2 instances of super pi?

sean126 · July 3rd, 2007

quick question....when I'm testing for cpu stability am I suppose to run 1 or 2 instances of super pi at the same time?

Panda Man · July 3rd, 2007

SuperPI is more of a benchmarking program than stability tester. Try PRIME95

Prime95 - 24.14 Download - EXTREME Overclocking

Run 2 instances of it for both cores :D

**gvblake22** · July 3rd, 2007

SuperPI works as a stability test too, especially if you run the long 32M test. You can probably just open two instances of the program and run them both at the same time if you want to do both cores.

Tyreal · July 3rd, 2007

From my experiences you cannot run two instances of SuperPi at the same time. Copy and paste your existing superpi folder so that you have two. Run one instance from each folder and it will work fine.

[Dr. V] · July 3rd, 2007

Yea, you can't use the same executable twice...at least from my doings.

EDIT:

WoOoOoOoOo 800TH POST!!! It seems like such a short while ago I got my 700th...but I forgot to document that one!

qazwsx · July 3rd, 2007

nor me, the second one I start going errors straight away

**One4yu2c** · July 3rd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda Man

SuperPI is more of a benchmarking program than stability tester. Try PRIME95

Super Pi actually makes a pretty damn good stability testing program. I use it over to pre-diagnose an overclock's stability, as the 32M test has a tendency to error out fairly quick if something is remiss.

sean126 · July 3rd, 2007

Thanks for the info fella's. I need to copy and paste another program like Tyreal suggested.
Rookie mistake.

Still up-ing and testing. At 333 so far.

**Capper** · July 3rd, 2007

run one instance of Super Pi to 32M places, and use Stress Prime for your processor. Thats what we do to test stability,, along with the Ultra X WinStress program and RST Pro 2 memory tester

screwballl · July 3rd, 2007

I thought I saw a program somewhere that they modified to use both cores instead of just one

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Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,907	Re: 2 instances of super pi? SuperPI is more of a benchmarking program than stability tester. Try PRIME95 Prime95 - 24.14 Download - EXTREME Overclocking Run 2 instances of it for both cores :D Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

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gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,356 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 2 instances of super pi? SuperPI works as a stability test too, especially if you run the long 32M test. You can probably just open two instances of the program and run them both at the same time if you want to do both cores.

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Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Re: 2 instances of super pi? From my experiences you cannot run two instances of SuperPi at the same time. Copy and paste your existing superpi folder so that you have two. Run one instance from each folder and it will work fine. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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[Dr. V] Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,637	Re: 2 instances of super pi? Yea, you can't use the same executable twice...at least from my doings. EDIT: WoOoOoOoOo 800TH POST!!! It seems like such a short while ago I got my 700th...but I forgot to document that one! Last edited by [Dr. V]; July 3rd, 2007 at 08:16.

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qazwsx With a pinch of insane! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, 127.0.0.1 Posts: 621	Re: 2 instances of super pi? nor me, the second one I start going errors straight away

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sean126 Educated Idiot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 222	Re: 2 instances of super pi? Thanks for the info fella's. I need to copy and paste another program like Tyreal suggested. Rookie mistake. Still up-ing and testing. At 333 so far. Antec 900 Q6600, GO stepping, 3.21 MHz P5w DH Deluxe Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro 512mb 2 Gb OCZ platinum revision 2 DDR2 6400 800hz OC to 892mhz Lapped Zalman 9700 nt 150gb raptor 320gb seagate PC Power & Cooling 750w PSU (2) lite-on 20x dvd burners 22 inch HP w2207 monitor. :ridinghorse:

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Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,664 Blog Entries: 6	Re: 2 instances of super pi? run one instance of Super Pi to 32M places, and use Stress Prime for your processor. Thats what we do to test stability,, along with the Ultra X WinStress program and RST Pro 2 memory tester INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

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