3DMark2001 Released

I just downloaded the new 3DMark2001 (graphic benchtest software)....it was released this afternoon. Don't try to get it from www.madonion.com (developer's site)....its jammed and has been for most of the night. ZDNet has it...get it there (40 megs zipped, 110 megs installed). Before doing anything, I loaded the "demo".......for those of you who have not seen the 3DMark2000 demo....the entire program is worth downloading just to watch the "game" demo. The 2001 version....has been as eargerly awaited as much as any "game release".....and deservedly so, I now think. The 3DMark2001 demo runs about 3 minutes........it blew me out of my chair, across the room....slammed into the east wall and slumped to the floor.....jaw gapping open, drewl running down my t-shirt.......trying to catch my breath......I sat there for a full five minutes gathering my senses back. If you have a V5 or a GF2 ULTRA.......256 megs (at least) of pc133 ram, at least a 1 gig cpu........go get it now! If you don't.......well, it probably won't even run on your computer! If this is any "preview" of the GF3 era to come..........OHHH MYYYY GOD! I'm gonna let the dogs out! TP

On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:38:55 GMT, "Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]> wrote: >If you have a V5 or a GF2 ULTRA.......256 megs (at least) of pc133 ram, at >least a 1 gig cpu........go get it now! If you don't.......well, it >probably won't even run on your computer! Oh man, and I was so happy with my new PIII866 GFII GTS.. and now I have to upgrade AGAIN! Oh well, GPL and N4 run fantastic now, perhaps I won't upgrade my system for a demo then.. untill WSC comes along. Andre >If this is any "preview" of the GF3 era to come..........OHHH MYYYY GOD! >I'm gonna let the dogs out! > >TP > >

[email hidden] (Andre Warringa) writes:

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> On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:38:55 GMT, "Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >If you have a V5 or a GF2 ULTRA.......256 megs (at least) of pc133 ram, at > >least a 1 gig cpu........go get it now! If you don't.......well, it > >probably won't even run on your computer! > > Oh man, and I was so happy with my new PIII866 GFII GTS.. and now I > have to upgrade AGAIN! Oh well, GPL and N4 run fantastic now, perhaps > I won't upgrade my system for a demo then.. > untill WSC comes along.

Hehe, know how you feel. It IS tempting to shell out 300$ for a slot-1 PIII 1000 100fsb to go with my BE6 and V5, or a new athlon system :) My Cel566@850 didn't quite like N4... And everything to run GPL at 1024x768 4xFSAA is probably worth it. -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

On 14 Mar 2001 13:29:53 +0100, [email hidden] (Olav K. Malmin) wrote: >Hehe, know how you feel. It IS tempting to shell out 300$ for a slot-1 >PIII 1000 100fsb to go with my BE6 and V5, or a new athlon system :) >My Cel566@850 didn't quite like N4... And everything to run GPL at >1024x768 4xFSAA is probably worth it. Well, without FSAA I have 36fps, with FSAA enabled I lose a couple of fps at the start. Then I installed hires cockpits for all the cars and those 3d wheels for all the cars. Still 36fps, but when I enable FSAA I loose too much fps at the start. So now I've got to have a system fast enough for running GPL in 1024, hires cockpits and 3d wheels, 4xFSAA, AND keeping a steady 36fps at the start. Hmm.. will a P4 1.5 GFIII be fast enough for this? :) Andre >-- >Olav K. Malmin >remove .spam when replying

[email hidden] (Tom Pabst) wrote in <jeFr6.31378$[email hidden]>:

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>I just downloaded the new 3DMark2001 (graphic benchtest software)....it >was released this afternoon. Don't try to get it from www.madonion.com >(developer's site)....its jammed and has been for most of the night. >ZDNet has it...get it there (40 megs zipped, 110 megs installed). > >Before doing anything, I loaded the "demo".......for those of you who >have not seen the 3DMark2000 demo....the entire program is worth >downloading just to watch the "game" demo. The 2001 version....has been >as eargerly awaited as much as any "game release".....and deservedly so, >I now think. > >The 3DMark2001 demo runs about 3 minutes........it blew me out of my >chair, across the room....slammed into the east wall and slumped to the >floor.....jaw gapping open, drewl running down my t-shirt.......trying >to catch my breath......I sat there for a full five minutes gathering my >senses back. > >If you have a V5 or a GF2 ULTRA.......256 megs (at least) of pc133 ram, >at least a 1 gig cpu........go get it now! If you don't.......well, it >probably won't even run on your computer! > >If this is any "preview" of the GF3 era to come..........OHHH MYYYY GOD! >I'm gonna let the dogs out! > >TP > >

Yeah, it is awesome. It actually does run on lower spec systems though. If I drop down to 640x480, the demo runs pretty nicely on my 600Mhz, GeForce DDR, 128MB system.