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Review
This is official description
Heavyload is intended to stress all resources of a PC (the CPU, RAM, hard disk, operating system, etc.) in order to test reliability under a heavy load. This is useful for testing important MS Windows file or database servers before using them for production, or just to check if your new PC might get too hot when used intensively.
The following review written by one of the Software Informer contributors applies to version 2.4
Are you intending to see how your computer will work under stress? Do you have to use your PC for work and you are not sure whether it will be capable of functioning correctly when downloading big files? Heavy Load will run these tests for you. This easy-to-use program will allow you to test your computer by putting it into a great stress. This way, you will be able to see if your computer gets too hot when working under great stress or if it is ready to stand up for big numbers of files.
When you first run this program, you will be presented with a graph which will show you the CPU usage and the free memory in real time. You can select how often you want the graph to be updated - that is, for example every three or more seconds. But this is not all. To really test your PC reliability, you can click on the play button, and the stress test will start automatically. You will see that in the main screen drawings start to appear. The program will also write a big file to a temp folder and make complex calculations. With all these things being carried out, you will be able to see how your PC reacts under heavy stress. This is very useful if you have bought a new computer and do not know yet how well it works; or if you work with heavy programs and use your PC for important and complex tasks that you do not want to ever fail. |
- It really stresses one's PC.
- Easy to use.
- Clear commands.
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- Help does not seem to work.
- When running the test, the PC performance decreases considerably.
- There is risk of losing information.
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Reviewed by: Juan Morán Reviewer rating: Reviewed: 2 years ago
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What's new in version 3.0
-Redesigned user interface.
-HeavyLoad is now available as German version, too.
-HeavyLoad can now be executed with command line parameters.
-HeavyLoad can now allocate the complete physical memory on systems with more than 2GB memory.
-The chart now displays the free space of the system partition, too.
-The duration of the test can be set in the options dialog.
-The limitation for remaining disk capacity and memory can be defined.
-It is possible to set the speed in which the temporary test file is written and the memory is allocated.
-Added function to check for available updates.
-HeavyLoad now stores the user settings in an XML file in the user's profile.
-The support for Windows 2000 has been dropped because Microsoft dropped it in July 2010.
-Bugfix: The temporary test file can now be deleted in all situations.
-Bugfix: The temporary test file can now be written constantly even if the test option "allocate memory" is active. constantly even if the test option "allocate memory" is active.
-Bugfix: Now the free memory chart displays the correct value on systems with more than 4GB memory.
-A few minor bug fixes and improvements have been incorporated. What's new in version 2.3
Several minor improvements and bug fixes |
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