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| ====== Processor Validation ====== | ====== Processor Validation ====== | ||
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| + | Processor validation is carried out by running a program on the server which works the processor at 100% of its capacity, 100% of the time. That means all threads in all cores working at 100% (or very near to 100%) all the time. | ||
| These types of programs are generically referred to as “CPU Stress Testers” and there are various free ones available on the internet. | These types of programs are generically referred to as “CPU Stress Testers” and there are various free ones available on the internet. | ||
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| Make sure you carefully observe the temperature of your processor during this test, especially if you have built a quiet system as temperatures in these servers tend to run a little higher due to the much slower fan speeds. | Make sure you carefully observe the temperature of your processor during this test, especially if you have built a quiet system as temperatures in these servers tend to run a little higher due to the much slower fan speeds. | ||
| - | Fester uses the free version of a program called “Breakin” by Advanced Clustering run from a bootable USB stick. If you want to use it then download it from their website. | + | Fester uses the free version of a program called “[[http:// |
| It comes as an ISO file (but can also be obtained as a PXE image if you want to do this stuff across a network). | It comes as an ISO file (but can also be obtained as a PXE image if you want to do this stuff across a network). | ||