I for one found my way to the Prime95 project through overclocking. In the
OCing community Prime95 has been considered the single best stress test
tool available for some time now (especially when used in conjunction with
a game that makes heavy use of the 3d side of the computer). No doubt a
high percent of these people get a exponent and then abandon it before
completion but a few stick around and add significantly to the project. A
few minutes ago I calculated the teams I directly created which added up to
2000+ cpu hours per day & would rank in the top 30 or so. Not counting the
3 or 4 OCing friends I know run Prime95 who add up to over 5000+ cpu hours
per day. Granted that is only a tiny tiny drop in the bucket but still my
point is Prime95 has a huge presence in the OCing community and regardless
of their motivation for running Prime95 their total combined contribution
might come as a surprise.
BTW, Brian mentioned it seems the % of abandoned LL tests is on the rise as
of late. If this is actually the case does it possibly indicate that it's
getting close to time raise the mhz threshold for LL vs. double check work
assignment again?
Shane
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