3DMark Vantage Has Gone Gold - Page 2

thorgal · 25th April 2008, 14:27

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Originally Posted by jmke

more than you think

Really don't think so, only office-suited (non-gaming!) pc's still come with normal-aspect tft's, mostly 17". 19"+ monitors are almost all wide-aspect.

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Originally Posted by jmke

does your Motherboard have PS/2 connectors?

Only keyboard, no mouse. But PS2 keyboard support will soon be gone too (Dell, anyone ?), and I honestly don't really like that, but that's the way things are

jmke · 25th April 2008, 14:33

luckily this will all be a none issue since the Free version is 1280x1024 and the Advanced 1280x1024 also

geoffrey · 25th April 2008, 14:58

25% is a lot, don't forget how many people had normal aspect ratio few years back. Nowadays, if you want a gaming setup 16:9 you should go, the entire industry is pushing it: 720 and 1080 HD resolutions

Normal aspect ratio is supported though, I don't see the point of this discussion?

25th April 2008, 15:39

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Originally Posted by jmke

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

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

Vantage also only supports Vista (17% of all users), so how many people on Vista have widescreens, that would be a good question?

counter-owned =P

jmke · 25th April 2008, 15:52

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Originally Posted by geoffrey

Normal aspect ratio is supported though, I don't see the point of this discussion?

your 20" won't be able to complete the "High" preset benchmark.

geoffrey · 25th April 2008, 16:29

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Originally Posted by jmke

your 20" won't be able to complete the "High" preset benchmark.

Requiring Vista OS is a lot worse then that afaik, those who got XP will stay XP, those who get new Vista machine probable have widescreen anyway. Yes it should be included non the less, but I don't see the big deal you guys are making since not too many will be 'affected'. Microsoft is much more to blame then FM, don't you think?

thorgal · 25th April 2008, 16:43

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Originally Posted by geoffrey

Requiring Vista OS is a lot worse then that afaik, those who got XP will stay XP, those who get new Vista machine probable have widescreen anyway. Yes it should be included non the less, but I don't see the big deal you guys are making since not too many will be 'affected'. Microsoft is much more to blame then FM, don't you think?

There is no "big deal" here I think, it's JOhn who was disappointed in the lack of 4:3, and us showing he shouldn't be

25th April 2008, 16:43

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Originally Posted by geoffrey

Requiring Vista OS is a lot worse then that afaik, those who got XP will stay XP, those who get new Vista machine probable have widescreen anyway. Yes it should be included non the less, but I don't see the big deal you guys are making since not too many will be 'affected'. Microsoft is much more to blame then FM, don't you think?

What does tha fact that I don't complain about Vista only tell you about how much I care about Vantage?

25th April 2008, 21:36

I would suspect Widescreen was done because at those preset settings, a powerful DX10 GPU would be required. Users running the latest Vista + DX10 high-end GPUs are rather likely to have newer widescreen displays. Furthermore both widescreen settings require 512mb or larger cards.

Me and my 320mb 8800GTS are hosed, even though I use a native 24" 1920x1200 display.

25th April 2008, 14:33	#12
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	luckily this will all be a none issue since the Free version is 1280x1024 and the Advanced 1280x1024 also __________________

25th April 2008, 21:36	#19
Kougar Posts: n/a	I would suspect Widescreen was done because at those preset settings, a powerful DX10 GPU would be required. Users running the latest Vista + DX10 high-end GPUs are rather likely to have newer widescreen displays. Furthermore both widescreen settings require 512mb or larger cards. Me and my 320mb 8800GTS are hosed, even though I use a native 24" 1920x1200 display. Last edited by Kougar : 25th April 2008 at 21:39.

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25th April 2008, 14:58	#13
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	25% is a lot, don't forget how many people had normal aspect ratio few years back. Nowadays, if you want a gaming setup 16:9 you should go, the entire industry is pushing it: 720 and 1080 HD resolutions Normal aspect ratio is supported though, I don't see the point of this discussion?