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#1
September 4th 20, 06:35 PM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
o I have a random hardware related BSOD whose cause is unknown to me https://i.postimg.cc/9Q4m7tfM/bsod01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/DyNFnJcK/bsod02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/XYnhMnR0/bsod10.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T2mHpyG6/bsod13.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/5t6s1ypD/bsod15.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T1X0r9GX/bsod16.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8khtTqBk/bsod18.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LsjxVzL2/bsod19.jpg It could be the motherboard, a daughter card, the HDD mechanics, etc. I first ran the Windows memory diagnostic freeware to no avail: https://i.postimg.cc/d3xZzxrd/bsod24.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VvmczfBP/bsod25.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/kMc0xdvD/bsod26.jpg As per the kind suggestions of "n/a" and others, I ran memtest86 freeware on that old BIOS desktop in an attempt to identify its hardware faults: https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem#post17 The old BIOS desktop booted a 32GB Memtest86 USB stick to ran overnight, finding no errors on 16GB RAM (I stopped it after 5 hours & 6 iterations): https://i.postimg.cc/KY1Yk4WP/memtest02.jpg If it's not the RAM, it's something else hardware related (the HDD has been re-imaged multiple times in its entirety and all extraneous boards and peripherals have been disconnected). What other hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you further recommend? -- Usenet is a wonderfully public way to identify freeware of interest. 
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September 4th 20, 08:19 PM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 17:35:14 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
The old BIOS desktop booted a 32GB Memtest86 USB stick to ran overnight, finding no errors on 16GB RAM (I stopped it after 5 hours & 6 iterations): https://i.postimg.cc/KY1Yk4WP/memtest02.jpg Typo correction "run overnight" (individually and as a block of 2 & 4): https://i.postimg.cc/gc5kc7FP/memtest01.jpg To be clear, I'll be running, one by one, the best stress-testing freeware. I just need to find which are the best apps for stress tests o Many apps like CPU-Z or GPU-Z are more of a reporting than stress tool. Here are some of the potential suites I may be testing each evening: o https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/diagnose-your-pc-for-faulty-hardware/2900-1640/ o https://www.pcworld.com/article/2028882/keep-it-stable-stupid-how-to-stress-test-your-pc-hardware.html o https://www.gearprimer.com/technology/best-tools-stress-test-pc-cpu-ram-gpu/ o https://techguided.com/best-tools-to-stress-test-p-cpu-ram-gpu/ o https://www.rankred.com/best-tools-stress-test-pc-cpu-gpu-ram/ etc. The question here is simply what stress-testing freeware you recommend. -- Usenet allows users to tap into help & advice from around the world.
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September 4th 20, 08:57 PM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can yourecommend?
On 9/4/2020 1:35 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend? o I have a random hardware related BSOD whose cause is unknown to me https://i.postimg.cc/9Q4m7tfM/bsod01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/DyNFnJcK/bsod02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/XYnhMnR0/bsod10.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T2mHpyG6/bsod13.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/5t6s1ypD/bsod15.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T1X0r9GX/bsod16.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8khtTqBk/bsod18.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LsjxVzL2/bsod19.jpg It could be the motherboard, a daughter card, the HDD mechanics, etc. I first ran the Windows memory diagnostic freeware to no avail: https://i.postimg.cc/d3xZzxrd/bsod24.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VvmczfBP/bsod25.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/kMc0xdvD/bsod26.jpg As per the kind suggestions of "n/a" and others, I ran memtest86 freeware on that old BIOS desktop in an attempt to identify its hardware faults: https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem#post17 The old BIOS desktop booted a 32GB Memtest86 USB stick to ran overnight, finding no errors on 16GB RAM (I stopped it after 5 hours & 6 iterations): https://i.postimg.cc/KY1Yk4WP/memtest02.jpg If it's not the RAM, it's something else hardware related (the HDD has been re-imaged multiple times in its entirety and all extraneous boards and peripherals have been disconnected). What other hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you further recommend? Why settle on a hardware problem without proof? In my experience a bad driver or glitched OS is equally likely if not more so. Try booting from a Linux CD/DVD/STICK and run it for at least a few days and see what happens. -- Bodger's Dictum: Artifical intelligence can never overcome natural stupidity.
