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    gpu testing?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Captain Picard, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. Captain Picard

    Captain Picard Notebook Consultant

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    I've read the "Guide to New Laptop Inspection...and Beyond!" and it talks about memory testing and hard drive testing (actually, can anyone elaborate on what I should do with HD tune since it's not mentioned in the guide?).

    But it doesn't mention gpu testing. Is there a program or anything I should do to test the gpu on my new dv5t?

    Thanks!

    *edit*
    Same with the cpu. Is there anything I should be doing to test the cpu of my new computer?
     
    Captain Picard, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. Sgt. Hollywood

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    You can just run a 3DMark program to test both, and or run a program such as Orthos to test the CPU and Mem with a pretty serious load. Both of these programs are typically used to test stability of these hardware components.
     
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Andy, Sep 1, 2008
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