RATiO Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Is it safe to run prime95 and furmark at the same time? One stress tests the CPU and the other stress tests the graphics card. Would this just cause complete system meltdown if run at same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted July 5, 2011 MVC Share Posted July 5, 2011 It wouldn't cause a "system meltdown", just meaningless benchmark results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omganinja Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 It's fine. We do it all the time for stability testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Is it safe to run prime95 and furmark at the same time? One stress tests the CPU and the other stress tests the graphics card. Would this just cause complete system meltdown if run at same time? No it wont melt down. But make sure you have good enough cooling to handle both components to be run at their maximum TDP. In the case of some graphics cards like the GTX 480 it will even go over its rated TDP by 50 Watts when running Furmark so keep that in mind. If you run them and feel your temperatures are getting out of control then stop the tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacon Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 It wouldn't cause a "system meltdown", just meaningless benchmark results. They're usually not used for benchmarking, but rather burn in and stability testing. OP: Unless you have either watercooling with two separate waterblocks, or a really good case with excellent airflow, I can see where the card will generate extra heat and throw off temps, and visa versa. Also, if you temps are questionable in the first place, then you could be looking at stability issues with your CPU closer to TJmax than it usually would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaCrip Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Furmark will automatically stop itself if your GPU hits 100c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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