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September 4th 20, 10:51 PM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
John McGaw wrote:
On 9/4/2020 1:35 PM, Arlen Holder wrote: What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend? o I have a random hardware related BSOD whose cause is unknown to me https://i.postimg.cc/9Q4m7tfM/bsod01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/DyNFnJcK/bsod02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/XYnhMnR0/bsod10.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T2mHpyG6/bsod13.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/5t6s1ypD/bsod15.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T1X0r9GX/bsod16.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8khtTqBk/bsod18.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LsjxVzL2/bsod19.jpg It could be the motherboard, a daughter card, the HDD mechanics, etc. I first ran the Windows memory diagnostic freeware to no avail: https://i.postimg.cc/d3xZzxrd/bsod24.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VvmczfBP/bsod25.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/kMc0xdvD/bsod26.jpg As per the kind suggestions of "n/a" and others, I ran memtest86 freeware on that old BIOS desktop in an attempt to identify its hardware faults: https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem#post17 The old BIOS desktop booted a 32GB Memtest86 USB stick to ran overnight, finding no errors on 16GB RAM (I stopped it after 5 hours & 6 iterations): https://i.postimg.cc/KY1Yk4WP/memtest02.jpg If it's not the RAM, it's something else hardware related (the HDD has been re-imaged multiple times in its entirety and all extraneous boards and peripherals have been disconnected). What other hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you further recommend? Why settle on a hardware problem without proof? In my experience a bad driver or glitched OS is equally likely if not more so. Try booting from a Linux CD/DVD/STICK and run it for at least a few days and see what happens. You can run Prime95 from Linux. That's my favorite. Normally you'd do that to avoid corrupting the registry on an (unstable) Windows install. You should not run Windows or do Windowsy things, until "proving it's a computer" first. The Linux ones are static. Which is what you want. Nice and portable. https://www.mersenne.org/download/ Make sure your CPU cooler works first, before running that. Or, the power will go off on overheat (THERMTRIP). Paul
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September 5th 20, 11:27 PM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:51:26 -0400, Paul
wrote: John McGaw wrote: On 9/4/2020 1:35 PM, Arlen Holder wrote: What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend? ........ If it's not the RAM, it's something else hardware related (the HDD has been re-imaged multiple times in its entirety and all extraneous boards and peripherals have been disconnected). What other hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you further recommend? Why settle on a hardware problem without proof? In my experience a bad driver or glitched OS is equally likely if not more so. Try booting from a Linux CD/DVD/STICK and run it for at least a few days and see what happens. You can run Prime95 from Linux. That's my favorite. Normally you'd do that to avoid corrupting the registry on an (unstable) Windows install. You should not run Windows or do Windowsy things, until "proving it's a computer" first. The Linux ones are static. Which is what you want. Nice and portable. https://www.mersenne.org/download/ Make sure your CPU cooler works first, before running that. Or, the power will go off on overheat (THERMTRIP). "We are not responsible for lost prize money, fame, credit, etc. should someone accidentally or maliciously test the number you are working on and find it to be prime. " Paul, if they are saying they're not responsible, who is? Will you chip in if I lose the prize I should have won? Paul
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September 6th 20, 01:13 AM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:51:26 -0400, Paul wrote: John McGaw wrote: On 9/4/2020 1:35 PM, Arlen Holder wrote: What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend? ........ If it's not the RAM, it's something else hardware related (the HDD has been re-imaged multiple times in its entirety and all extraneous boards and peripherals have been disconnected). What other hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you further recommend? Why settle on a hardware problem without proof? In my experience a bad driver or glitched OS is equally likely if not more so. Try booting from a Linux CD/DVD/STICK and run it for at least a few days and see what happens. You can run Prime95 from Linux. That's my favorite. Normally you'd do that to avoid corrupting the registry on an (unstable) Windows install. You should not run Windows or do Windowsy things, until "proving it's a computer" first. The Linux ones are static. Which is what you want. Nice and portable. https://www.mersenne.org/download/ Make sure your CPU cooler works first, before running that. Or, the power will go off on overheat (THERMTRIP). "We are not responsible for lost prize money, fame, credit, etc. should someone accidentally or maliciously test the number you are working on and find it to be prime. " Paul, if they are saying they're not responsible, who is? Will you chip in if I lose the prize I should have won? Paul It's a contest, if you snooze, you lose. First person to evaluate a number and determine primality claims the prize. Someone also duplicates the effort, as it looks really bad if a prize is claimed for no reason. I ported a piece of code using GMP (bignum package), and it runs at a lethargic pace. Not with the speed of the FFT method used by the "Prime Guy". However, if you use Prime95, then the money you get is reduced, as it's a pool of sorts. If I used my home grown, slow as molasses program (does math with 40 million digit numbers), and I happen to finish first and notice a particular number is a Mersenne Prime, then I don't share the money with the "Prime Guy". Maybe I get the money and you don't. However, i can only evaluate a single number, once in a blue moon, so I'm not much of a threat. My computer can only do around twenty 40 million digit calculations per second. Paul
