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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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Probably BS.
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Just thermal paste settling/curing.
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Thats what I figured, there is no moving parts in a CPU to break in...
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and some kind of electromigration after a while ??
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Some times I'd really like to but i don't.
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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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![]() maybe removing the heatsink is not such a good idea... ![]() |
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Jack ass. |
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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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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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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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Well, I'm not trying to make a strong point here. You're right. Burn-in, stress, subtle distinction.
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