How many times can you test ur GPU a day without damaging it?

[khoaaa]

I am overclocking my HD 7950 and i am wondering how many times can i use Furmark before i damage the GPU.

 

[vrumor]

Not sure why you think it will get damaged by being benchmarked. Maybe if you do some crazy overclock. But it should be able to run FurMark all day everyday, for years.

 

[SkyWalker1726]

try to not reach 95~100 temp and ur OK

 

[khoaaa]

How long should i run the Furmark test to see if it stable.

 

[SkyWalker1726]

run the benchmark 2 or 3 times , if it doesn't fail ( driver failure or BSOD ) then it should be fine

 

[amuffin]

Use msi kombuster for this. Have it stressing and keep overclocking.

 

[Sunius]

If it doesn't crash within 20 minutes, you're good to go on FurMark.

 

[A Bad Day]

You can test your GPU an infinite amount assuming you keep the temps low and not give it an insane voltage.

Now if the GPU does die while running Furmark, it would've died anyways while playing a game.

 

[jitpublisher]

The card is simply doing what it is made to do, why do you think you would hurt it? If you do run into a problem, it is because the card is defective, in which case you should return it for replacement!

 

[dish_moose]

There is non-destructive testing and destructive testing. As long as you remain within the max rated specs - NDT - you can go till the cows come home(or longer) Destructive testing on the other hand is used to find the "breaking point" - I suggest you don't go there.
-Bruce

 

[khoaaa]

I was doing Burn in 1080P for 15 mins and it stay at 84 Celcius. Overclock 1100Mhz 1500Mhz

 

[monsta]

those temps look good , so dont worry about it

 

[khoaaa]

But it crashed when i run Heaven benchmark...could it be my CPU Intel G530 2.4Ghz holding my HD 7950 back....

 

[amuffin]

Unstable voltage.