Can system benchmarking highlight at-risk components?
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Some of both. Benchmark testing can find things like poor cooling, or questionable memory that, during routine use, might not be discovered for a long time. But a power supply will work find today and when powered on tomorrow decide it is "a good day to die".
I recommend that memtest be run for several hours on a new build prior to installing the OS. This allows stability testing of the hardware without the hassle of an OS instal.
I recommend that memtest be run for several hours on a new build prior to installing the OS. This allows stability testing of the hardware without the hassle of an OS instal.
Thanks for the response. I am most concerned with CPU, GPU, and SSD. I'm also more interested in component integrity. For instance, can I say something about the component with benchmarking scores, not necessarily the integrity of the system as a whole? Of course, assuming that we can isolate the component objectively (if testing a GPU, assume that there are no CPU issues and the benchmark applies strictly to the GPU).
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I don't know that scores will tell you as much as failure. Again, you might see some thermal problems on a GPU that benchmarking might show as low scores. But that isn't necessarily a component integrity issue as much as poor airflow in the case. I prefer to design it right, then verify that the system works rather than obsess about every last decimal place in benchmark scores.
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