All these suggestions to run this or that application 'cause it runs the CPU utilization up to or near 100% are not really appropriate as true stress testers.
The point of real CPU burn-in / stress test / thermal dissipation test programs is that they keep as much of the CPUs internal logic busy as possible. Arbitrary (and realistic, everyday) instruction mixes don't often do that. That's why specialized programs are written for this purpose. In addition to generating genuinely stressful instruction mixes, the good ones also verify the results, especially of arithmetic operations, to make sure the CPU is not generating erroneous results. If you really want to see what kind of thermal loads result or ensure that there are no anomalies in your CPU, then you should use one of the purpose-built stress testers. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
