How long should I run Furmark?

[UzuShin]

How long should I run the test to get a reliable aprrox for the max temp?

[Fox Mulder]

Forever.

Seriously, Furmark's throttled within the drivers these days. You are better off using OCCT, it uses Crysis 2's profile to make a fool out of the driver.

Five minutes in OCCT and you should be good. Max temperature will depend a lot on your ambient temperature as well, it's Summer now, so whatever your max temperatures were during Winter is no longer comparable.

[GalibTheGamer]

Furmark is gpu-killer man, nothing else -_-. Try Unigine Valley or OCCT

[VANGUARD]

How long should I run the test to get a reliable aprrox for the max temp?

Four-five days continuously and you will be able to know the true performance of your card.

See you soon! (In our RMA Center)

[Fox Mulder]

^That's rich coming from a miner.

[VANGUARD]

^That's rich coming from a miner.

I work in a minefield.

[Fox Mulder]

Likewise.

[dipanzan]

Don't use Furmark, use OCCT or try real games. Like GTA5, Witcher 3. These tests would be more realistic than the hard and stern burning your card with Furmark approach.

[minitt]

There is no point in running any benchmark unless u have a definite reason for it.

if u need to find max temp, an hour of furmark should be more than enough. As soon as u see a flat temp line u should stop and that usually takes less than 10 minutes.

remember the power components, tim, the chips gradually wears out of normal use.

unnecessary benching like some of u suggested will just expedite the process.

[Swapnil]

Don't use Furmark, use OCCT or try real games. Like GTA5, Witcher 3. These tests would be more realistic than the hard and stern burning your card with Furmark approach.

OCCT uses Furmark for GPU test.

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OK. More specifically, OCCT uses a modified/differently optimized version of Furmark.

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Well, I'm probably completely wrong here. A long time ago when I ran OCCT GPU test, I saw Furmark.exe using the GPU. Now I can see it's Crysis2.exe. Either they have changed their GPU test engine, or my memory is fooling me.

[Fox Mulder]

Isn't that what I wrote in the first reply of this thread?

[UzuShin]

See you soon! (In our RMA Center)

Lol :v

wait do you guys service GPUs? How are ur success rates



I ran furmark for 20mins .. My temps flat lined at 85 degrees :S.
Is that okay-ish for a R9 390?

My PCs case walls were burning up xD.

Thanks for the tips. Wont be doing unnecessary tests anytime soon.

Will check out occt tho

[Sybaris Caesar]

I somewhere read that "welcome to the forest" level of Crysis 3 was/is a very good real world stress test :/

[Fox Mulder]

85 Degrees is okay for a R9 390, what are your VRM temps like?

[UzuShin]

85 Degrees is okay for a R9 390, what are your VRM temps like?

Ahh I see,thanks

wasn't monitoring the vram temps.

[dipanzan]

OCCT uses Furmark for GPU test.

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OK. More specifically, OCCT uses a modified/differently optimized version of Furmark.

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Well, I'm probably completely wrong here. A long time ago when I ran OCCT GPU test, I saw Furmark.exe using the GPU. Now I can see it's Crysis2.exe. Either they have changed their GPU test engine, or my memory is fooling me.

Oh you are right lol. Then heaven/real games would be the better option, right?