On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 02:24:36 -0600, you wrote:
>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.
Agreed - and congrats on your contribution. I wasn't trying to upset
overclockers in general. I simply meant to say that, perhaps, the
program should go further out of its encourage people to properly quit
the project.
>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?
George just updated it with the launch of v20, so I wouldn't say so.
Certainly, there's room for discussion.
>Shane
Nathan
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