BreatGritain Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Good morning, I've got a family members pc which was running slow. As one of my usual checks I installed fan speed which showed the CPU burning up. I've cleaned out the mass of dust from the heatsink and I want to test the temp when the computer is under a heavy load, but I can't think of any tasks which are quick easy an simple and will achieve atleast a 75% CPU usage for a good solid 10 mins.... Anyone got any ideas of what I could use? Is there software available specifically for this task? Thanks for your help. Tom. Quote
KenB Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Hi Tom Try Prime95 http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103 I have not used it - but it is supposed to do what you want :) Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
BreatGritain Posted November 13, 2012 Author Posted November 13, 2012 It's perfect KenB, wouldn't expect anything less from you! Quote
KenB Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Hi Tom Have you used it yet ? Let us know how things went. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
BreatGritain Posted November 13, 2012 Author Posted November 13, 2012 Hi Ken, Yeah I ran it for two hours, it runs through some tests which I didn't understand, but it said "Pass" after each one, so I guess thats good news... I kept speedfan open at the same time and CPU usage was at a consistant 100%. The CPU rose to about 48c for the duration of the test. The fan didn't need to speed up to compensate, and 30 seconds after I stopped the test running the CPU was back down at 37c. Seems perfect to me? The PC does seem better in itself, it isn't freezing as much. Quote
KenB Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Hi Tom Seems perfect to me? Those temperatures are fine :) Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
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