Quote Originally Posted by Hornet331 View Post
Prime stressed the MCH even less then linx, the only test program that i know that stressed the MCH to some point was memtest.

Thats why i still keep memtest in my test setup. I tested my setup for 7h linx stable and have no problem so far.


Sure there are people out there that run 12h+ prime linx etc. but what they get from that i dont know.

My system runs 12-14h a day when im home but far away from the stress levles linx puts on the system.

For myself i consider a system stable after 6h+ of linx, everything else is a waste of time in my eyes, cause it adds nothing to stability at my usage behaviour.

But the discussion about stability is as old as ocing itself.
What vega22 said is perfectly true.
Prime blend --> custom --> check box "run FFT inplace" is the quickest and most reliable way to determine a mobo problem. Linpack won't detect these unless they are severe, as for memtest.. well, if memtest freezes due to a failing MCH, your rig is unstable to the extent that Windows won't even start to boot 99% of the time.