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  1. I cured this problem by "re-installing" directx. I had the same problem as you.

    Tried multiple times to install a clean 98SE, but always the same - 3DMark just closes and if I try to run it again it says that I need a VGA which supports DX6.1 or newer.

    Then I need a reboot.

     

    I can't use drivers newer than 44.03 or so. Everything I get after restart is black screen with blinking cursor.

    With 44.03 and some other 4x.xx drivers I get grey screen in first test. Had the same on Win2000 with 44.03.

    With older drivers like 3x.xx performance is bad.

     

    Don't really know how you guys do it :D

     

    Reinstalling dx worked, thanks!

  2. I never said anybody did anything intentionally, and I never accused anybody of anything.

     

    Ok, than I perhaps missunderstood, but the below quotes led me to believe that is what you meant:

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    but it seems like more time is spent by most finding loopholes rather than helping fix the problem

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    Again, I don't write the rules, but everybody should be following said same rules, not interpreting them as they see fit.

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    I apologize if I this was not your meaning. The accusation-part was not aimed at you, it was just generally speaking.

  3. My bad. You are correct. It would seem there is contradiction in the rules right on the same page.

    But on the same note, when you see contradiction like this, you should be asking for clarification immediately instead of just interpreting what you see fit..........or at least provide ALL the proof you can to cover your @ss.

    Yes, the rules are still a problem at HWB, but it seems like more time is spent by most finding loopholes rather than helping fix the problem.

     

    Why do you assume that motherboard tab is left out intentionally and that poeple are looking for loopholes? That sound very cynical to me. I think that everyone has the best interest in being honest in the competitions and since motherboard tab is rarely mandatory it's easy to forget about it. Leaving out CPU-Z alltogether is a completly different thing, but leaving out motherboard tab intentionally when benching Kaveri, it doesn't make sence and I can't see any gain in that when you at the same time have both CPU tab and GPU-Z open.

     

    I think it's just sad that there are all these accusations and sour discussions after every competition...

  4. Integrated is integrated. It was not specified as onboard or on die. Therefore IMO, ALL iGPU subs should have the stated proof in the screenies.

     

    What is more proof than cpu-z and gpu-z? Seems very clear to me.

     

    Maybe HWBot should just make mainboard tab mandatory in all screenshot, regardless of benchmark, so this will not be up for misinterpretation.

  5. I believe that's the implied and intended result

     

    Well, it feels a bit...random? it doesn't make sense to have it this complicated, it just confuses people and no one wants to lose on technicalities. It's enough drama on Hwbot as it is :)

     

    It like having a hundred metre race and "yes, you came first, but remember that guy, he did a really good start, and that guy there actually had the top speed, and that guy there ran with wierd shoes. We have to have this jury decide who won"

     

     

     

    Just keep in mind , that best things in life ... are the simple things.

     

    Tasos

    :D

     

    KISS ftw :D

  6. The Country Cup requires a lot of communication, yes. It is possible (and has happened) that someone blocks another user from contributing because he submitted with multiple hardware. Also, the engine will not find the best combination of scores for you. If you have a 50pts score in category X and 40pts in category Y and another user has 45pts in category X and none in categoy Y, the engine will consider the 50pts your contribution to the country average instead of your friend's 45pts and your 40pts.

     

    The Novice Nimble competitions are similar in concept like the Country Cup. Here's a visualization we made for the Novices:

     

    noviceNimbleExpl.png

     

    No, you're misunderstanding what Lanbonden is trying to say. What you and Infra pointed out is all clear.

     

    The problem is that HW points change when people submit scores so that they will jump around during the competition. So score submitted in the middle of the competition will probably not have the same HW points as in the end. So how will you manage this since scores that maybe worse in a family compared to a familymember when submitted and therefor not counted. But in the end of the competition things might have changed so that particular score is actually the best in that family. Will that score then count again, or will that first score that was better at the beginning stand?

  7. I have one running atm, but it will not be finished in time. No big difference really, just trying NTFS instead of FAT16.

     

    I think as someone mentioned in another thread that maybe Win2k works better if you can get it to run on Socket 3. Parhaps a Pentium Overdrive will do the trick? Looked at some on ebay when this stage was announced, but they were a bit on the expensive side.

  8. I like the feedback very much! I don't have a clear idea of how to implement the features and build the tools ... more mockup could help. So far, these are the items I wrote down:

     

    - appoint a specific contest moderator, who is announced on the contest page and can be contacted via mail/pm/chatbox(?)

    - add a section for ruling announcements and issues

    - better overview of the competition stages with timers

     

    As for the timers not working: that's a bug we need to look at. Browsing speed should have improved a lot since it launched a while ago, but can be improved still.

     

     

     

    If you don't mind, can you share that document? It would be helpful to get a better understanding of how you use the site and what are the most important links/pages. :D

     

    I'm not at home atm. But it's not a complicated document, just a list basically, with all stages, what hardware is needed and when they end.

     

    But ultimately I would like to see a more useful "Team site" so that the members could see which competitions the team is submitting to atm, and members could enter what they got under each stage. Also a discussion area.

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