what does burning in do?

[dttdar]

Will burning my ram in allow me to overclock even more? I've got a stick of Mushkin pc150 Rev3+ sdram.

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sorry, but I'm still stuck in the Pentium III world

 

[bum_jcrules]

It just means that your system should be fine under the perameters that you tested/burned it under. So you might be able to go higher but the burn in will only indicate that the system will survive at current levels.

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[cakecake]

What does 'burning in' do? I've heard lots of overclockers saying that after running their processors for a few days, it becomes "burned in" and they can reduce the voltage. How does this work?

 

[lhgpoobaa]

it just gets everything settled... like running in a car engine.

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[siliconjon]

I have never "burned in" a PC, neither a complete assembly, nor an upgrade. Can't say I've seen a need for it, as everything seems to run fine on the one's I put together. I test multiple programs, and will often run a program or two through the night if the destination requires such usage just to ensure as few problems as possible will arise. Perhaps this is all burning-in is.


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