How to Check if System setup is STABLE

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so meaning i am way too far from those #s posted above? 800MHz (200 x 4)..hmmm...what do you is the best way to test it? or should i do a configuration first?
 
when we unlocked the 4th core, i was under the impression that since we have 4 cores running this will give us a value of around 3,300MHz per core since based on the specs of my cpu, x4 b55 processor approx 3.3GHz
 


It should, IF it is a sucessful unlock. Like I said, the 4th core may have been locked because it was faulty (the main reason, usually).
 
yeah but should i change my settings first? like the multiplier, voltage core to make it @ 3200MHz (200 x 16) or should i stay @ 800MHz (200 x 4)? do you have a link sir? thanks!
 
thanks for the link. for prime 95, i can just download the application online right? for the 4th core that you said, locked and faulty? but when i checked it in my task manager, i got 4 cores running, does it mean that the reason we got it unlocked is because it's faulty?
 


Yes you can just google it and it will come up. Just make sure you're downloading the latest version. Just because the computer turns on and seems to work doesn't mean the 4th core is 100% stable. The best way to test stablilty is to use Prime 95. If it's unstable it will tell you there is a problem or will give you a BSoD.
 
Yeah, just download Prime 95 like that too. And what I'm saying about the 4th core is that the reason it was locked in the first place is probably because it was faulty at the factory, so they just locked it to make an X3 chip. Just because you were able to unlock the core and you see 4 cores that makes it look like a successful unlock, doesn't mean that it was TRULY successful.
 
oh i see..i got your point. thanks! i'll try to run with the system with the same settings that i posted above (800MHz: 200 x 4) instead of changing it to 3200MHz (200 x 16) and see how it goes from there. again, as per advised, it will give me errors, BSOD and etc if unstable right? but for how many hours do you think it's logical to do that?
 
honestly, i'm kind of scared in running the test and eventually found out that my components are busted. so am good with just 2 tools: prime 95 and HWmonitor right? do i have to very the logs if there will be any or just wait for the BSOD and errors?
 


Just watch for errors and BSOD. If either one happens, it doesn't mean that everything is broken lol, it just means that you need to re-lock the 4th core. BSOD's and the errors reported in Prime are harmless, they just indicate an issue (the faulty 4th core, in this case). If it it's faulty, it's faulty. Nothing you can do about that but re-lock it. You weren't guaranteed to be able to use the 4th core anyway. If you wanted a quad core, you should have just gotten one to begin with, lol.
 
i ran prime95 ver26.6 for around 2 hours as advised..no errors, no BSOD..temp is around 43-46 (CPU) and 44-46 (mobo) - based on pc probe II and for HW monitor - CPU is same as pc probe II..core temp is almost the same but 1 thing that bothers me is that core temp window says:

freq #0 (800.00MHZ: 200 x 4)
freq #1 (800.00MHZ: 200 x 4)
freq #2 (800.00MHZ: 200 x 4)
freq #3 (800.00MHZ: 200 x 4)

should i go beyond this multiplier and range? should i ran "torture test"?
 
1 more thing also, looks like a got a voltage drop based on PC PROBE II..vcore started 1.12 then dropped to 0.83 and the threshold for the vcore in PC probe II is 1.6v - 0.80 (maybe that's the reason i received a warning because of the voltage drop but is this connected with the test or it's matter of configuring pc probe for the vcore?. that setting is the default one when we first assembled the pc with the PSU. Thanks!
 
OK, it still looks like it's not going above 800Mhz though. Re-lock the 4th core and try it again. Like I said earlier, you shouldn't NEED to change ANY settings. If it's working correctly, it will be automatic. And the voltage drop is expected when torture testing (vdroop), but since the cores are never going above 800Mhz, that's why it's so low.

I suppose you COULD set the multiplier and Vcore manually, but you really shouldn't need to. This is either the motherboard not liking the unlocked CPU or the unlocked CPU not working correctly. Either way, I think you should just re-lock the 4th core and be done with it.
 


Yep, it should be full speed (although I don't personally know what that is that CPU, but I KNOW it's higher than 800Mhz, lol).
 
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