On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Andrey Vul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote: >>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann >>> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote: >>> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann >>> >> >>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote: >>> >> >> I just bought a new laptop: >>> >> >> http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=019626 >>> >> >>&ci d=8 96.645 Which packages should I emerge (and run) as a burn-in >>> >> >> test? Note: I will run the burn-in off either a stock or >>> >> >> custom-mastered Gentoo LiveDVD. >>> >> >> If the disc needs custm mastering, please outline the steps required. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Thanks! >>> >> > >>> >> > use systemrescuecd (a gentoo based livecd - incredible good one), and >>> >> > start cpuburn once for every cores. burnK7 on an amd k7 or k8 system,, >>> >> > burnP6 on a p4,core,core2 system. >>> >> >>> >> No GPU testing :( unless mprime/gpuburn can work in GPGPU mode. >>> > >>> > if your laptop has onboard nvidia graphic the last thing you want is a >>> > hot gpu. >>> >>> How bad is it? >> >> how about 'my laptop is dead' bad? >> >> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/nvidia-chipsets- >> defective >> >> just read the links in the article. >> > > If it fails (GPU) burn-in, I'll return it as defective. I asked (the > service counter) and failed burn-in counts as defective. > > > > -- > Andrey Vul > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > >
As an alternative to picking up things in less reliable ways... the thread (from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] forums) linked below has a list of several different stress tests, including one for GPUs (which I have a link to below the thread's link here.) http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=52 http://www.ozone3d.net/gpu_caps_viewer/ "GPU Caps Viewer contains a stress tester for GPUs. If your GPU can run the fur rendering test for an extended period of time without issues, it should be stable." -- Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy
