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Anonymous   06-21-2009 at 05:38:47 AM

Hi.

So here's the deal:

A few days ago i decided to use prime95 to test my PC, i got a test running, forgot which one, but a few moments later i change my mind and decide to stop it. Well problem is i was so tired that i didnt use the stop test button, i just right clicked the prime95 tray icon and chose exit while the test was runing wihtout giving it a second thought. After that when i rebooted, my PC was REALLY slow, it took me a minute just to open the control panel. Well now i'm in the process of reinstalling my PC so i can't see if its significantly slower or not, but i'm really paranoid about these things and i'm still worried that terminating the stress test like that might have damaged one of my components.

Any opinions. Is it possible that i have damaged my CPU or memory or something else?


Thanks and sorry for the spelling.

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xanxaz   06-21-2009 at 05:50:41 AM
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open prime95 and stop the test....

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Twoboxer   06-21-2009 at 06:24:46 AM
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LOL, aye.

BTW, your cpu *should* have shut itself down if it overheated.

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Anonymous   06-21-2009 at 06:32:10 AM
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I don't think i am making my self clear.
I dont have prime95 on my system anymore, i have since formated it via the vista DVD and reinstalled vista.

My question has nothing to do with overheating or the test itself. I want to know if terminating prime95 while the test is still runing, without using the stop version to...well stop it, can damage your CPU or any other component, taking in to account what i explained in my first post

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Bronze Overclocking badge jsc   06-21-2009 at 03:51:02 PM
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No. That's how I usually stop P95 from running.

By the way, the small fft test stresses the CPU the most.

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