So I know Prime95 is good for CPU testing (and maybe memory too i think) but is there a program that offers a more in depth burn-in? Basically I want to make systems won't break as soon as I deploy them...and i was hoping to find sometime that tests more than just the processor.

1/18/2007 3:03:44 PM

Sandra has tools for this.

1/18/2007 3:05:44 PM

HTX on AIX

1/18/2007 3:08:19 PM

I used Prime95/OCCT/memtest/sandra2005 when I was stress testing... sandra has a "burn-in wizard"

1/18/2007 5:49:33 PM

quick run of memtest and a burnin with Sandra is definitely all you really need.

1/18/2007 6:30:58 PM

I wouldn't run a memtest (not necessary). Sandra would take care of everything.

1/19/2007 12:57:26 AM

it takes 10 minutes and ensures your memory is completely stable. If I ran nothing else, I'd run memtest on any new machine, especially a custom build.

1/19/2007 1:38:41 AM

I don't know how stressful it actually is, but that falling sands java game thing always spins up the fans.

1/19/2007 1:40:39 AM

^^ my need for this software is rereturning systems to the field...i'll swap out a new machine for an old one, then rebuild the old one and delopy it to someone else.

so it sounds like memtest and maybe prime95 at the least, and sandra if i want to do a full test?

1/22/2007 3:57:22 PM

Quote :

"it takes 10 minutes and ensures your memory is completely stable. If I ran nothing else, I'd run memtest on any new machine, especially a custom build."

1/22/2007 7:12:30 PM

^^if you run just prime95 and memtest, it'll find about 99.5% of any instability errors. Sandra is good to find the occasional flaky peripheral.

1/22/2007 9:12:59 PM