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Good ways to stress test an upcoming build?

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So I'm gonna order components for my new work/gaming/elite build and I was wondering what programs atm. are good ones to run stress tests or whether there is the need anymore? I haven't built a rig in a long time (probably over 6 years) so I'm kinda out of the loop when it comes to stress test programs. I have no intention of overclocking so the main point is just to assure that the rig will run smoothly while gaming and photo editing. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Runn folding at home for 24 hours.
 So you help healing diseases with your testing.

 

EDIT: installing takes about 5 minutes: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/876-foldinghome-install-guide-and-links-linustechtips_team-223518/

Mineral oil and 40 kg aluminium heat sinks are a perfect combination: 73 cores and a Titan X, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Oil

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3 minutes ago, buttmademewiser said:

So I'm gonna order components for my new work/gaming/elite build and I was wondering what programs atm. are good ones to run stress tests or whether there is the need anymore? I haven't built a rig in a long time (probably over 6 years) so I'm kinda out of the loop when it comes to stress test programs. I have no intention of overclocking so the main point is just to assure that the rig will run smoothly while gaming and photo editing. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Since you are not overclocking I don't really see the reason for doing this but if you really what to check stability I'd go with OCCT and MemTest for a start.

 

EDIT: And if you want to test the GPU I would recommend 3DMark and the Unigine stuff (Heaven, Valley etc.)

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p95 26.6

3d mark firestrike

RIG #1 : 4670k @4.4 / 1.25v vcore. @ 4.5 / 1.3v vcore/ 1.95v vccin. MSI GAMING 4G GTX 970 @1540/3700 1.275v BIOS MOD. 16GB Kingston HyperX Savage RAM 2400mhz. MSI GAMING 5 Z97 MOBO. Fractal Design Define S. Dark Rock Pro 3. 850 EVO 250GB Seasonic M12II 620w
RIG #2: 4790k @ 4.6 / 1.25v vcore. EVGA SC ACX 2.0 980 SLI. 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz. Asus MAXIMUS VII Hero Z97. Fractal Design Define R5. NH D15. 850 EVO 250GB AX 860
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Prime 95 and kombuster for like 24 hours, get a score on furmark 

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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Intel XTU, the trial version of aida 64 (you should be able to see if your cooler is mount properly after a couple minutes of either)

 

GPU wise idk I usually only run games, if your not overclocking it's not that important

 

Oh and never use Prime 95, it's pointless and could cause issues

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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