New PC testing and stress testing should I be concerned?

[Rear_Intruder]

I ordered a new PC about a month ago from a large dedicated PC building company.

Looking on the website which lists what stage it is at, it lists waiting for parts(pre-production 15 days) Then they built it, tested it and stress tested it in 12 hours.
Should I worry that 12 hours is too short a time for these tasks? Even given that these entries may be delayed from the actual update.

I ordered 32GB of RAM and a fast SSD with SC in mind so hopefully I can start playing again. My old one is 5 or 6 years old.

I do get a 1 year parts and 3 year work guarantee + the guarantee from the parts manufacturer.

 

[Aramsolari]

I think you'll be fine.

I built my own current PC and have been for years. Never bothered to stress test.

If you get your rig from an actual PC building company you should be alright since these guys generally know what they're doing. I for one don't know what I'm doing. PC hasn't caught on fire yet.

 

[stockish]

building and setting up a PC can easily be done in 12 hours, I would ask for the documentation if they are willing to give it to you.

 

[Rear_Intruder]

This is what they said it would be

This is what happened.

Build Date	01-10-2021
Test Date	01-10-2021
Awaiting Dispatch Date	01-10-2021

I was just concerned in case they rushed it, But it is guaranteed so it will be OKAY.

 

[Lorddarthvik]

I ordered a new PC about a month ago from a large dedicated PC building company.

Looking on the website which lists what stage it is at, it lists waiting for parts(pre-production 15 days) Then they built it, tested it and stress tested it in 12 hours.
Should I worry that 12 hours is too short a time for these tasks? Even given that these entries may be delayed from the actual update.

I ordered 32GB of RAM and a fast SSD with SC in mind so hopefully I can start playing again. My old one is 5 or 6 years old.

I do get a 1 year parts and 3 year work guarantee + the guarantee from the parts manufacturer.

TLDR.: That's plenty of time, it should be fine.


I built my last two PC's in the middle of the night in super stealth mode to not wake up the family, and it took me less than 4 hours with a full install from zero. Silently unpacking all the things took the longest, well over an hour. Under normal conditions, I could've easily done it under 3 hours. Those who do this every day as a job, and have probably already worked with the same house and mobo and coolers as you ordered, it could be significantly faster to build. Don't worry about or trust those tests either, they are a marketing gimmick and are there to cover their asses in case something happens later down the line, but as you have years of warranty on everything, it is of little to no significance.

If they screwed up and the system heatsoaks/overheats/melts it should show up in like 1-2 hours of running a demanding task, so there is no reason really why it should take longer. If the waterlines are dripping somewhere, it would show very fast or if the leak is so small that it's not apparent after 10 minutes, it can be ignored. I can't think of a situation where spending more time than a couple of hours "testing" would give more trustworthy results.

Spoiler: storytime

Back like 20 years ago as a teenager I helped out during the summers building gvmnt. PCs. The assembly on those took less than an hour with double checking the wiring and running a basic test, mind you the idea of cable management didn't exist back then, neither did dedicated GPUs. Only card I had to add was LAN and it didn't require anything else attached. If non of the wires caught on the single fan that was in there, and it booted, it passed the QC. The hands-off Windows install + mem test took like 8+ hours after that so it was still a slow process overall, but a couple of guys could finish the 100+ units in under 2 weeks.
We (as in in my father and I) built our own PCs for over 30 years, and never ever stress tested them. Ever. Never had any issues that could've been found by "stress" testing either. Only things that I remember dying on me were an HDD and PSU, both well past their expected milage by a lot and of a questionable brand, and a very old GPU that I myself messed up by accidentally bangin it while changing the CPU cooler. (btw the HDD went up in a literal fireball. Just as the brand name sticker suggested it would).

Meh, anyways, glad your getting a new rig! It's hard to come by a good deal these days with the GPU and RAM prices over the roof! Cya in the verse!

 

[Vavrik]

I do get a 1 year parts and 3 year work guarantee + the guarantee from the parts manufacturer.

It sounds like you should be good to go. Out of all the work, the build probably took less than an hour. The rest was testing, which can be done unattended, even including cold start testing. That's when a system is most likely to have an early failure.

 

[stockish]

This is what they said it would be
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This is what happened.

Build Date	01-10-2021
Test Date	01-10-2021
Awaiting Dispatch Date	01-10-2021

I was just concerned in case they rushed it, But it is guaranteed so it will be OKAY.

Looking at that, they also could have done everything normally, but didn't update their end of the system until later, hell I have received items still saying they were waiting for packing slip before.

But it just seems like a normal PC build started in the morning and done in the afternoon.

 

[BUTUZ]

A 1 hour stress test is fine - that lets all the components warm up to their maximum. 30 mins is probably fine TBH.

 

[Talonsbane]

I ordered a new PC about a month ago from a large dedicated PC building company.

Looking on the website which lists what stage it is at, it lists waiting for parts(pre-production 15 days) Then they built it, tested it and stress tested it in 12 hours.
Should I worry that 12 hours is too short a time for these tasks? Even given that these entries may be delayed from the actual update.

I ordered 32GB of RAM and a fast SSD with SC in mind so hopefully I can start playing again. My old one is 5 or 6 years old.

