Be sure to run multiple tests with Prime95, each stresses the CPU a bit differently. For quick stability test I usually just run each for an hour and say its good enough. If doing true stability test runs you should let each test for for at least 8 hours. You should also download 3DMark 11 and Unigine Heaven and run those a bit. Those programs test the GPU more, but they also put gaming type stress on the CPU. If those are good as well then you should be ok, but the only true test is actually using the processor.
Prime95, LinX, Intel BurnTest. eVGA Precision, RealTemp. Those are my go-to overclocking softwares. :tehe:
^ what he says! PS - Congrats on going for the SSD. In fact, if you speak to the guys that develop these processor and hard drive intensive applications, they'll likely strongly recommend you use SSD's for editing and rendering and such. My Adobe contact both say they recommend you actually install the software on one SSD and utilize a second SSD for the file(s) you edit. The reasoning given to me was that its actually better for speed, drive wear, fragmentation, data corruption issues and a slew of other things. And, since SSDs run on such exponentially increased efficiency vs their spinning counterparts, it effectively resolves all of the arguments against using separate hard drives for software and the files said software manipulates. My Pro Tools support stuff specifically acknowledges this concept in its documentation and continues to argue you should always incorporate a spinning disk hard drive for the final bounce (the finished file). I have also seen reference to this on AutoCAD and Adobe forums. I can't help but feel these concepts would lend perfectly to Maya and other software you have mentioned.
got my adobe suite and maya all installed again fine, on the ssd. Have thier working directories set to the hdd for now until I get another ssd next bonus time (around May if all continues to go well at work). Man this computer is fast. the difference between this one and the other is night and day. I did a test batch render on a project last night that i had rendered out already a couple months ago. Previously it took me around 6 hours to render it all out. Last night it was done in 52 minutes. Fucking amazing the difference. I got such a boner over this pc
I couldnt have put it better myself! It really makes you amped up to add complexity and detail to your productions, doesn't it?
you would think that with all those fans it would be noisy as hell, but it actually is pretty darn quiet. the two biggest ones sit about 2 feet to the right of me and I can barely hear them.