parts performing better for some electronic reason , I do not know. There are some threads here that talk about this. you can do a search for a program called cpu burn-in some of us here have used it and it stressed the crap out of your cpu. also sisoft sandra have a system burn-in wizard that test all your components. (I think) --Not neccesary to get a good overclock Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICON57 Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 sandra has been known to cause lock-ups with the eXpert mobo....i would steer clear of that app...imho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldpack Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 wow, good information. I always thought it was just seating the HSF w/ the CPU properly and getting it the temps to acclimate and de-acclimate a few times to get the PASTE to work efficiently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smefeman Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 hey, if you would like more information on the topic i suggest reading this thread supposedly burning your processor in allows you to lower your voltages on your OC... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Fanatic Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 Burn in for integrity purposes I can agree with but burn for a better OC, I don't agree. All the CPU's I've owned have gotten worse in time instead of better and usually my best OC's are straight out of the box. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 A burn-in allows the thermal paste to melt, filling in all spots between the two mating surfaces. You should see ca 2-4C drop in temperatures after a 12 hour burn-in period, shut off the pc let it cool off, and restart. Temps should be pretty much final now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Fanatic Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 A burn-in allows the thermal paste to melt, filling in all spots between the two mating surfaces. You should see ca 2-4C drop in temperatures after a 12 hour burn-in period, shut off the pc let it cool off, and restart. Temps should be pretty much final now. Never noted a benefit to this either, myself. Not saying it doesn't work just that I haven't got any benefits from doing it. I do agree with the theory though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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