What are the odds that benchmarks like Aquamark03 , and perhaps 3Dmark2001, are getting new resolution quality rules? keeping things back in balance...

Is it possible to do some testing on this? Trial run for a month, see how it goes, how populair it might get?

 

This is what we have now, over aged resolution and quality settings

1024*768

Gives with stock E5200 and 9800Gtx in Vista 119fps everything rushes no slowdowns whatsoever

 

This is with altered settings at 1680*1050 quality level of 8 Anistropic at 16X

70fps starts fast get's it difficult at certain points drops even to 11fps!!

With this altered settings i would use the screen above as mandatory and the screen beneath to compare. makes it more interesting

 

Going to see what the diffrences are between cpu altering and gfx. Cause right now, he with the biggest cpu wins.

it won't happen.

 

This isn't madshrimps.

I questioned richba5tard about this, not you.

Edited December 13, 200915 yr by Troman

We can't change the way the bench is run after all these years. That's final, and Rich will agree;)

I guess we'd rather add a new benchmark than re-use an old one.

If you change the resolution you invalidate all old runs.

Let alone that this would bring gigantic loopholes with it.

it would be in a new category of course, issue is that it's not a default settings, and you need to manually start changing settings; which is only possible in 3D01, for all other version you need to pay, which will make it an elite benchmark

 

for current benches to have a nice screenshot, we need to pay as well

 

fair enough, will make my own compo at my homeforum soon

nope. you can get by with free version of all 3DMarks without issue.

 

I meant offline score, you need to pay for that

 

btw ever heard of passmark?

nope. you can get by with free version of all 3DMarks without issue.

 

But the Orb has a limit of about 10 scores per version of 3d mark, meaning you MUST buy it if you wanna bench more.

But the Orb has a limit of about 10 scores per version of 3d mark, meaning you MUST buy it if you wanna bench more.

You can delete old scores that are saved.

You can delete old scores that are saved.

 

Then how is the score valid without a screenshot or link?

deleting a score on ORB doesn't delete a screenshot at HWbot

 

OK, I get that.

 

But, the screenshot of a free version doesn't give you the score or sub test scores, just says you've completed the test...

OK, I get that.

 

But, the screenshot of a free version doesn't give you the score or sub test scores, just says you've completed the test...

Really. I use the free version and I can get the required info for my SS.

http://www.hwbot.org/signature.img?iid=267393&thumb=false

I've overlooked something then

you have to be inventive

 

requires a internet connection

And frankly i think 90% of teh benchers doesn't instal their network drivers

TBH, I don't see the big problem for buying a couple of registration keys. If you take benching seriously, you might as well have a valid FM account to store you scores?

If the general crew attitude is that paying for this kind of service is no big deal, then maybe we can include PCMark Vantage as a boint-giving benchmark?

TBH, I don't see the big problem for buying a couple of registration keys. If you take benching seriously, you might as well have a valid FM account to store you scores?

 

Well that wasn't the issue, it's being unable to see the scores offline what ihmo is stupid

I for instance already bought a vantage key, few years ago the 05 key, and now probably will buy me the 06 soon.

It's just annoying not knowing how well you did or didn't .

I agree. That's why Futuremark changed this for the 3DMark Vantage afaik

if you guys dump 3d mark 2k1 that would be a grave mistake

Where did we ever announce that?