I do get a 1 year parts and 3 year work guarantee + the guarantee from the parts manufacturer.

Sounds good & I hope that it helps you enjoy every pennies worth in whatever tasks you use it for. For most things, the testing takes about an hour to really complete. The exception would be if the system is being water cooled. As has already been stated, most water cooling failures would show up within the 1st few min. However, I've seen vids online, such as on the JaysTwoCents channel that sometimes it takes a bit of testing the water cooling system for something to give way to be sure that all is good to go, but those situations are rare when performed by somebody that knows what they're doing.

This is what they said it would be
View attachment 21417

This is what happened.

Build Date	01-10-2021
Test Date	01-10-2021
Awaiting Dispatch Date	01-10-2021

I was just concerned in case they rushed it, But it is guaranteed so it will be OKAY.

Odds are that somebody either built it at the start of the day & then finished the testing that same day OR forgot to sign off on having already performed the tasks at hand until everything was completed, which happens.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

I don't think you have anything to worry about, however if anything does go wrong you have been sent evidence to prove your case!

 

[Radegast74]

I had a similar situation, got a new PC built by a "big" name, took 2 months for all the parts to get in, and their "stress-testing" didn't take more than 12-24 hours. After waiting for 2 months, I was glad it didn't take any longer!

I think that the "stress-testing" refers more to testing that the build and the OS are working well together, and that there are no real "obvious" immediate problems (i.e., water cooling not leaking...).

Whether or not any individual component will die prematurely is really beyond the capability of any "stress test" (unless you want to wait another 1-6 months, ha ha).

The old adage used to be "if it lasts 30 days, then statistically it will last about 5 years" is what I go by. I typically "burn-in" a new computer by leaving it on and running for 30 days , 24 hours a day, to make sure if anything breaks, it will (hopefully) break under warranty.

 

[Rear_Intruder]

Hopefully picking it up tomorrow or Tuesday. (PC SPECALISTS) for those of us in the UK. Mrs Intruder and I are having a day out to Wakefield. I would rather collect it myself than trust DPD to deliver it..
Thanks Guys I am reassured

 

[Lorddarthvik]

Hopefully picking it up tomorrow or Tuesday. (PC SPECALISTS) for those of us in the UK. Mrs Intruder and I are having a day out to Wakefield. I would rather collect it myself than trust DPD to deliver it..
Thanks Guys I am reassured

Yeah that's the best way to do it, pickin it up yourself.
Never had issues with DPD myself but just a week ago I received a LED ceiling panel light that was smashed to bits thanks to ExpressOne (local delivery service).
Have fun with your new rig!

 

[Paneledone]

Hopefully picking it up tomorrow or Tuesday. (PC SPECALISTS) for those of us in the UK. Mrs Intruder and I are having a day out to Wakefield. I would rather collect it myself than trust DPD to deliver it..
Thanks Guys I am reassured

Ordered around 3 PC's (not just for me) from PC Specialists mate, their pretty trustworthy and I've never had any issues with the builds they've sent. Them and Overclockers are pretty reliable.

o7

 

[BUTUZ]

Taek some fotos when it comes TEST PC BEST PC

 

[CitizenDad]

9/10 times that there is a problem with a shipped desktop or server system the issue is directly caused by poor handling. This is the overwhelming reason we try our very best to only serve our customers in the local vicinity of the PNW in fact. There are just so many issues and the costs skyrocket once you start shipping custom systems that have been assembled offsite. You already know this though and are going to eliminate the risk there. The likelihood of you have any issues with the hardware is slim-to-none. They will make sure it passes QC, and as the vast majority of systems who have issues have them during the QC binnings, failing the tests. If they pass the stress tests you can rest easy knowing the hardware is usually always good.

Now, BIOS, Driver stuff is an entirely different issue. With the massive shift to WFH, combined with everything else during these last crazy years like labor shortages, and qualified firmware, driver team engineers, candidates being unable to get work visa's here in the US, and especially the Silicon Valley, we are just seeing huge issues arise from that. Firmware is not as good, drivers are all over the place. One group at say Intel, or AMD will change something and it will cause a conflict with something from Nvidia, or MS, or Adobe or Autodesk, and they will all have to go back and forth several releases and patch with hotfixes and more so it has cause a lot of issues there. Nothing we can do about it now however. I am excited for you to get your new system. 16GB of RAM is more than enough for most SC stuff and depending on the chipset and CPU, the speed of the RAM might be more important than you realize. These days everything is generally XMP'd over 3600 tho so you really should be fine.

Please keep us updated!

 

[Rear_Intruder]

Taek some fotos when it comes TEST PC BEST PC

Butuz, It was already in place when I read this message and the window is on the wrong side for glamour shots. You will have to make do with;
1. The general setup,
2. The destruction of the old hard drive,
3. The Classic English shed.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Butuz, It was already in place when I read this message and the window is on the wrong side for glamour shots. You will have to make do with;
1. The general setup,
2. The destruction of the old hard drive,
3. The Classic English shed.


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That's one hell of a a shed!

 

[BUTUZ]

Good shed - looks like hampshire?

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Good shed - looks like hampshire?

A shed like that is a Windsor style, surely?