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  • #46
    MMX4

    I don't know about UT ,but as far as Unreal goes running the intro castle flby is OK for a quick 1/2 hr test.I used to use it to do full testing myself(3hrs)to see if it was stable ,then shortly afterwards when I was playing in a very hectic & long LAN Unreal frag fest I would find that after about 1-2hrs it would boot me out of the game.
    So the next day I tried something different ,botmatch ,Max bots to simulate the LAN session ,sure enough after 1 hr it booted me out of the game ,so I then increased the cpu voltage & did the same botmatch test & it was then OK.
    My point is ,the intro alone is not enough to properly stress your system to test for stabilty
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    • #47
      I don't loop it.
      If it starts and plays, even for a short time, EVERY other program will be rock stable.

      For temp testing try Napster. I kid you not.

      chuck

      Chuck
       秋音的爸爸

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      • #48
        To really burn the CPU, just start the MS-DOS Editor in Real Dos Mode. I'm not kidding, your CPU will really burn!

        Mega
        K6-3 400Mhz@450Mhz
        G400 16MB, 192MB Ram and so on

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        • #49
          Cjolley

          Napster ?! ,no way ,even when it's downloading a tune it only takes 1% of cpu time on my Cel @ 550MHz ,that'll never heat up your cpu!

          >>>If it starts and plays, even for a short time, EVERY other program will be rock stable<<<
          Sorry mate but that's just plain wrong!, just because it starts UT DOESN'T mean your system is stable ,you need to run it for at least 3hrs ,I have come across many occasions where it will run for 5-10 mins ,but latter on crashes
          Team AnandTech - SETI@H, Muon1 DPAD, F@H, MW@H, Asteroids@H, LHC@H, Skynet POGS.

          Main rig - Q9550 @3.6 GHz, HD 5850 (Cat 13.1), 4GB DDR2, Win 7 64bit, BOINC 7.2.42
          2nd rig - E5200 @3.73 GHz, GTX 260 c216, 4GB DDR2, Win XP, BOINC 7.2.42

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          • #50
            Assimilator1,
            Maybe it has to do with my connection speed -> 1.2mbps?
            If I download, say, 4 mp3s off of t1 sites while I'm playing an mp3, my CPU gets hotter than anything (admitedly for me it's a short list) else.
            (This was on my celery-333@500, I haven't tried it on my P3-650@942)
            Point taken on UT. By "short time" I meant 15 min or so.
            After 3 hours, how could you tell if it's a system problem or a minor game bug?
            chuck


            Chuck
             秋音的爸爸

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            • #51
              Cjolley has a good point there. Sometimes UT crashes on an un-overclocked system after some hours. Mostly on VIA Sytems.

              Mega
              K6-3 400Mhz@450Mhz
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              • #52
                Cjolley, what voltage are you running your 650 at? I just upgraded on the weekend from a Cel 300a@450 G200 to a PIII 650@900 G400. I can finally do a WU at a decent speed.

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                • #53
                  Still 1.65.
                  Volts don't seem to make mine any more stable.
                  I put a non-stock hs/fan on it this weekend -> same thing.
                  It's now cooler, but same OC result.
                  It just gets slowly less stable from 142 to 152 fsb.
                  Gosh darn crappy processor!
                  chuck
                  Chuck
                   秋音的爸爸

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                  • #54
                    Cjolley

                    >>>Maybe it has to do with my connection speed -> 1.2mbps?<<<<

                    Ah! ,that could make the difference
                    Try this task manager program to see what cpu utilisation Napster uses. http://atm.idic.caos.it/

                    >>>>After 3 hours, how could you tell if it's a system problem or a minor game bug?
                    chuck<<<<<
                    Hmmm ,good question! ,only by repeating the test at default clock speeds could you rule that out
                    Team AnandTech - SETI@H, Muon1 DPAD, F@H, MW@H, Asteroids@H, LHC@H, Skynet POGS.

                    Main rig - Q9550 @3.6 GHz, HD 5850 (Cat 13.1), 4GB DDR2, Win 7 64bit, BOINC 7.2.42
                    2nd rig - E5200 @3.73 GHz, GTX 260 c216, 4GB DDR2, Win XP, BOINC 7.2.42

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                    • #55
                      Assimilator1,
                      I tried Napster 4 T1s and playing another...
                      Well, I must have been running seti an the background.
                      Now It looks like Napster actualy COOLS my processor.
                      HHMMMM.......
                      cjolley
                      (scratching head)

                      Maybe it was some kind or celeron thing?
                      Or Maybe not.


                      [This message has been edited by cjolley (edited 28 July 2000).]
                      Chuck
                       秋音的爸爸

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