New 3DMark, PCMark Releases

by Maarten Goldstein, Nov 29, 2006 8:26am PST

Futuremark sends along updated builds of their popular 3DMark and PCMark benchmark programs, offering Windows Vista and IE7 compatibility, improved startup speed and several bug fixes. Over at FileShack you can find 3DMark 06 1.1.0 (or the patch for those who have 1.0.2 installed), 3DMark05 1.3.0 (no patch and its recommended you uninstall older releases first) and PCMark 05 1.2.0 along with a patch for older installations.

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By: Jiven x Show Full Post

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Does this still use it's own 3d engine? If so... why do people still care to rate their computers with a engine that doesn't play games?

Nov 29, 2006 8:40am PST

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Does this still use it's own 3d engine? If so... why do people still care to rate their computers with a... : Jiven
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- because there aren't many "plug and play" benchmarks these days. You can just run it and say "i got xx 3d... : oatmela
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  It's not a benchmark, it's the ultimate graphics over gameplay pc game! : thebirdistheword
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    Like Gears of War. First thing anybody says is graphics ala FEAR. Is it fun? Oh yeah, not quite as enthus... : pockets71
    - Huh. I must've missed that about Gears of War while enjoying 4-on-4 multiplayer or the intense single-pl... : daggah

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The 3DMark series exists to make good PCs look crappy and make people think they need to upgrade.

Nov 29, 2006 10:02am PST

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The 3DMark series exists to make good PCs look crappy and make people think they need to upgrade. : MH Knights
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- No its just meant to put computers 2 years ahead a challenge. : swebarb
- It's usually true. Most people who value both gameplay and graphics don't run their games at shitty setti... : h0rus

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If your PC can't handle 3dmark 06, it's going to struggle in the newer games.

Nov 30, 2006 1:59am PST

If your PC can't handle 3dmark 06, it's going to struggle in the newer games. : h0rus

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You're wrong, he's right.
A perfectly good PC always runs 3Dmark like shit -specially when a new release comes out.

Nov 29, 2006 12:38pm PST

You're wrong, he's right. A perfectly good PC always runs 3Dmark like shit -specially when a new releas... : abrasion

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Another misleading title on the interweb...

Nov 29, 2006 12:17pm PST

Another misleading title on the interweb... : jodiuh

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one word

e-penis

Nov 29, 2006 8:49am PST

one word e-penis : soulofmisery

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