I would like to trust the AIDA64 result (obviously) but need some assurance it is reliable.
The Intel Burn Test will not even run for two minutes before it errors out (which I don't believe). How do I know that the test ran correctly? Also, how trustworthy is the test? I ask only because if I run Prime95 (in "Blend" mode which "tests some of everything, lots of RAM tested") it will error out (Windows error that the program shut down) in about an hour to an hour and a half. I let it run overnight (about 6½ hours total) and nothing appeared to change. My primary reason for doing so was the System Stability Test. I just purchased and used AIDA64 for the first time yesterday. In case your computer restarts, shuts down, locks up or throws a BSoD while running the thermal stress test, then your computer is overheating. If the Throttling graph shows any non-zero activity, it means your processor is overheating. In case you have an Intel processor, then should also watch the bottom graph where the Throttling activity should stay at 0% all the time. Watch the temperature graphs, where the motherboard temperature should stay below 55-60 Celsius, and your CPU temperature should stay below 80 Celsius.
PC LOCKS UP ON INTEL BURN TEST WINDOWS
If it doesn't display any error messages, Windows also runs fine, and your computer doesn't reboot, doesn't lockup and doesn't shut down, then your computer is considered very stable.Ģ) If you rather want to stress your system from a thermal point of view, to reveal potential cooling issues, then only enable the FPU test in the System Stability Test window, and press Start. 1) If you would like to stress your system to reveal a potential hardware flaw or instability, then enable all tests in the System Stability Test window, and press Start.