Stress Testing a new CPU

[PotatoSauce]

this question may seem dumb, but is it safe to stress test a new CPU & RAM right away or should i give it a few hours of light use, before stress testing? i'm basically thinking of it like a brand new car where you have to 'break in' a certain miles until you can fully use the whole car's HP.

[AbdulESL]

3 minutes ago, PotatoSauce said:

this question may seem dumb, but is it safe to stress test a new CPU right away or should i give it a few hours of light use, before stress testing? i'm basically thinking of it like a brand new car where you have to 'break in' a certain miles until you can fully use the wholes car's HP.

I mean, 100% usage out of the box SEEMS not healthy to me but at the same time we’re talking about a processor. Just play a game for an hour to be sure I would say

[PotatoSauce]

Just now, AbdulESL said:

I mean, 100% usage out of the box SEEMS not healthy to me but at the same time we’re talking about a processor. Just play a game for an hour to be sure I would say

yea, that's what i thought too. i'll just play a bit of games before trying to stress test it.

[Crunchy Dragon]

I honestly would only stress test it if there's a problem with it.

[PotatoSauce]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

I honestly would only stress test it if there's a problem with it.

i'm only stress testing it to see if i get any errors with my ram after enabling XMP