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I want to know the rate of my computer hardware, but not sure if any diagnostic tool to use, anyone can help? Thank you very much.
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Power usage & psu output:
Ampere/volt/watt-meter
Cooling:
Laser thermometer
DB meter
Stress test:
Prime95 + msi Kombustor
Benchmark:
Aida64
3dmark
Pcmark
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2014-09-18, 17:57
(This post was last modified: 2014-09-18, 17:58 by Dougie Fresh.)
Artificial benchmarks are poor indicators of whether or not some piece of hardware makes for a good HTPC. HTPCs are much more about features -- will I get the video and audio (and whatever else) I desire from this machine -- more than raw performance numbers. There is also noise and power consumption to consider if a particular user cares.