Computer Stress Testing Help : Othor Games

» Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:28 pm

Hello forumers,

Recently I've been having lockup issues with my computer while running such games as Minecraft and TF2. I've already run Memtest86+ and it didn't find any errors, and my GPU / CPUP temperatures don't seem to be overly high when under load (GPU gets to around 90C). Yet my computer keeps locking up - no blue-screen, mouse / keyboard won't respond and the display simply stops updating. I'm about to run Passmark, but I was wondering if anyone else here has other tools or tips on how to stress computer systems (preferably free) that both I and others can use.

System specs:

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Mainboard : EVGA 132-YW-E178-FTW
Chipset : nVidia nForce 780i SLI SPP
Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2666MHz
Physical Memory : 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Hard Disk : Maxtor 6 B300S0 SCSI Disk Device (300GB)
Hard Disk : Maxtor 6 B300S0 SCSI Disk Device (300GB)
Hard Disk : Maxtor 6 B300S0 SCSI Disk Device (300GB)
Hard Disk : OCZ-AGIL ITY2 SCSI Disk Device (240GB)
Hard Disk : OCZ-AGIL ITY2 SCSI Disk Device (240GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH08LS20
DVD-Rom Drive : ELBY CLONEDRIVE
Monitor Type : Samsung SAMSUNG - 7 inches
Network Card : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Network Card : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Network Card : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Network Card : Hamachi Network Interface
Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate Professional Media Center 6.01.7600 (64-bit)
DirectX : Version 11.00

» Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:06 am

Hello forumers,

Recently I've been having lockup issues with my computer while running such games as Minecraft and TF2. I've already run Memtest86+ and it didn't find any errors, and my GPU / CPUP temperatures don't seem to be overly high when under load (GPU gets to around 90C). Yet my computer keeps locking up - no blue-screen, mouse / keyboard won't respond and the display simply stops updating. I'm about to run Passmark, but I was wondering if anyone else here has other tools or tips on how to stress computer systems (preferably free) that both I and others can use.

Trying to think here i'm not sure where you can find it but there's a graphical stress test with Farcry 2 and I believe Crysis 1. The GPU being around 90*C is a tad hot though mine only temps around 70 to 78*C underload. What program are you using to test your GPU temps might I ask?