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September 6th 20, 10:07 AM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
"Arlen Holder" wrote in message
... What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend? o I have a random hardware related BSOD whose cause is unknown to me https://i.postimg.cc/9Q4m7tfM/bsod01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/DyNFnJcK/bsod02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/XYnhMnR0/bsod10.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T2mHpyG6/bsod13.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/5t6s1ypD/bsod15.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T1X0r9GX/bsod16.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8khtTqBk/bsod18.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LsjxVzL2/bsod19.jpg It could be the motherboard, a daughter card, the HDD mechanics, etc. I first ran the Windows memory diagnostic freeware to no avail: https://i.postimg.cc/d3xZzxrd/bsod24.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VvmczfBP/bsod25.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/kMc0xdvD/bsod26.jpg As per the kind suggestions of "n/a" and others, I ran memtest86 freeware on that old BIOS desktop in an attempt to identify its hardware faults: https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem#post17 The old BIOS desktop booted a 32GB Memtest86 USB stick to ran overnight, finding no errors on 16GB RAM (I stopped it after 5 hours & 6 iterations): https://i.postimg.cc/KY1Yk4WP/memtest02.jpg If it's not the RAM, it's something else hardware related (the HDD has been re-imaged multiple times in its entirety and all extraneous boards and peripherals have been disconnected). What other hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you further recommend? I've posted a list on alt.comp.freeware. -- Regards wasbit
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September 16th 20, 08:18 AM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 10:07:22 +0100, wasbit wrote:
I've posted a list on alt.comp.freeware. Hi wasbit, Thanks for that purposefully helpful post about stress-test freeware. I had thought you appended it to the thread on alt.comp.freeware but you didn't, so I had to look for it, and so that others don't, here it is: o *Benchmark/Stress Test Freeware*, by wasbit https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/ZIA12GCPuSg Update: https://i.postimg.cc/SxNC7CTy/heavyload01.jpg Independently, I came up with a lot of those stress-testing free tools, but your list is better than what I came up with in that it's more focused. One by one, I'm likely gonna test many of these stress testing tools, as I have a PC that works fine for days on end, and then suddenly BSODs. I don't (yet) know why. Moving forward, I picked "HeavyLoad" freeware out of that list to test: o It has been running all four cores of my CPU at 100% for a while https://i.postimg.cc/SxNC7CTy/heavyload01.jpg Here's setup information from my syslogs... https://www.jam-software.com/heavyload https://downloads.jam-software.de/heavyload/HeavyLoad-x64-Setup.exe Name: HeavyLoad-x64-Setup.exe Size: 15534704 bytes (14 MiB) SHA256: D4CE244DDB5EF7DFCE3E650A2ADB3B63964992DE8088DF6716 E26B7D440001C8 It wants to go in C:\Program Files\JAM Software\HeavyLoad I put it where it belongs, in C:\app\hardware\cpu\heavyload The target is C:\app\hardware\cpu\heavyload\HeavyLoad.exe In the image, you see I paired it with OCCT to see how the voltages, fan speeds, power supply, and temperatures fared during the heavy load test. o https://i.postimg.cc/SxNC7CTy/heavyload01.jpg -- I will have a lot of stress testing software to test out coming up.
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September 16th 20, 08:19 AM
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What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?
On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 10:07:22 +0100, wasbit wrote:
I've posted a list on alt.comp.freeware. Hi wasbit, Thanks for that purposefully helpful post about stress-test freeware. I had thought you appended it to the thread on alt.comp.freeware but you didn't, so I had to look for it, and so that others don't, here it is: o *Benchmark/Stress Test Freeware*, by wasbit https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/ZIA12GCPuSg Update: https://i.postimg.cc/SxNC7CTy/heavyload01.jpg Independently, I came up with a lot of those stress-testing free tools, but your list is better than what I came up with in that it's more focused. One by one, I'm likely gonna test many of these stress testing tools, as I have a PC that works fine for days on end, and then suddenly BSODs. I don't (yet) know why. Moving forward, I picked "HeavyLoad" freeware out of that list to test: o It has been running all four cores of my CPU at 100% for a while https://i.postimg.cc/SxNC7CTy/heavyload01.jpg Here's setup information from my syslogs... https://www.jam-software.com/heavyload https://downloads.jam-software.de/heavyload/HeavyLoad-x64-Setup.exe Name: HeavyLoad-x64-Setup.exe Size: 15534704 bytes (14 MiB) SHA256: D4CE244DDB5EF7DFCE3E650A2ADB3B63964992DE8088DF6716 E26B7D440001C8 It wants to go in C:\Program Files\JAM Software\HeavyLoad I put it where it belongs, in C:\app\hardware\cpu\heavyload The target is C:\app\hardware\cpu\heavyload\HeavyLoad.exe In the image, you see I paired it with OCCT to see how the voltages, fan speeds, power supply, and temperatures fared during the heavy load test. o https://i.postimg.cc/SxNC7CTy/heavyload01.jpg -- I will have a lot of stress testing software to test out coming up.
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