ok understood re the cap - the cap is staying.
Do you want to add something about - Multithreaded Test 2 - Text edit and image decompression. Mods allowed or no? If yes, what is allowed registry only? no changing the apps used?
+1 on Massman's new rules, +1 on do away with the 220 limit.
And yes - SAV is right - we will see huge new scores very quickly.
One positive - this might create new interest in the bench - bring in some of those that haven't tried it before?
+1 with Mr. Scott, congrats Mr. Chispy! If this is your 1st one, yes there is a little lifestyle shock coming but you'll be fine! Come back and check on us from time to time!
Looks like a good run to me, web page rendering is high but we are finding new tweaks for this bench all the time these days - well done Mr Gluvocio - great run!
Mr Chispy, I'm not sure but looks to me like maybe FM is not enforcing the 220 limit anymore anyway - see this one -
http://3dmark.com/pcm05/3077474
probably ramdisk but a good example of over 220 any way.
We built a wrapper around heaven right? Couldn't we build a wrapper around pcm05 and for example - have it report memory mapping to make sure ramdisk is not used?
I strongly agree with Gautam and Pro - both provide good reasoning and sufficient justification to keep pcm05. I also believe we should update the rules IF it will help us moderate the bench.
I agree that ram disks should NOTbe allowed -but don't we need better detection than just saying anything over 2000 in virus is ram disk?