3DMark Vantage Has Gone Gold

jmke · 25th April 2008, 12:29

It's finally done, and the countdown clock is ticking! Futuremark has just announced that 3DMark Vantage is ready, and the countdown indicates that it will launch on Monday, 28th of April 2008. Downloads should be available at 16:00 EET (13:00 GMT, 09:00 EST, 06:00 PST). Futuremark has also released a large set of new screenshots.

http://www.yougamers.com/news/18513_...has_gone_gold/

jmke · 25th April 2008, 12:32

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Custom preset can be used to run the benchmark at an user-selectable resolution for individual subscores, but the 3DMark score is displayed and saved to ORB only when using one of the pre-defined presets. In other words, to get a score using the "High" and "Extreme" presets, a widescreen display is required.

why this push for widescreen gaming?

25th April 2008, 12:43

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Originally Posted by jmke

why this push for widescreen gaming?

Because everywhere except on planet jmke, people enjoy widescreen gaming.

thorgal · 25th April 2008, 12:45

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Originally Posted by Rutar

Because everywhere except on planet jmke, people enjoy widescreen gaming.

lol

jmke · 25th April 2008, 12:57

if I were to build a game/benchmark I would not exclude people because their choice differs from others, but rather give the option for both groups.

thorgal · 25th April 2008, 13:21

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Originally Posted by jmke

if I were to build a game/benchmark I would not exclude people because their choice differs from others, but rather give the option for both groups.

Choices have to be made, and the standard aspect screens are a quickly dying breed, so if one has to choose, this is the logical choice.

jmke · 25th April 2008, 13:27

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Originally Posted by thorgal

Choices have to be made, and the standard aspect screens are a quickly dying breed, so if one has to choose, this is the logical choice.

you are one misinformed user. Only 25% of gamers out there use widescreen... 75% use 4:3.

http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html

Dying breed? I think not. 3DMark Vantage only supporting 16:9 for high end runs is not thinking forward, it's thinking with blinds and ignoring the majority of people.

but hey... ignorace is bliss right? If you think 16:9 is the standard, than I guess it must be right? ya? .... nope

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Originally Posted by Rutar

Because everywhere except on planet jmke, people enjoy widescreen gaming.

afaik Steam is on planet earth.

thorgal · 25th April 2008, 13:59

Sorry Jmke, not misinformed at all : it's not what people are using today that matters, it's what they'll be using in the future. Just how many normal aspect monitors are still listed by the average pc-shop ? Or included in a new PC-package ?

jmke · 25th April 2008, 14:13

more than you think

if there's something that will definetely put a kink in your product is removing backward compatibility, should know this.

does your mobo have PS/2 connectors?

jmke · 25th April 2008, 14:16

ontopic: more info on the point calculation in Vantage
http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/17/3...logy-revealed/

25th April 2008, 12:29	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	3DMark Vantage Has Gone Gold It's finally done, and the countdown clock is ticking! Futuremark has just announced that 3DMark Vantage is ready, and the countdown indicates that it will launch on Monday, 28th of April 2008. Downloads should be available at 16:00 EET (13:00 GMT, 09:00 EST, 06:00 PST). Futuremark has also released a large set of new screenshots. http://www.yougamers.com/news/18513_...has_gone_gold/ __________________

25th April 2008, 12:57	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	if I were to build a game/benchmark I would not exclude people because their choice differs from others, but rather give the option for both groups. __________________

25th April 2008, 13:59	#8
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	Sorry Jmke, not misinformed at all : it's not what people are using today that matters, it's what they'll be using in the future. Just how many normal aspect monitors are still listed by the average pc-shop ? Or included in a new PC-package ? __________________

25th April 2008, 14:13	#9
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	more than you think if there's something that will definetely put a kink in your product is removing backward compatibility, should know this. does your mobo have PS/2 connectors? __________________

25th April 2008, 14:16	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	ontopic: more info on the point calculation in Vantage http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/17/3...logy-revealed/ __________________

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