How do I know when 3Dmark 06 broken unexpectedly?

[jesselin68]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Hi all[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]How do I know when 3Dmark 06 [/FONT][FONT=Arial]broken unexpectedly?[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]I always run [/FONT][FONT=Arial]3Dmark 06 demo loop over night, [/FONT][FONT=Arial]when I go to sleep.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]3DMark 06 always break unexpectedly with device lost error message.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]Can someone tell me where I can know [/FONT][FONT=Arial]when[/FONT][FONT=Arial]3Dmark 06 [/FONT][FONT=Arial]broken unexpectedly.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]It is 1hr, 2hrs, or 23 hrs?[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]Are there any log I can find to know [/FONT][FONT=Arial]when 3Dmark 06 [/FONT][FONT=Arial]break unexpectedly.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Many thanks in advance.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Jarnis]

3DMark06 is (unfortunately) known to break over very long runs. This is a known issue and I would not recommend using it as a stability tester beyond something like 10 loops. It also doesn't really overload modern GPUs at all - it is mostly a CPU test these days...

[jesselin68]

3DMark06 is (unfortunately) known to break over very long runs. This is a known issue and I would not recommend using it as a stability tester beyond something like 10 loops. It also doesn't really overload modern GPUs at all - it is mostly a CPU test these days...

Ok I know 3DMark06 is known to break over very long runs.
Anyways if I really very want to know this time 3DMark06 break.
Would you please tell me how to do?
Can I find any message to know when did 3DMark06 brwak from 3DMark log file or win7 event viewer?
Any ways would be appreciated.

[jesselin68]

Ok I know 3DMark06 is known to break over very long runs.
Anyways if I really very want to know this time 3DMark06 break.
Would you please tell me how to do?
Can I find any message to know when did 3DMark06 brwak from 3DMark log file or win7 event viewer?
Any ways would be appreciated.

[Jarnis]

Sorry, I don't think there is an easy way. You may find something in Windows Event Viewer related to 3dmark06.exe if it actually crashes. If it just hangs, then no, there would be no log entries.

3DMark 11 Advanced Edition features a mode that provides endless looping for stability testing and it is known to be fully stable even over weeks of running (assuming stable hardware).

I do not know at this point if this 3DMark06 issue (crashes over very long repeated runs) will get a patch - it is a known problem but it is hard to reproduce and track down. No decision has been made either way.

[jesselin68]

Sorry, I don't think there is an easy way. You may find something in Windows Event Viewer related to 3dmark06.exe if it actually crashes. If it just hangs, then no, there would be no log entries.

3DMark 11 Advanced Edition features a mode that provides endless looping for stability testing and it is known to be fully stable even over weeks of running (assuming stable hardware).

I do not know at this point if this 3DMark06 issue (crashes over very long repeated runs) will get a patch - it is a known problem but it is hard to reproduce and track down. No decision has been made either way.

Hi Jarnis,
Thanks for your quick reply.
You say "3DMark 11 Advanced Edition features a mode that provides endless looping for stability "
So the FUTUREMARK approves user run 3DMark11 with endless looping for stability testing and i must
find root cause if 3DMark11 broken.
Taiwan Jesse

[Jarnis]

Hi Jarnis,
Thanks for your quick reply.
You say "3DMark 11 Advanced Edition features a mode that provides endless looping for stability "
So the FUTUREMARK approves user run 3DMark11 with endless looping for stability testing and i must
find root cause if 3DMark11 broken.
Taiwan Jesse

Yes, 3DMark 11 has been tested to be "loop stable" and it has the loop function in Advanced Edition. It also actually pushes the video card properly (3DMark06 these days is almost entirely CPU bound, placing very low loads on modern video cards).