Flwrite wrote:

Prime95:

Download:
http://www.downseek.com/download/7026.asp

Downseek, and you shall downfind.  Especially good for downunder.

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I was looking on their website for the CPU torture test, but all I could
find was information on their project.  Finally , I concluded that the CPU
Torture Test - Prime95 - is also the same program they are using for their
prime number search.  Do I understand that correctly?  Therefore, if I run
the torture test on my CPU, I might also find the next prime number,
coincidentally?  Better chance of that than finding E.T.?

I've been using SETI@home to keep my uP warm.  What function does Prime95
have that is missing from SETI@home that can be used to document a CPU
instability?

Thanks,
            -Neil-

The program installs and gives two optons, one of which is "just testing". It then validates the computer. This took about 1 hour and 7 minutes. My computer was rock solid. I don't know what function Prime95 has that Seti doesn't, but I know it pushes the FPU very hard.

For those of you following this thread, I know that I may be a fool, but I'm no longer in denial. Unlike ~misfit~, I don't pontificate too often. As for keeping the uP warm, Neil, mine normally runs around 58C/62C which is well within the specs of AMD. This allows me to run the fan at a slower speed which makes it much quieter. With the fan running at 1,600/1,700 rpm (92mm) Prime95 pushed the temp to 70C. I, by the way, have a very well ventilated case.

My overclock was a simple multiplier adjustment from 11 to 12.5. The core voltage was not "upped". The FSB was not modififed. So, as I said, the computer has been rock solid for a year. There was no indication of instability. And, I took an hour out of Seti crunching time to run Prime95. If your computer is touchy or it makes you edgy then run Prime95 if you want to. Otherwise, just keep on micro-computing. I've been doing it since 1982.