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OCCT is also another good stess tester. If you have later (post Ivy) Intel CPU, then don't use Prime95. It can destroy your CPU if you use adaptive mode with voltage.

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So I'm starting to get into overclocking; reading guides here and there and messing with my BIOS. From what I've understood, my system will need to be stress tested and '' tortured '' by things like Prime95, LinX and/or AIDA64 to ensure its stability in its regular state. I'll also need RealTemp to monitor the temperature of my CPU. I would like to know if I'm missing out on anything else before I start testing my newly-built system and start my attempts at overclocking. Thanks a lot!

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OCCT is also another good stess tester. If you have later (post Ivy) Intel CPU, then don't use Prime95. It can destroy your CPU if you use adaptive mode with voltage.

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You can use Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) as well. It does a good job and has a decent interface.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-boards-software-extreme-tuning-utility.html

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You can use Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) as well. It does a good job and has a decent interface.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-boards-software-extreme-tuning-utility.html

Given that it was created by Intel, I trust it should give a reliable result for my 4790k? =o

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Given that it was created by Intel, I trust it should give a reliable result for my 4790k? =o

Yeah, I used it for my 4790k.

CPU: AMD 5950X    MB: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero    RAM: HyperX Predator 64GB    GPU: Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti FE    SSD: Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB    
PSU: EVGA 1200w P2    COOLING: EK AIO Elite 360    CASE: Fractal Design Torrent    DISPLAY: LG CX48 4k OLED    AUDIO: HIFIMAN Arya SE

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Alright thanks!

 

EDIT: Oooh. Same motherboard, cooler and cpu haha

 

Nice choices!

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PSU: EVGA 1200w P2    COOLING: EK AIO Elite 360    CASE: Fractal Design Torrent    DISPLAY: LG CX48 4k OLED    AUDIO: HIFIMAN Arya SE

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