Hi, I ran Intel Burn Test 2.51 and here are results. Any good? How many tests should I run? Thank you! IntelBurnTest v2.51 Created by AgentGOD ---------------------------- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz Clock Speed: 3.39 GHz Active Physical Cores: 8 Total System Memory: 16366 MB Stress Level: High (2048 MB) Testing started on 7/15/2011 11:25:16 AM Time (s) Speed (GFlops) Result [11:25:56] 25.721 102.7403 3.851844e-002 [11:26:34] 26.217 100.7960 3.851844e-002 [11:27:15] 28.431 92.9470 3.851844e-002 [11:27:55] 27.437 96.3145 3.851844e-002 [11:28:37] 28.593 92.4208 3.851844e-002 Testing ended on 7/15/2011 11:28:37 AM IntelBurnTest v2.51 Created by AgentGOD ---------------------------- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz Clock Speed: 3.39 GHz Active Physical Cores: 8 Total System Memory: 16366 MB Stress Level: High (2048 MB) Testing started on 7/15/2011 11:30:19 AM Time (s) Speed (GFlops) Result [11:31:01] 28.668 92.1787 3.401295e-002 [11:31:44] 30.409 86.8997 3.401295e-002 [11:32:28] 31.596 83.6365 3.401295e-002 [11:33:13] 31.956 82.6945 3.401295e-002 [11:33:57] 32.263 81.9057 3.401295e-002 Testing ended on 7/15/2011 11:33:58 AM Test Result: Success. On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:18 AM, János, Tóth F. <janos666@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Use google: > Intel Burn Test (not an Intel soft, it's only a name...) > Or > Prime95 > > Don't be stupid. Every CPU is unique when it comes to overclocking. > They can work at different frequencies at different voltages and other > BIOS settings. It can be very very complicated when you try to max it > out!!! > > Always check your overclock with stress tests. > > > > 2011/7/15, adam k <aak1946@xxxxxxxxx>: > > I just used MSI Control software and chose 4500 for frequency. Some > > people run it at over 5 Ghz. > > It was okay until couple of days ago. > > Where can I get Intel software? > > > > Sent from iPhone 4 > > > > On Jul 15, 2011, at 10:28 AM, János, Tóth F. <janos666@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > >> How do you overclock that poor CPU? > >> Did you use a stress test software to check if it's stable or not? > >> > >> Always use something like Prime95 or Intel Burn Test (I recommend > >> this) after oveclocking. Run it on every cores and 1/2 or 3/4 of your > >> system RAM for at least 20 min. > >> > >> A semmingly successfull bootup is nothing. > >> > >> Sent from a Nokia 5800 :) > >> > >> 2011/7/15, adam k <aak1946@xxxxxxxxx>: > >>> Hi, > >>> Now that I lowered overclocking to 4.2 background and other images > >>> display > >>> OK, but I think that I'll re-check and possibly exchange my card. > >>> Thank you! > >>> > >>> Sent from iPhone 4 > >>> > >>> On Jul 15, 2011, at 9:40 AM, Nikolay Pokhilchenko <nikolay_po@xxxxxxx> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Adam, You've wrote: > >>> > >>> ...Also, images with a solid color background show white dots in solid > >>> color > >>> area. > >>> > >>> > >>> If the white dots are on true solid background (when color picker in > >>> Photoshop shows the same RGB numbers in any point of background, even > on > >>> white dots), it lkely can be a hardware glitch or mailfunction. Try to > >>> run > >>> Your hardware at normal frequencies and voltages. Check the coolers and > >>> heatsinks. > >>> Did You check the display for bad/hot pixels? > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- Adam Kielcz