More recently introduced terms such as 'annually laminated' are synonymous with varve. Of the many rhythmites in the geological record, varves are one of the most important and illuminating in studies of past climate change. Varves are amongst the smallest-scale events recognised in stratigraphy.
PCs are designed to shut down automatically when heat endangers the hardware. To find out if this is your problem, download and install Speedfan. It's small and free. Although Speedfan's basic job is controlling the speed of your PC's fans (you probably guessed that by the name), it also provides the CPU temperature.
If while running the test your screen suddenly flickers or distorts then itâs probably a sign of problems in the GPU. To test the CPU, open CPU burner and select Start to run the test. Here as well, a sudden shutdown, flickering, or the PC getting hung up completely indicates either a fault in hardware or inefficient cooling. Note: Do take care not to run the above tests for a very long duration as it can cause thermal shutdown of the PC due to overheating. 5.