Author: Keith Evans
Date: 10:49:27 07/02/03
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On July 02, 2003 at 13:08:36, Keith Evans wrote: >On July 02, 2003 at 12:38:42, Aaron Gordon wrote: >>Well, feel free to buy one of my chips and run it for a year doing your matrix >>calculations. :) BurnK7 is much more intense than anything like that. If any >>program was unstable enough to produce errors then BurnK7 would be able to find >>the problem faster, as it would heat the chip up MUCH more and thus cause the >>instabilities to be seen quicker. The chips I test go through harsh testing OVER >>the speed I rate them at, at higher temperatures than anyone would normally run, >>THEN I clock it back. This results in a completely stable chip. > Note at the bottom of the BurnK7 readme: "*** WARNING *** This program is designed to heavily load CPU chips. Undercooled, overclocked or otherwise weak systems may fail causing data loss (filesystem corruption) and possibly permanent damage to electronic components. Nor will it catch all flaws. *** USE AT YOUR OWN RISK ***" The important part is that statement - "Nor will it catch all flaws." So at least they are honest.
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