I've been using the free version of 3DMark for ages, but at £3.79 it seems worth grabbing a full copy which will keep itself updated through Steam.
The deal runs until the current Steam sale ends on February 12th.
Top comments
greysquaill
9 Feb 169#2
Great reviews on Steam:
"Posted: 16 August, 2015
I tried running the Fire Strike test. It just laughed at me, called me a loser and would have stolen my girlfriend if I had one."
"Posted: 30 November, 2015
most expensive program ever.
1. Buy it.
2. Run it.
3. Go buy CPU/GPU.
4. Run it again.
5. Repeat from step 2. "
"Posted: 25 December, 2015
Bought Alienware x51 gaming PC.
Ran standard Fire Strike test.
I bought a potato.
10/10 "
Yeah, it's a truly great piece of software....for making your computer feel inadequate.
However, it actually is good for testing hardware upgrades and especially the stability and effectiveness of overclocks.
Latest comments (22)
Crustybeaver
12 Feb 16#22
Thanks, purchased. Planning on overclocking my SLI 980ti's so will use this to benchmark at 4K.
Meshen
10 Feb 16#21
It means that Alienware is overpriced garbage.
Oneday77
9 Feb 162#6
Not a bad price. Though has been cheaper, well so I just found out. Tried to buy but already have it. £1.89 2 years ago.
If anyone knows Marty McFly give him a shout to save a couple of quid.
brilly to Oneday77
10 Feb 161#20
thanks, i just told him next week
vodzurk
9 Feb 16#12
Please don't hate me for asking...
... are there any freely available benchmark tools out there, that are worthwhile? I can't justify £3.79 on smugness/tears.
matt101101 to vodzurk
9 Feb 16#13
There's a free version of this, it's just more limited and doesn't keep itself updated. However, the standard firestrike benchmark is part of the free version.
To be honest, 3DMark isn't really about smugness (though I guess it could be used for that :stuck_out_tongue:), it's more useful for benchmarking your own system against itself, either after hardware changes or overclocks (which it tests both the effectiveness and stability of).
Thanks for this. Been using this to test my new laptop - using the free demo. I've used it so much it's worth buying it for the sake of £3 odd! Going to try over clocking a bit so will be useful then too :smiley:
Teddox
9 Feb 16#17
The nice thing about the full version is you can skip the demos. That was the main reason I purchased it (about the same price) and I think I got my moneys worth.
bobo53
9 Feb 16#16
they could be found for £1 on ebay. Anyway, the non steam serial can be used by all provided it will not be registered
gm8dwj
9 Feb 16#15
not in the slightest ha :smiley: can push this e8400 to 4.2 but even this is a dinosaur now. I will get round to upgrading eventually
gm8dwj
9 Feb 16#11
had an athlon xp1700 runnning 2600mhz (stock 1.4)
matt101101 to gm8dwj
9 Feb 16#14
Not so relevant in 2016, though haha :wink:.
matt101101
9 Feb 161#10
Haha, I didn't realise it had achievements, some of those are actually pretty hard to get; who the hell has a 50% overclock on their CPU!?
Patato or toaster common names for below adequate Gaming PC'S.
greysquaill
9 Feb 169#2
Great reviews on Steam:
"Posted: 16 August, 2015
I tried running the Fire Strike test. It just laughed at me, called me a loser and would have stolen my girlfriend if I had one."
"Posted: 30 November, 2015
most expensive program ever.
1. Buy it.
2. Run it.
3. Go buy CPU/GPU.
4. Run it again.
5. Repeat from step 2. "
"Posted: 25 December, 2015
Bought Alienware x51 gaming PC.
Ran standard Fire Strike test.
I bought a potato.
10/10 "
MikeLondon to greysquaill
9 Feb 16#3
What does the last comment even mean?
matt101101 to greysquaill
9 Feb 163#4
Yeah, it's a truly great piece of software....for making your computer feel inadequate.
However, it actually is good for testing hardware upgrades and especially the stability and effectiveness of overclocks.
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Opening post
The deal runs until the current Steam sale ends on February 12th.
Top comments
"Posted: 16 August, 2015
I tried running the Fire Strike test. It just laughed at me, called me a loser and would have stolen my girlfriend if I had one."
"Posted: 30 November, 2015
most expensive program ever.
1. Buy it.
2. Run it.
3. Go buy CPU/GPU.
4. Run it again.
5. Repeat from step 2. "
"Posted: 25 December, 2015
Bought Alienware x51 gaming PC.
Ran standard Fire Strike test.
I bought a potato.
10/10 "
Unigine Valley or Heaven
Catzilla
Unreal Engine 4: Elemental
Unreal Engine 4: Boy and His Kite
However, it actually is good for testing hardware upgrades and especially the stability and effectiveness of overclocks.
Latest comments (22)
If anyone knows Marty McFly give him a shout to save a couple of quid.
... are there any freely available benchmark tools out there, that are worthwhile? I can't justify £3.79 on smugness/tears.
To be honest, 3DMark isn't really about smugness (though I guess it could be used for that :stuck_out_tongue:), it's more useful for benchmarking your own system against itself, either after hardware changes or overclocks (which it tests both the effectiveness and stability of).
Unigine Valley or Heaven
Catzilla
Unreal Engine 4: Elemental
Unreal Engine 4: Boy and His Kite
"Posted: 16 August, 2015
I tried running the Fire Strike test. It just laughed at me, called me a loser and would have stolen my girlfriend if I had one."
"Posted: 30 November, 2015
most expensive program ever.
1. Buy it.
2. Run it.
3. Go buy CPU/GPU.
4. Run it again.
5. Repeat from step 2. "
"Posted: 25 December, 2015
Bought Alienware x51 gaming PC.
Ran standard Fire Strike test.
I bought a potato.
10/10 "
However, it actually is good for testing hardware upgrades and especially the stability and effectiveness of overclocks.