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Unread 10-13-2004, 07:04 PM   #1
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Default better overclocking after burn-in ??

i was wondering if the burn-in of a cpu can really improve its overclocking ability?
is it just an effect of the settling of the thermal paste ?
is it only BS ?
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Unread 10-13-2004, 07:17 PM   #2
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Probably BS.
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Unread 10-13-2004, 07:18 PM   #3
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Just thermal paste settling/curing.
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Unread 10-13-2004, 07:20 PM   #4
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Thats what I figured, there is no moving parts in a CPU to break in...
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Unread 10-13-2004, 07:21 PM   #5
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and some kind of electromigration after a while ??
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Unread 10-13-2004, 09:18 PM   #6
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Some times I'd really like to but i don't.
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Unread 10-22-2004, 12:25 PM   #7
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Default How do you "burn in"?

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i was wondering if the burn-in of a cpu can really improve its overclocking ability?
is it just an effect of the settling of the thermal paste ?
is it only BS ?

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To anyone: How do you "burn in"? Is it just for CPUs, or memory too?

I know this will be ignored.

But thanks anyway.
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Unread 10-22-2004, 01:05 PM   #8
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To anyone: How do you "burn in"? Is it just for CPUs, or memory too?

I know this will be ignored.

But thanks anyway.
easy, remove your heatsink, give 2.5 V to your CPU, and run 24 h of burnK7 in high priority, your cpu (and probably your memory, case, house...) will be burnt


maybe removing the heatsink is not such a good idea...
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Unread 10-23-2004, 03:18 AM   #9
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easy, remove your heatsink, give 2.5 V to your CPU, and run 24 h of burnK7 in high priority, your cpu (and probably your memory, case, house...) will be burnt


maybe removing the heatsink is not such a good idea...
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Unread 10-23-2004, 04:44 AM   #10
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To anyone: How do you "burn in"? Is it just for CPUs, or memory too?

I know this will be ignored.

But thanks anyway.
You just push your CPU at 100% load for a space of time, pushing it to its limit, as if you were 'knocking in' a cricket bat.

Many people use different programs, such as F@H, SuperPi, and so on, but I've heard CPU Burn in it the most CPU intensive one there is, enabling a 100% load on the processor at all times.
Though the only real use for that is for testing for o/cing stability as quickly as possible in my eyes.
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Unread 10-23-2004, 05:15 AM   #11
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There's a difference between stressing and burning-in. Burn-in does not exceed the range of normal operation... which can be a nasty place in itself. You'd burn-in a drive, for example, by sending it buggy requests - inevitable in normal use. You'd test an overclock setting by burning-in.

The purpose of burning-in is to prove the hardware so it may be used in confidence.
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Unread 10-23-2004, 05:18 AM   #12
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But 100% operation is normal at times, maybe not continuously, but when people run F@H-like programs then it is typical. And hence stressing is burning-in in that respect.
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Unread 10-23-2004, 05:22 AM   #13
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Well, I'm not trying to make a strong point here. You're right. Burn-in, stress, subtle distinction.
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