Tempted but I run my games on a potato.

A few things I've used it for:-

i) looping 3dmark firestrike graphics test 1 to check for artifacts when OC'ing graphics card

ii) tested bios mods I did to my video card to see if they were improving performance

iii) seeing if increasing CPU clock was improving graphics score, so for example on my original i5 4690K I'd need 1.26v to reach 4.6GHz but only 1.18v for 4.4GHz . As 4.4GHz was getting same graphics score as 4.6GHz I saw no point using the 4.6GHz profile.

Like OP said in opening post not for everyone but for those that do use it at this price heat worthy IMO.

Tempted but I'm running an EVGA 980 Ti FTW @1080p so until I buy a better monitor it eats every game so far!

Thanks OP

I really want this but am just to stingy.

Heat added OP!

Just for anyone buying this deal once you've installed the Steam version go to the Help page in 3dMark and you can reveal the key and use it with a non Steam version of 3dMark.

Is this the latest one? I think i already have a few 3e mark apps so not sure if i have this already

Good price for some willy waving software

Don't see the point of this really, how much does the regular user even spend benchmarking?

It's better to find the benchmarks for your specific card online and spend this money on a game instead.

A few things I've used it for:-

i) looping 3dmark firestrike graphics test 1 to check for artifacts when OC'ing graphics card

ii) tested bios mods I did to my video card to see if they were improving performance

iii) seeing if increasing CPU clock was improving graphics score, so for example on my original i5 4690K I'd need 1.26v to reach 4.6GHz but only 1.18v for 4.4GHz . As 4.4GHz was getting same graphics score as 4.6GHz I saw no point using the 4.6GHz profile.

Like OP said in opening post not for everyone but for those that do use it at this price heat worthy IMO.

It was released 2013 but is still the current version / edition.

ah....3d mark .... when I used to care about figures .... who gives a crap anymore :stuck_out_tongue: if the game runs well , all's good :smiley:

i love things like this, they help feed the "i must upgrade every 3 months" mentality. Because no matter what setup you have, theres always millions of people with the same setup scoring higher than you.. Where's that wallet, another £1000 gpu might get me a 100 more points..

Got this the last time it had similar discount. This software is not meant for casual users, it's meant for people, who have higher end graphics cards and want to further improve their performance by overclocking them. Software can be used to test the stability of the overclocks, check how different settings affect the final scores, check for throttling etc. The thing to keep in mind is that even though your overclock might be stable in 3D mark, this might not be the case in every single actual game. Really good piece of software for a really good price.

Gratz

Tempted but I run my games on a potato.

Just downgraded my pc to a mini atx and had to opt for a much lower spec gfx card to fit. Will be using this to see the effects. Thanks.

700 series is pretty old at this point, save up for new series next summer (most likely) or get a 900 series you can afford.

Bought, cheers OP

You only have two? You must be running a low resolution - I need three to get decent performance on my 8K projector. :man:

I'm running 16k on my GeForce 2 mx..

I'm just posting to let people know my graphics card is more powerful than you can possibly imagine and therefore I have no need for silly benchmarking - as my scores would surpass infinity. And beyond.

Well it's a Radeon 280x actually. But you get the idea... :laughing:

I wouldn't read too much into these scores, my dual titan x rig only managed a total of 6762 on the fire strike ultra benchmark. The first sequence ran like a slideshow!

The EVGA 980 superclocked are somewhat troublesome - great cards but flake out/crash with most AAA titles unless you underclock them by 10%.

Great price for this handy piece of software - but i guess only a good price if you can make use of it, free version is adequate.

If you use the free version fairly often it is worth it just so you can skip the demo part of the benchmarks. I got a g2a key a few months ago for a few £ more so deffo a good price.

running a zotac 980ti amp! edition on asus 4k g-sync and doesn't struggle at max resolution with highest settings on majority of latest games