Should I worry about my System Failing on me because I didn't Stress-Test it?

Leadbelly78 · Sep 15, 2015

Should I worry about my System Failing on me because I didn't Stress-Test my new build right after I built it? ( Yes I feel like a idiot for not ) I stress test my system but I'm worried because I didn't when I first built it.
I've had my system for a year, maybe more. If you wanted to know.

dudio · Sep 15, 2015

If you're not overclocking the system, there is little reason to bother.
Stress testing can be used to check stability in an OC'd build, but to be
honest, the testing can be pretty extreme, and likely unrealistic.
I personally don't believe in it much

Leadbelly78 · Sep 15, 2015

dudio :

Well I haven't overclocked but I'm really worried that my system is stable..

synphul · Sep 15, 2015

If you're not experiencing crashes/bsod's due to hardware problems you're probably fine. Considering you've had it up and running for a year I'd say you're ok. Stress testing is for finding weaknesses in configuration/hardware that could potentially lead to system instability. Usually used for overclocking because it's pushing components in ways they weren't made to be run straight out of the box and adjustments need to be made to regain stability and make sure temps are within reason.

Edit: No need to be concerned about stability if you're not experiencing crashes. It either runs or crashes, blue screens, turns off. The idea of stress testing is if changes are made, since weakness can show up under load even if it seems fine at idle or web browsing. You don't want to be in the middle of a game after overclocking just to find out the cpu, gpu or ram are unstable and have it keep crashing a few minutes into a game or during video editing, that sort of thing.

The other purpose is temperature monitoring, making sure that changes like an overclock aren't causing temps that are too high - again because default operation of components was changed. It can be a good idea to monitor temps every once in awhile anyway using something like realtemp which is a small program. That way you can be sure it's not constantly running slightly overheated.

Leadbelly78 · Sep 16, 2015

synphul :

If you're not experiencing crashes/bsod's due to hardware problems you're probably fine. Considering you've had it up and running for a year I'd say you're ok. Stress testing is for finding weaknesses in configuration/hardware that could potentially lead to system instability. Usually used for overclocking because it's pushing components in ways they weren't made to be run straight out of the box and adjustments need to be made to regain stability and make sure temps are within reason.

Edit: No need to be concerned about stability if you're not experiencing crashes. It either runs or crashes, blue screens, turns off. The idea of stress testing is if changes are made, since weakness can show up under load even if it seems fine at idle or web browsing. You don't want to be in the middle of a game after overclocking just to find out the cpu, gpu or ram are unstable and have it keep crashing a few minutes into a game or during video editing, that sort of thing.

The other purpose is temperature monitoring, making sure that changes like an overclock aren't causing temps that are too high - again because default operation of components was changed. It can be a good idea to monitor temps every once in awhile anyway using something like realtemp which is a small program. That way you can be sure it's not constantly running slightly overheated.

OK, thanks for the help.
I have,'t had any problem, (knock on wood) with system.
I'm good for now.

Leadbelly78 · Sep 16, 2015

Best solution by synphul.

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