Real Power Consumption - 4870 X2 & GTX295 out of Spec!

[Eastcoasthandle]

I think the car anology isn't all that great and here is why. Sure, you wouldn't ask a corvette to pull a boat but you could easily go find a vehicle (truck, suv) that CAN pull the boat. So, there is a way to take that massive load and pull it within specs of a vehicle. Can the same be said of furmark? Can you find a Graphics card (maybe the Quadro) that is capable of that load like you can find a car that is capable of the load as well?

I think its funny that we can find programs that stress CPU's, 8 threads 100% max but once you find a GPU program that 100% max stresses the GPU that all of a sudden thats a bad program and no one should use it because it could harm the card... weird.

Nah, that car analogy is spot on. However, it depends on your understanding of it. What's being implied here is what the device's intended and expected use is (IE: the intended or expected use of a corvette). Once you understand that should it be clear why it was used in that context.

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Oh BTW, it's not programs that initially stress CPUs beyond spec that determines stability. It''s the applications and games you use that will determine stability. As that is (or should be) the focus of why you are trying to OC to begin with. And, those everyday applications and games are usually the real reason why you decided to overclock to begin with .