syed167 Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 I ran prime 95 after i overclocked my cpu (AMD Phenom x4 BE 3.4ghz) to 3.8ghz at stock voltage, it was fine yesterday when i ran it but today the 4th core had an error any idea why this might have happened? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
90sgamer Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) I ran prime 95 after i overclocked my cpu (AMD Phenom x4 BE 3.4ghz) to 3.8ghz at stock voltage, it was fine yesterday when i ran it but today the 4th core had an error any idea why this might have happened? I've had the same sort of thing happen. It can take a while for prime95 to find that your OC is unstable. On a slightly unstable OC it can error at 4 hours sometimes and 12 hours at others etc. How long did your run it for yesterday and today? Many people here like to do 12+ hours to ensure stability. Increase your voltage a bit and try it again. If it was good for many hours yesterday, and then found an error after only a few minutes today, then that would be a bigger problem. Edited July 3, 2011 by 90sgamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drdeath Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 If you pass 3 hrs, you should be good for gaming and all others.......... Even at 3 days on prime95 an error can show up. There is no test that will deem 100% stable but the longer you run it, the chances your stable are better..... Stability is defined much differently amongst us overclockers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiftRunner Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 can ya web browse while running Prime95, i am right now , is that a bad idea ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 In all reasonable theory you can do whatever you wish while testing. I just wouldn't start writing a book or doing work related stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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