Video card burn in?

[PCfreak15]

What does it mean to burn in a video card. Ive heard that you should do it if you overclock your card. So what does this mean?

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

When you 'burn-in' a CPU or VPU, or even memory, it's when you run the cpu/gpu at high stress (at stock speeds) to allow the thermal pad/compound to set itself properly. You want to do it for a good period to make sure all components are stable at stock speeds, and gives them a good stress load to start with to make sure everything functions well before OC'ing which takes them beyond normal stress levels. The program CPU burn-in basically monitors temperature and keep cycling the load while you OC so you can check for thermal issues.

If you're not overclocking, then burn-in isn't a big issue, but a good idea non the less. Running 3Dmark on a loop is one of the best ways to burn in the VPU.


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