Quote Originally Posted by Eastcoasthandle View Post
Greg83 you are on the right track. Hardware specific burn-in application can't and more often don't tell the who story of how stable your PC really is. Which is why we have seen those use them still having game related problems even though their burn-in program tells them otherwise.

However, I do disagree that games do make for good stability tests. Although it's not the best way to determine stability nor is it convenient having to reboot your PC. However, if you really want to know if your overclock can handle that game or application you will have to eventually test it using that specific non burn-in program/game.

So the question become more simplified IMO. If the hardware tested fails the burn-in program test yet works fine in the games and applications you play; what tangible effect did using that program have? IMO, none...
Yet, if it takes 4 hours for the game to crash, and if the stability test will tell you in 4 minutes, which one will you choose ?

I mean, i'd rather be stable in the stability test, and be sure all my games will run fine, than test for 1h my favorite game, and only know for that my game lasted for that long without crashing.

Stability tests are great for telling you quickly how stable your system is. And i'd rather learn that quickly, instead of learning than in front of Sephiroth after a 2 hour long battle... aaaaaaaaaaand when the final cinematic launch... cccccccrashhh.

Yes, i was lvl 99 when i faced sephiroth. That's a silly example.