Martin 53N 1W wrote:

stanmc wrote:
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to raise the core voltage. It didn't fail to boot. It didn't wipe out data on the harddrive or cause video instability. The prime95 test was simply a waste of an hour that could've been spent processing SETI Wu's.

Shall we just say that I 'strongly disagree' about your wasted hour, as explained by others and myself.

Science is all about accepting a change of ideas. Science is also about _rigorously_ _proving_ as far as is reasonable that the 'truth' is true.

There is no loss of face to gracefully admit an error.


... And then there is religion where faith is blind...

The GIMPS Torture Test is a very worthwhile test.

Happy crunchin'
Martin

Nice try. There was no error. The computer was stable, as I had suggested. Running Prime95 simply proved what I had already observed. As for a loss of face, I don't have that hang up. When I'm wrong, I admit it. The truth that is true here is that the computer is and was stable.
I don't go chasing after phantom problems. I don't have to admit anything gracefully or ungracefully. You are entitled to strongly disagree.