Stress testing

[Paddi01]

Which programms are the best to stress test the cpu/gpu?

If i use Prime95 and Unigine, what would it equivalent to?
 

[Catsrules]

You can try aida64

[Paddi01]

4 minutes ago, Catsrules said:

You can try aida64

that my favourite tool actually, not for overclocking but for anything else including S.M.A.R.T. (for HDDs)

[Inf3cted_Worm]

CPU: Aida64, Prime 95 and Cinebench for a quick initial test in overclocking.

GPU: Unigene, Furmark (Ol' Fuzzy Donut of Death) and 3D Mark for again a somewhat quick stability check when OCing

 

As @CUDA_Cores says, be wary with pushing things to their limits if you're system is primarily used for work you can't afford to lose. Many times I've been super thorough in stress testing and confident in a rock solid OC for a random bluescreen a few weeks later

[Paddi01]

14 minutes ago, Inf3cted_Worm said:

CPU: Aida64, Prime 95 and Cinebench for a quick initial test in overclocking.

GPU: Unigene, Furmark (Ol' Fuzzy Donut of Death) and 3D Mark for again a somewhat quick stability check when OCing

 

As @CUDA_Cores says, be wary with pushing things to their limits if you're system is primarily used for work you can't afford to lose. Many times I've been super thorough in stress testing and confident in a rock solid OC for a random bluescreen a few weeks later

This is really helpful. Is there actually any game comparable to any of these tools? If not games, anything else maybe?

Also i heard Furmark can be dangerous for some reason.

[Inf3cted_Worm]

2 minutes ago, Paddi01 said:

This is really helpful. Is there actually any game comparable to any of these tools? If not games, anything else maybe?

Also i heard Furmark can be dangerous for some reason.

Eh not really so to speak, these tools (Furmark especially) are more or less designed to push your hardware harder than any application or game can.

 

Yeah so it's earned its nickname as the Fuzzy Donut of Death for a reason, it's silly extreme haha. It's a real good way to see what your max temps on a card will be and system stability over a short period of time. It's not a tool I would want to leave running. Depending on the card and its VRM quality it can overwhelm the power circuitry and basically fry the crap out of it.

Still a very useful tool in certain scenarios

It has been reported to kill cards but like anything just use it wisely and you'll have no issues

[LogicalDrm]

My go-to is OCCT, but Asus RealBench stress is also good.