break in period?

[Featherstone]

I have heard people mention that they allow a certain amount of time to pass after they buy a new computer to be "broken in" before they begin attempting to overclock it. I was wondering if there is any evidence backing this, if you guys have any opinions on this, and how long you might wait before trying to OC. Also, I know that this, in part, has to do with the time period that it takes for the thermal paste to reach its maximum potential. I plan on getting an Arctic freezer 7 pro, does anyone know how long this takes for the paste that comes pre applied to the hsf?

thanks in advance

 

[JoeUbi]

Well alot of thermal pastes take a few days to set... Is that what you mean?

 

[qwertycopter]

According to Arctic Cooling's website the stock MX-1 paste will take 200 hours to "set." This should be done over several heating/cooling cycles (turn off PC every so often and let things cool down).

 

[Featherstone]

no. I mean one of my questions was, how long does this setting of the thermal paste take on the specific Arctic Freezer 7 Pro. but I have heard of people waiting a while before OCing their systems, just the let the system get "broken in"

 

[Featherstone]

According to Arctic Cooling's website the stock MX-1 paste will take 200 hours to "set." This should be done over several heating/cooling cycles (turn off PC every so often and let things cool down).

ahhh, thank you, I appreciate the info!




Does anyone know anything about this break in period that i have heard about? That isnt related to thermal paste setting? Maybe it is just people giving their comps a week or so to make sure everything is working correctly before OCing?

 

[unsmart]

I give a break in time of a few seconds :lol: . I think what there referring to is seeing where the system sits at stock for a few weeks. Just some time to get to know what your working with[ temps, software settings and compatibility issues] before you start screwing with everything. If you OC from the get go you maybe be blaming your overclock for something thats software or faulty hardware. I'm very impatient so I jump right in, which you really shouldn't do. Break in time is a good idea.

 

[Nitro350Z]

That is essentially why most overclockers that have a "break-in" period have it.

I would also like to add, that when running the system stock for a few days, you can figure out if any of the hardware is faulty in any way and you can return it without worry, sometimes if you overclock right when you get it and it turns out x component is faulty, some companies will refuse a RMA because they somehow figured out you were overclocking, not that likely, but possible. Basic rule is never tell the manufacturer that you overclocked their product, but like I said, sometimes they can figure it out.

My advice would be to have a break-in period of a few weeks to see how everything runs ect. During the first week or so run intensive benchmark/stress testing (Prime95, 3Dmark, HDtach, ect...) utilities. If it passes everything perfectly then it's ready to overclock.

Thats just my opinion tho.

 

[wun911]

The BREAK in period starts as soon as you turn on your PC....

You can run programs like CPU brun in, to "Burn in" your cpu before you start to OC it.

 

[sirheck]

Maybe it is just people giving their comps a week or so to make sure everything is working correctly before OCing

yes thats the breakin period.