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**Siliespiriulk** · 09-06-2010, 07:54 PM

It's not that, it's just that we've seen it all before, and usually done better, in games.

Games like Quake had benchmarking in them, but 3DMark was in a different era in terms of graphics; now practically every game does benchmarking and graphics on par or better.

The 3DMark2003 backlash started the whole dwindling appetite on this forum IMHO.

I also think they never again quite captured the magic of 3DMark2K1. That was a benchmark that was very 'friendly' towards overclockers / tweakers. Even squeezing a couple of extra FSB MHz could gain a few more valuable points.

I remember pushing my system back in the day on this benchmark, great fun. AMD Mobile Barton 2500+ from 1.83GHz to 2.6Ghz on air with Abit NF7-S mobo.

Great days.

09-06-2010, 07:54 PM	#24
Siliespiriulk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 660 Senior Member	It's not that, it's just that we've seen it all before, and usually done better, in games. Games like Quake had benchmarking in them, but 3DMark was in a different era in terms of graphics; now practically every game does benchmarking and graphics on par or better. The 3DMark2003 backlash started the whole dwindling appetite on this forum IMHO. I also think they never again quite captured the magic of 3DMark2K1. That was a benchmark that was very 'friendly' towards overclockers / tweakers. Even squeezing a couple of extra FSB MHz could gain a few more valuable points. I remember pushing my system back in the day on this benchmark, great fun. AMD Mobile Barton 2500+ from 1.83GHz to 2.6Ghz on air with Abit NF7-S mobo. Great days.
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