testing a new laptop

[jab136]

hey guys, so I just bought a new laptop and am in a slightly odd situation, I live in Israel, but I had it shipped to my family in the US so that I could then get it shipped here cheaper (not what this is about).  What this topic is actually about is asking you guys what tests I should have my brother run on the laptop before they ship it here, I am already having him check for dead pixels since there is a 30 day guarantee on the monitor, but I was wondering if there was anything else I should have him run.  He isn't particularly computer literate so it should be user friendly.

[D2ultima]

If you want stability tests and a computer illiterate person is performing them, you're not really going to have a good time.

 

As for basic stuff, test all USB ports. Test all display ports they can test. Test the DVD drive if any. Test the wifi, test the ethernet. Etc etc.

[Djole123]

I would do tests like:

 

Prime95 (system stabillity)

Memtest86+ (memory errors)

CHKDSK (disk errors)

Passmark PerformanceTest (for overall system)

[don_svetlio]

4 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

I would do tests like:

 

Prime95 (system stabillity)

Memtest86+ (memory errors)

CHKDSK (disk errors)

Passmark PerformanceTest (for overall system)

P95 for laptops is a bad idea

[Moonzy]

5 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Prime95 (system stabillity)

change this for aida64... though might be a bad idea too

but way better than p95

[Djole123]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

P95 for laptops is a bad idea

 

Just now, Moonzy said:

change this for aida64... though might be a bad idea too

but way better than p95

Oh yeah, P95 iz gonna kill dat battery...

 

I think it's best to do a PerformanceTest, since it's kinda battery friendly, and then do CHKDSK and Memtest86+.

[Lord_Karango17]

Cinnebench/ aida64 for the cpu

Unigen valley/ heaven if the laptop has a gpu

and some of the memory/ storage relates programs the others have suggested.

[jab136]

thanks guys, the system in question has an i7-6820HK processor and a GTX 980M GPU, I am going to have him run 

dead pixel buddy

cinebench

memtest86

chkdsk

unigine heaven

check the usb ports, dvd drive, and wifi

 

did I get everything? (he isn't completely computer illiterate, he is studying graphic arts and game design, he just doesn't do much back end stuff)