mr_right Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Hi everyone- I'm new to building computers. I just got done building my first computer. I would like some help on finding out the best way to benchmark the computer i built. Also I was wondering what is the best temp reader programs. I can read the temps if i go into the bio's but was wonder what programs i can run off the OS. Case = Thermltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Gaming Casevlc GPU = XFX Radeon HD 6950 Graphics adapter - 2 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM (Flashed BIOS to 6970) CPU = AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3Ghz CPU PSU = Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 80Plus Gold 1200W Cooling = Corsair Hydro H70 CPU Liquid Cooler // x3 200mm Fans MoBo = ASUS Crosshair IV Extereme AMD 890FX Socket AM3 Storage = Crucial C300 128GB 2.5 SATA Solid State Drive // Hitachi 2TB Serial ATA HD 7200/64MB/SATA-6G RAM = Corsair Vengeance 16GB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz 4x4 O.S. = Wndows 7 Ultimate (64bit) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 I like HWMonitor alot myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_right Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 I like HWMonitor alot myself! Thank you! Any input is very highly appreciated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk336699 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 i like the HWmonitor too... but i also have CPU-Z, it has a handy gadget! also try GPU-Z Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 HWmonitor is great but I also use Aida 64 which is the old everest ,it even has a benchmark test and stability test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1776 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) http://www.geeks3d.com/20110408/download-gpu-toolkit-0-2-0/ GPU toolkit-kind of an allin one kit including GPU shark. It also has a link to Radeon Bios editor (TechPowerup's software) http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html Best Temp monitor out there. Dont take the voltage reading to heart though, they can be hit and miss. http://www.3dmark.com/3dmark11/download/ I see the HD 6950, you will want this then http://www.3dmark.com/3dmarkvantage/ The graphics standard http://www.wprime.net/Download/ This version is multi-threaded, one of my favorite tools http://unigine.com/products/unigine/ One of the best Tessellation benches available in a game like setting http://www.geeks3d.com/20110408/download-tessmark-0-3-0-released/ Another tessellation tool, this one isolates tessellation capability. http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/ Furmark great GPU temperature/stability load benches http://www.geeks3d.com/softwares/ Just about every specialized benchmark program you could want can be had here http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Great GPU information utility http://www.sisoftware.net/ More system info than the average user will ever use...or understand. http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/amd-overdrive/Pages/overview.aspx AOD overdrive. I have the Asus Crosshair IV Formula myself and prefer Turbo V and ROG connect myself, but here it is. http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download Stress and stability testing....very serious stress and stability testing. Linpack and the PSU stress are brutal. Will produce charts of all the tests. very good for PSU stability and ripple testing. Hope that helps Edited April 9, 2011 by red1776 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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