IntelBurnTest - The new stress-testing program

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Hmm, try EVEREST and check your temps. I don't think air cooling can handle 4Ghz quadcores @ full linpack load. I have highend watercooling and still get 72°C on max load on ONE QX9650@4Ghz. (1.31vcore under max load, watertemo = 35°C).

So i HIGHLY doubt any air cooler can handle that kind of heat. (and you even have two cpus, which make ambient temps even higher)

This linpack test is really hardcore, so better get watercooling, or chilled watercooling.

Actually at 4Ghz the QX9775 is surprisingly cool and doesn't heat up that much. Compared to my old QX6700 which can reach up to 83 degrees, these processors are relatively easy to cool and I know quite a few people with Skulltrail running at 4Ghz with the same system. These same CPU's were used in a custom built vapor system and another heavily insulated motherboard and can run 4.8Ghz 24/7 with 100% load for days on end and could boot into Windows at 5.5 Ghz. But that isn't the point, the point is that it this stress test cannot run even at default speeds and voltages with cooling that can otherwise easily handle 4 Ghz. I have even underclocked it to 2.8 Ghz from 3.2 Ghz and still it crashes.

Having said that, this software is fantastic for Quadcores. I have been able to fine tune several Quadcores using this. In one case I was able to shave .5v of my old QX6700 and still be stable at 20 runs at an overclocked 3.2 Ghz. It allowed me to adjust my radiator fan where it is barely audible and still maintain 100% stability. I can now quickly tune a Quadcore with high confidence of stability. I just wish it could be compatible with Skulltrail systems.