Stress test and temp software

[Liquid]

Hi

I'm wanting to check my pc temps under stress and I was hoping someone could recommend some decent programs. I can't really run tests for hours on end so I was hoping for something a bit quicker just to give me a general idea of how my pc is coping. Thanks in advance

[Revelene]

My favorite all-in-one program is Aida64. I typically use Aida64 and/or Prime95 for CPU testing.

As far as something being "quick", that really isn't possible when you are testing for long term stability.

[Monk]

3dmark fire strike / timespy or unigine heaven / superposition should load up both cpu and gpu well enough for a solid test.

[Liquid]

Thanks guys I'll give Aida64 and 3dmark a try. Do both of these display temps and information on the go or do I need to download a companion type program to run alongside tgem?

[Revelene]

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Thanks guys I'll give Aida64 and 3dmark a try. Do both of these display temps and information on the go or do I need to download a companion type program to run alongside tgem?

Aida64 will display all temp sensors and put them in a real time graph. It will even let you know if you thermal throttle and let you know by how much.

3DMark is more for GPU testing.

[Liquid]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Revelene:

My favorite all-in-one program is Aida64. I typically use Aida64 and/or Prime95 for CPU testing.

As far as something being "quick", that really isn't possible when you are testing for long term stability.

I'm running the trial version of Aida64, what sort of temperatures would be considered optimal and at what temperature should I begin to be concerned? Would an hour be long enough to give me a rough idea?

[Monk]

3dmark has tests for both and combined, for a good break down on temps etc, I'd either setup msi afterburner overlay or run hwmonitor as it record's the max temps / loads etc reached as well.

As for what range hardware should be in, that varies depending on part.

[Liquid]

Okay I'm 30 mins in now. I'm getting the following. Are these temps normal?

CPU (m)ax 77 (a)verage 73
Core 1 m 84 a. 71
Core 2 m 82. a. 67
Core 3 m 79. a 63
Core 4 m 83. a. 68

It's an Intel i7 6700k 4ghz overclocked to 4400 through game mode in the MSI bios.

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3dmark has tests for both and combined, for a good break down on temps etc, I'd either setup msi afterburner overlay or run hwmonitor as it record's the max temps / loads etc reached as well.

As for what range hardware should be in, that varies depending on part.

Thanks Monk.

I'm going to run 3dmark when Aida64 hits the hour mark. 24 minutes to go.

Is afterburner any good for a novice to try overclocking?

[Revelene]

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I'm running the trial version of Aida64, what sort of temperatures would be considered optimal and at what temperature should I begin to be concerned? Would an hour be long enough to give me a rough idea?

Yeah, Aida64 is unfortunately not free, but it is worth every penny, IMO. Though, the trial should let you do everything you need for now.

As far as temps go, that depends on your CPU. An hour would be plenty of time to find out average temps and you would be safe to assume that it wouldn't change much longer than that. Should be enough time to decide if it is stable as well.

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3dmark has tests for both and combined, for a good break down on temps etc, I'd either setup msi afterburner overlay or run hwmonitor as it record's the max temps / loads etc reached as well.

As for what range hardware should be in, that varies depending on part.

Not really the best for stressing, though. For getting those numbers, sure... But for stability sake, I would recommend something that does more than just a gaming load.

[Monk]

Afterburner is, in my eyes the best software for gpu overclocking.

While other programs will put a higher load on the cpu, they are more of a torture test and excessive for most uses, hell, Ive never used them and I've set record scores for overclocking.

[Revelene]

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Afterburner is, in my eyes the best software for gpu overclocking.

While other programs will put a higher load on the cpu, they are more of a torture test and excessive for most uses, hell, Ive never used them and I've set record scores for overclocking.

I agree, Afterburner is definitely the best for overclocking a GPU. It also has the best overlay program included, which is RivaTuner.

There is a difference between getting top overclocks for a leaderboard and stability. However, I do agree that some of these programs are a bit excessive. This is why I love Aida64. It is a good middle ground. More stressful than gaming benchmarks, but not as excessive as Prime95.

[Monk]

I tend to run the same overclocks as the permanent settings, with the one exception being the 5GHz on my 7900x as that gets a bit excessively warm even with a custom loop, so they do a good job for stability testing also, the various tests put a lot of heat into the system and will load them upto 100%, it just isn't a torture test, but more than enough to get stability.

[Revelene]

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I tend to run the same overclocks as the permanent settings, with the one exception being the 5GHz on my 7900x as that gets a bit excessively warm even with a custom loop, so they do a good job for stability testing also, the various tests put a lot of heat into the system and will load them upto 100%, it just isn't a torture test, but more than enough to get stability.

For most gaming loads, sure. But for absolute stability, gaming loads are not a good measurement.

I also wouldn't really call Aida64 a torture test. It is a good middle ground and great for stability testing. I honestly believe it to be the best, since it isn't over the top intensive, yet better than any benchmark or game.

A rather common problem I've had throughout the years of helping clients has involved instability through a poorly tested overclock. They'll get confused why it works for everything else they play or use, failing to understand that each application or game has varying degrees of hardware usage.

Most people think a 100 percent load on one program is exactly the same load as 100 percent load on another. If only it was that simple.

[Monk]

That's fair, I guess while it works well for me, I do alot of passes and tests overall so if I see any hiccups I go and change things which others may not, but I'm yet to run into any instability issues using these methods for well over a decade now.

If a system is for mission critical use, my advice is simply don't overclock in the first place as any overclock has a larger chance for issues than stock.

[Revelene]

Just realized I only gave suggestions for CPU testing. I'll go ahead and list what I use and typically suggest for others to test individual hardware stability.

CPU - Aida64
GPU - Unigine (Superposition is the latest, and is quite intensive) or 3DMark (multiple benchmarks and tests, all in one package). EVGA OC Scanner for testing artifacting.
RAM - MemTest86

[Liquid]

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Just realized I only gave suggestions for CPU testing. I'll go ahead and list what I use and typically suggest for others to test individual hardware stability.

CPU - Aida64
GPU - Unigine (Superposition is the latest, and is quite intensive) or 3DMark (multiple benchmarks and tests, all in one package). EVGA OC Scanner for testing artifacting.
RAM - MemTest86

That's a great list to try out. Thank you, but before I delve deeper I'm going to clean the dustout of my pc after having run aida64 then I'll crack on with round 2.

My CPU finished with an average temp of 76 after an hour of tests. That seems a bit too high to me