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    Best way to stress test a new comp

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by adwilk1231, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. adwilk1231

    adwilk1231 Notebook Consultant

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    Just got a 7811 and wanted to know what the best way to stress test it. Unfortunately staying up all night and playing games is no longer an option.
     
    adwilk1231, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Most people here use 3dMark06 for benching their systems for gaming performance.
     
    Hep!, Dec 3, 2008
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    adwilk1231 Notebook Consultant

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    Not really looking for benchmarks. I just want to make sure it can handle load before my 14 days are up and I can't return it.
     
    adwilk1231, Dec 3, 2008
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  5. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    use 3dmark and monitor temps using HWtool ;)
     
    Xirurg, Dec 3, 2008
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    orthos for cpu, google it, and yeah 3d mark for the GPU will do it.
     
    narsnail, Dec 3, 2008
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  7. fiziks

    fiziks Notebook Evangelist

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    Furmark will stress the heck out of the GPU... get it here. Also, get CPUID's HWMonitor to monitor temps. Get that here.

    For stressing the processor, you can try wPrime. More on that here.
     
    fiziks, Dec 3, 2008
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  8. adwilk1231

    adwilk1231 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks guys plus rep all around. :D
     
    adwilk1231, Dec 5, 2008
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