Help me burn one in

[DallasDon]

Gonna start building my third system later this afternoon. I want to start by running it at stock speeds, then try some tweaks (Particularly Windows XP hacks), and maybe a mild overclock as the next step.

I would appreciate your input as to what one or two simple burn in and benchmarking proggies are good for a beginner. I want to use it to chart my progress, and am not concerned about video card performance or beating anybody's numbers.

From the research and reading I have done, my best guess is gonna be Prime 95, and memtest 86.

Also, how much and how long should you run a burn in test before being satisfied with the results?

New build specs, for Dual Monitor internet surfer and 2d Gaming:

Shullte MN31N mobo, dual VGA onboard
Barton 2500+
Thermaltake atx360W Silent Purepower
Zalman CNPS 3100 Quiet CPU cooler
512 MB Kingston Value Ram PC 2700
WD SE 80gig 8mb
Maxtop Case with side, top BB fans
Galaxy Bc-9901 fan controller
Standard Cdrom for now.

Thanks in advance, DD

[muno]

Get sisoft sandra.
The run the burn-in wizard once for cpu-memory-chipset or whatever.
-M

[I am the 0mega]

SiSoft is great for everything expcept for graphics, I'd say. For that, get 3DMark2001, and 3DMark2003- or maybe not 03; you didn't specify your card

-G

[tony_j15]

Yes he did

Shullte MN31N mobo, dual VGA onboard

That makes it the nforce2 onboard card, which is equivilent to a slow MX.

[DallasDon]

Shameless bump and quick question. Is Sisoft a free download or should I purchase a version? Can I save it to a cd for future builds?

Just wanna get it right the first time, and use it as the common denominator for future tweaks/builds..

I'm putting it together now, thanks for the input.

[WingWizard]

it's free

[Beemer]

You can check out my XP table of tips and tricks for some customization hacks and a few tweaks.

http://beemerworld.com/tips

Cheers!

[DallasDon]

thanks for the replys, guys. Visited your awesome site many times, Beemer. It is gonna be the basis for all my tweaks.

Gonna add some more XP tips soon?

The hard drive is formatting now. I'm so excited, I just can't hide it......

[Beemer]

I've been thinking about it. Confirming registry hacks eats up O/S's. I haven't wanted to play that game for a while now. It's hard to work on the site after working all day/week as there aren't enough hours in a day. I'm sure a few of you will agree. 60 hour work weeks are a killer. (Paychecks are nice though.)

On average it takes about 3 hours per page. Some less and some more. From graphics to text to template to upload is all time consuming. I have lots of tips stored away for the day of reconing.
Day of reconing = second week of layoff

S, S & shave, supper, TV, a little computer and off to bed is all I have time for presently.

Cheers!

[DallasDon]

And all this time I thought you had Waay too much time on your hands. J/K

Just signed the guestbook, new comp loaded with XP home. Tomorrow, the tweaks!

thank you again