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Second hand laptop, Utilities to run before buying!

mcmxcii
By mcmxcii
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So i am looking at second hand macbookpros for me mum, but i was wondering if anyone know any good utilities i could put on a memory stick to run on a laptop before buying it, to check that everything is working ok.

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Aida64 stress test, mem test, cinebench. Leave every one runnning for like 10 minutes and compare to same models via the internet

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Don't forget S.M.A.R.T for the hard drives

Desktop: i7-6700K / Asus Z170 S / H100i V2 / LPX 2400Mhz 16GB / 960 EVO 250GB / 2x 860 EVO 500GB / RM750i  / NZXT H440 / XB271H + Z22n Monitors

Laptop: Thinkpad T450s / i7-5600U / 12GB / 860 EVO 500GB

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5 minutes ago, Ernest_L said:

Don't forget S.M.A.R.T for the hard drives

Well i actually plan of putting an SSD in so i don't care much for the hhd or the RAM as that will be getting upgraded too.

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In that case some simple stress testing of the CPU and GPU should be enough, check basic things like audio, wifi, battery etc.

Desktop: i7-6700K / Asus Z170 S / H100i V2 / LPX 2400Mhz 16GB / 960 EVO 250GB / 2x 860 EVO 500GB / RM750i  / NZXT H440 / XB271H + Z22n Monitors

Laptop: Thinkpad T450s / i7-5600U / 12GB / 860 EVO 500GB

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Check the CPU and GPU temps on load and idle and if the GPU is artifacting.

The battery health is also very important.

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