Memtest and prime95

[JSFLY]

Question: If I am 12+ hours prime95 stable, should I automatically assume that memtest will also pass without fail, and thus ignore doing memtest at all?

 

[Polish3d]

I'm not sure but I'd run it anyway, it's a pretty quick program, about 20 min

 

[Technonut]

Originally posted by: Frackal
I'm not sure but I'd run it anyway, it's a pretty quick program, about 20 min

For testing purposes, Memtest86+ should be run for at least a couple of hours. I usually let it loop overnight.

JSFLY: If you really are interested in a stable rig, go ahead and run some Memtest86+ loops....

 

[videopho]

If it is a new build I'd loop Memtest overnight just like the last poster had suggested. Otherwise if it is just an upgrade (cpu wise) then do a quickie or test #5 I believe, just to be on the safe side.

 

[lopri]

I only run Memtest when the sticks are suspicious. Too impatient to leave the screen in that blue DOS screen. Usually Super PI & Prime95 LargeFFT is sufficient for me to test memory overclocking.

 

[lodog00]

Regarding memtest, I notice there is a bootable binary. I am assuming I can stick that file into a USB key and boot from there? I don't have a floppy drive in my new rig, and I don't currently have any CD's to burn the iso onto....

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: lodog00
Regarding memtest, I notice there is a bootable binary. I am assuming I can stick that file into a USB key and boot from there? I don't have a floppy drive in my new rig, and I don't currently have any CD's to burn the iso onto....

usb bootable drive how-to

 

[lodog00]

fantastic. This solves quite a few things, in fact....