Moises2018 wrote:
Hi chrsplmr,what do you mean by: "Sleep Test' reigns Supreme"?
As described in post #4 of this thread by HiVizMan.
I rarely shut mine down .. I put it to sleep .. instant on with the press of the space bar. Never fails.
I guess as a hardware test stressing as pointed out by theBushWacker has merit ..
but the question was for stability ... if it wakes after hours, or overNight .. it's as stable as it gets.c.
Well .. hibernate is a different cat .. Sleep tells the tail ... hahhaa .. tale.
It is not that it is intense on a computer .. stresses nothing really .. but tells
you that it is very very stable .. it must hold all that you have running when
you put it to sleep in the memory ..
Check out this Thread .. Personally I am quite proud of my CrossHair V .. and
Below is why: [[Note that this was posted 8/2011]] ROGs on the same Today.
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?3629-ChrsPlmr-s-quot-Joe-Rog-Consumer-Review-quot-of-the-Cr...
Best of Luck friend.c.
It is not that it is intense on a computer .. stresses nothing really .. but tells
you that it is very very stable .. it must hold all that you have running when
you put it to sleep in the memory ..
Check out this Thread .. Personally I am quite proud of my CrossHair V .. and
Below is why: [[Note that this was posted 8/2011]] ROGs on the same Today.
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?3629-ChrsPlmr-s-quot-Joe-Rog-Consumer-Review-quot-of-the-Cr...
Best of Luck friend.c.
I used to use both LinX and P95. But I noticed that A. My temps went higher W/LinX than P95. and B. I never seen an instance where LinX passed 15 runs but P95 did not pass - but that was P95 <2hrs. There has been much chatter about ppl having P95 fail at around 24hrs, and talk about how that P95 don't test all the memory until 24hrs. But that was with X58 and core i7-9xx CPUs and 6-12GB memory configurations. Anyway, so I stopped using P95. I have personally seen LinX err on the 15th pass, using something like problem size (PS) 36 (9916MB). So I used >19 passes when I finished my OC, at near max. memory. But recent light on LinX and IBT shows it to be flawed in Gflops and time when using >8192MB and HT on (I was testing W/HT off). And I have very little idea how long P95 might take to test all memory now W/32GB or more, the time might increase exponentially.
I do not know much about AIDA64 stress test, as it is a paid utility, and I have let my subscription expire. Ppl just don't want to pay for a utiilty when they can get a great one for free.
So I believe that one should use LinX or IBT with 8192MB setting to test temperatures for max, and a primary CPU stability test. Then subsequently increase the mem to near max for a few runs to certify the IMC is working properly with all possible addresses. Now it might be argued that P95 sould also be ran, but W/>16GB I wouldn't know how long of a run would be necessary for that. And there has been arguments that some games today are a better stress test than LinPack or P95. Particularly, BF3 for one. This is based on tester's experiences. Sure, it might be argued that they did not properly certify their OC before running the game, and it crashing, but keep in mind:
But it all really comes down to just how much you want to try to certify your computer stable. Apparently no test is 100.000% effective, and so it really is subjective what you use and how you use it. And the stress test landscape changes over time, as we learn more, as the hardware changes, and as the software changes - both the stress test software and other software. It helps to do all we can do to understand any testing anomalies and present any evidence of said anomalies, testing as scientifically as we can to preserve repeatability. Then we can discuss the results and make more informed decisions about what tests to use, how, and how long. All we can really do is read stuff like this and decide what we want to do ourselves personally, or as a group, like the OCing "clubs" that the EVGA forums has/had (which I am a member of). So whatever you choose, more power to 'ya, and good luck with it.
I do not know much about AIDA64 stress test, as it is a paid utility, and I have let my subscription expire. Ppl just don't want to pay for a utiilty when they can get a great one for free.
So I believe that one should use LinX or IBT with 8192MB setting to test temperatures for max, and a primary CPU stability test. Then subsequently increase the mem to near max for a few runs to certify the IMC is working properly with all possible addresses. Now it might be argued that P95 sould also be ran, but W/>16GB I wouldn't know how long of a run would be necessary for that. And there has been arguments that some games today are a better stress test than LinPack or P95. Particularly, BF3 for one. This is based on tester's experiences. Sure, it might be argued that they did not properly certify their OC before running the game, and it crashing, but keep in mind:
But it all really comes down to just how much you want to try to certify your computer stable. Apparently no test is 100.000% effective, and so it really is subjective what you use and how you use it. And the stress test landscape changes over time, as we learn more, as the hardware changes, and as the software changes - both the stress test software and other software. It helps to do all we can do to understand any testing anomalies and present any evidence of said anomalies, testing as scientifically as we can to preserve repeatability. Then we can discuss the results and make more informed decisions about what tests to use, how, and how long. All we can really do is read stuff like this and decide what we want to do ourselves personally, or as a group, like the OCing "clubs" that the EVGA forums has/had (which I am a member of). So whatever you choose, more power to 'ya, and good luck with it.
i7-3930K; Asus RIVE; G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 4x4GB DDR3 1866; MSI 7870 2GD5/OC; Crucial M4 SSD 256GB;
Corsair 1000HX; Corsair H100, 4x Excalibur 120mm PWM CPU Fan p-p, AS5; SB X-Fi Titanium Fata1ity Pro;
Dell U2412m IPS 1920x1200; Cooler Master HAF 932 case; Tripp-Lite OMNIVS1500 UPS fully Line-interactive.
(EVGA site: )
And I have a second (wife's) computer, Eve.
Overclocking is useless to me if it is not rock stable.
Corsair 1000HX; Corsair H100, 4x Excalibur 120mm PWM CPU Fan p-p, AS5; SB X-Fi Titanium Fata1ity Pro;
Dell U2412m IPS 1920x1200; Cooler Master HAF 932 case; Tripp-Lite OMNIVS1500 UPS fully Line-interactive.
(EVGA site: )
And I have a second (wife's) computer, Eve.Overclocking is useless to me if it is not rock stable.
