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torture test
About this tag
The torture test tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about stress-testing hardware stability, particularly using tools like Prime95 to trigger and diagnose Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors such as Bug Check Code 124. Members share experiences of system crashes under load during gaming or encoding, and seek advice on troubleshooting steps like memory tests, driver updates, and clean Windows installations. The tag is relevant for users encountering hardware-related instability and looking for community guidance on stress testing and error analysis.
Hi all I'm new to the forum and wanted to know if anyone could help me with this BSOD. I am nearly in tears!
It has been happening for a few months now and its doing my head in. It happens when under load be it playing games or running handbrake. Ran tourture test with prime95 twice and it...
Included in the web I've linked to is a video showing the Microsoft Surface being frozen, cooked, used as a skateboard, showered with wine and general abused. See if it survived here:
Surface survives heat and cold, but not wine, in torture test