Aida64 Stress Test

[don_svetlio]

 I know it's okay for CPU testing but what about testing RAM stability with it?

[Xenift]

(http://hcidesign.com/memtest/)

[ThomasD]

AIDA64 is certainly better than nothing, but memtest is probably the gold standard.  If memtest doesn't find a problem, then you can usually cross memory off of the troubleshooting list.

[MageTank]

AIDA64 is certainly better than nothing, but memtest is probably the gold standard.  If memtest doesn't find a problem, then you can usually cross memory off of the troubleshooting list.

Memtest is not a stress test though. It will tell you absolutely nothing when it comes to what more voltage and heat will do to your memory once it ramps up. It's Test 6 (Block Move) is probably the best for testing your tertiary timings, and it can help when overclocking to find out if you need more voltage, but it will tell you nothing as far as "Will this be unstable under heavy compression" etc. For that, custom FFT Prime95 will be your best bet. 

 

Do Prime95, custom blend.

FFT small: 512k+/-

FFT big: 4096k+/-

Ram: As much as you can do without paging. If you have 8gb, do 6gb.

CPU: as many as you have.

Time: 15 minute passes

 

Reason we do custom blend, is because small FFT is useless for testing ram. It just burns the CPU. 512k FFT - 1024k FFT range is hard on the IMC and IO lanes, while 2048k+ is hard on ram. Reason we do 15 minute passes is that 15 minutes is all it takes to complete every test within that FFT. Do this for about 6-8 hours, and you are guaranteed 100% stable on ram. If you fail at certain FFT ranges, look above for the reason why. For example: If the log shows you failed during 512k-1024k, your IMC was not capable of handling it. Use more VCCIO/SA voltages, or adjust your tertiary timings to be less stressful on the IMC.