3dMark06 Official Launch in 2 Days!

[FragTek]

That's right 3dMark06 is hitting the internet this coming wednesday!

Is everyone ready to stand in line and get pwned by Futuremarks newest, baddest, benchmark software? Top of the line SLI and CF rigs are only hitting in the 3-4k range I guess.

7900GTX SLI here I come

Article here: http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/3dmark06/index.html

 

[FarFarAway]

Yep I'm looking forward to my rig getting a supremem beating about the ears with this...below 10FPS here I come

 

[JN]

Sigh, this is gonna be like a fat ugly bird looking in the mirror

 

[FarFarAway]

I think this is whats going to convince me to get the gen-after-next (rumoured G80) when it comes out

 

[Ham]

Aww what. My card struggles enough with the last two tests on 05. I think It'd melt if it was put through any more stress!

 

[FragTek]

Hey kemp, gonna dump that 600k sig any time soon? lol, that's enough to make my vid cards crash right there, lol.

 

[Eguy]

Hey kemp, gonna dump that 600k sig any time soon? lol, that's enough to make my vid cards crash right there, lol.

haha very true :rollingla

 

[Raging]

my rig got 7088 in 05 so god knows what 06 will bring

 

[FarFarAway]

Hey kemp, gonna dump that 600k sig any time soon? lol, that's enough to make my vid cards crash right there, lol.

Yeah reset mate. Was going to do it last night but Jim distracted me with OC3D

Done

 

[Tec]

I think this is whats going to convince me to get the gen-after-next (rumoured G80) when it comes out

By the time that comes out 3d Mark 07 might come out with another next gen chip about to be released

 

[FragTek]

Technology sucks

 

[Yohji]

My score on that is going to be low as owt.

 

[nathan]

i think 3dmark03 still about kills my system

 

[FragTek]

I put down a big old "NO!" to the poll... We've just begun to see what next-gen cards can do in '05. '06 is just another depressing piece of software designed to make us spend fucktons of money on parts we don't actually need.

 

[PV5150]

I put down a big old "NO!" to the poll... We've just begun to see what next-gen cards can do in '05. '06 is just another depressing piece of software designed to make us spend fucktons of money on parts we don't actually need.

Technology sucks

i think 3dmark03 still about kills my system

My score on that is going to be low as owt.

I love the realist's perspective . It sure is gonna be a dose of humble pie for sure, todays high spec system is in tomorrows world obsolete. I agree with Frag...technology sucks to try and keep up with

Hey kemp, gonna dump that 600k sig any time soon? lol, that's enough to make my vid cards crash right there, lol.

...and peeps complained about my CS:S sig causing their CPU's temps to increase by a couple of degrees. There's no pleasing everyone rofl

 

[FarFarAway]

Totally agreed. I have to have a 7800GTX 512mb at least to be able to play todays games at the res my monitor supports.

Which means I'll basically have to upgrade if I want to keep gaming at a native res

 

[FragTek]

Totally agreed. I have to have a 7800GTX 512mb at least to be able to play todays games at the res my monitor supports.

Which means I'll basically have to upgrade if I want to keep gaming at a native res

That's why 3dmark06 is teh suck... It holds absolutely no bearing on current gaming experiences or engines. But 3dmark never has, lol. Tiz for the hardcore bench whore I suppose. It just seems stupid to come out with a benchmark that todays very tip top technology can't perform well with.

I must say that the screenies look LUSH!

A sad thought that my pair of brand new GTX's won't be able to play this demo at a smooth framerate

 

[Yohji]

I don't think I'll even try to run it on my 6600GT

 

[Tec]

Download is now available on futuremarks website.

Download Url:http://www.futuremark.com/download/?3dmark06.shtml

File Size :580mb

Version: Build 1.0.2​

MD5 checksum: adeef7f4b45e34bc34598f517de302af

Minimum System Recommendations

• Intel® or AMD® compatible processor 2.5GHz or higher
  
• DirectX® 9 compatible graphics adapter with Pixel Shader 2.0 support or later, and graphics memory of 256 MB minimum*
  
• 1GB of system RAM or more - 1.5GB of free hard disk space
  
• Windows® XP 32bit operating system with latest Service Packs and updates installed
  
• DirectX® 9.0c December 2005 or later
  
• Microsoft Excel® 2003 or XP for some 3DMark functionality
  
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for some 3DMark functionality

* To run the HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, a DirectX 9 compatible graphics adapter with support for Pixel Shader 3.0, 16 bit floating point textures and 16 bit floating point blending is required.

I will add it to ocdownloads if there is a need.

Happy benching

 

[Ramedge]

I will add it to ocdownloads if there is a need.

ofcourse theres a need. SX members want a fast site to download it from with no ques or slow speeds, put it up on ocdownloads dude its a good idea.