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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dinukap4" data-source="post: 4647419" data-attributes="member: 88060"><img src="http://xcetx.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/orthos.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Orthos Stress Prime   I assembled a computer recently and ran a few apps to test the stability of the new system. One of the stress apps recommended by various overclocking guides and forums is <a href="http://www.mersenne.org/" target="_blank">Prime 95</a>. Prime95 features a torture test to stress the CPU and RAM. My typical usage of Prime95 was: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Start the torture test in blend mode.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Watch the test for a few minutes. If no errors occurred within a few minutes...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I turned off the monitor and walked away to do some other stuff.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every few hours, I'd return to the computer and check on the status of the test.</li> </ul>Prime95 seemed to do a good job of stress-testing the CPU and RAM, however Prime95's feedback during the <a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/385/Orthos_Stress_Prime_2004.html#" target="_blank">stress test<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> was lacking. I encountered the following problems with Prime95: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No easily-visible test status. It is hard to determine the current status of the stress test at a glance. The user has to scan the log text to determine if there is an error or notice if the Prime95 icon is red or yellow.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No time-related test status. There's no display of when the test started, and during the test, there's no display of how long the test has run.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Read-only log window. The user can't copy the logged text from the main Prime95 window.Solution I could have modified the logged text in Prime95 to improve the first two problems within the Prime95 codebase. But if I could go beyond a text-only solution, I could have greater improvements. So I created a WTL dialog app named SP2004.exe which fixes the above problems. SP2004 uses a redesigned user interface that calls Version 23 Prime95's torture test code. This should provide the same results as Prime95, just displayed in a different manner. SP2004 provides:</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easily-visible test status. SP2004 displays the current status of the app in a large font on an appropriate background colour. When an error occurs during the test, SP2004 will also:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">flash the dialog window</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">play a sound named fail.wav or a beep if a WAV file of that name doesn't exist</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">flash the scroll lock key LED</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">change the app icon from a 'dormant volcano on a sunny day' to an 'erupting volcano on an overcast day'</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">SP2004's tray icon displays a tooltip window that shows the current test status</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Time-related test status. SP2004 displays the test start time and how much time has elapsed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Log window text that can be copied.</li> </ul>Download-<a href="http://slsoftporal.ucoz.com/news/2009-05-20-474" target="_blank">Download Orthos Stress Prime</a></blockquote>

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