Finguz

Well said Unfortunately the sheep are already marching...

I have been using Vista for ages now. I will not pay money ( I don't care if it's 1 penny ) to run a benchmark that tells me absolutely nothing. The only reason FM still exists is that a fairly large bunch of idiots think that 3DM scores matter or are an indication of the ability of a pc to play games.......they are NOT

This underlines the basis to my entire argument perfectly... The highest scores are only available to those with the deepest pockets; what exactly is the point?? "OMG look at the results, those guys have more money than me and as a result they have more to spend on exotic hardware and it makes their score higher"... We already know the best hardware is the fastest Sigh! Don't get me wrong, I love tweaking my system and getting the most out of it but current benchmarks have nothing to do with tweaking ( real tweaking ) and everything to do with who can afford the best kit and then who can afford to try and destroy said kit to achieve the insane overclocks neccessary to even come close to the top scores.

Anybody who pays money to run a benchmark needs to have their head examined. If you can play the games you like then your rig is fine....who honestly cares that those with more money can get a higher score? And let's face it, nowadays the top scorers are the ones with all the money, not the talent LOL it's insanity! So many people are like " OMG I get a crap score in 3DM, I need new hardware or I'll have to kill myself "... Those ^ people are morons and the sole reason FM and other companies exist....bragging rights. How sad can you all be?

No problems with Vista here, It's the fact they want paying for a useless piece of crap that I have an issue with

3DM Vantage is a pile of stinky stuff and has no place on my system. I refuse to line peoples pockets for the 'priviledge' of running their piece of hastily thrown together nonsense which shows precisely nothing useful whatsoever. All my current games run fine and smoothly. This benchmark runs like a dog and looks worse than the games I play....so why would I want to pay money to run it again?? Once was more than enough