Stress Testing / Stability / Benchmark Questions

James-SS

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Sep 10, 2013
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Hi - not 100% sure if this is in the right section, hoping it is!

Basically I've just put together my first build and it's up and running with an OS on. I've updated the drivers on the motherboard & graphics card (I think) and it's been up and running for an hour or so with no problems. All fans working and it seems to be keeping reasonably cool & quiet!

I'm just wondering before I go any further, what should I do, download or run to make sure my system is all working properly. I'm mainly concerned about having the latest drivers, stability and temperatures. I don't game loads, but a few hours here and there - no 12 hour sessions or anything like that!

Thinking of downloading Prime95 and checking temperatures, fan speeds & voltages with HWMonitor but don't want to stress it until I'm sure everything's okay... If that makes sense.

PCPartPicker part list if it matters at all!

Any recommendations/advice would be appreciated!
Thanks
 
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Prime's good, I always run it for a few hours on client builds, that way if anything is bad, you find out quick and can exchange return to seller, otherwise if you just wait and something goes bad in about 31 days, 1 day after exchange/refund limit you have to deal with the manufacturer - that can take weeks

Tradesman1

Legenda in Aeternum
Prime's good, I always run it for a few hours on client builds, that way if anything is bad, you find out quick and can exchange return to seller, otherwise if you just wait and something goes bad in about 31 days, 1 day after exchange/refund limit you have to deal with the manufacturer - that can take weeks
 
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