Robotech and other GF 3 people - Quake 3 Benchmarks

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Robotech,

Please do the following:

Make a backup of your Quake 3 directory (suggested) so you can use it exclusively with Q3 Bench.

Underclock your system to 950mhz.

Set your GF-3 to default clock settings.

After doing this change your settings and please report the compiled differences.

Use the following program:

http://g256.com/guides/Q3Bench/

The direct download is here:

http://www.outragedgames.com/Q3Bench/Q3Bench.zip

Also download the following files:

http://www.outragedgames.com/Q3Bench/Quake3Demos.zip

Here is how to use it:

http://g256.com/guides/Q3Bench/guide.html

Please tell me what you get for 1024x768 with the following:

NORMAL, HIGH, and MAX configuration.

You can add as many resolutions as you want, Q3 Bench will do them all.

Please run at least 3 loops per demo.

Please run it with Demo0001 and Quaver.

Get Quaver here:

ftp://ftp.qnetp.net/ftp.3dcenter.de/downloads/files/quake3-quaver.zip

After running the loops, use the "Compile Results" button and post your results here.

After this, download the following:

ftp://ftp.qnetp.net/ftp.3dcenter.de/downloads/files/quake3-nv15.zip

Be sure to check the readme.txt so you know which demo to run:

"nv15demo"

If you have problems, because you are using 1.27g, use the following
"Old Mod Bugfix (oldmodbugfix.zip)":

http://www.fileleech.com/?skin=8&file=14766

It's two batch files that allow you to convert Quake to 1.17 and back to 1.27 when you are done - it works for both 1.27g and 1.27h.

It's helpful for playing older mods and timedemos.

Thanks!

 

[RoboTECH]

aw jesus h. christ, wish I had this when I was doing all my own damn benchmarks!

good gawd!!!! Probably would've made life easier.

Well, I don't download stuff tho....

It takes over 2 hours to download the latest detonators for me

I don't have an internet connection, I have smoke signals.

so I'll tell ya what I'll do

I'll drop to 7*133 = 933

Ge3 @ default

Then I'll run 1.17 quaver with the following settings (I have a "naked" baseq3 directory all set for benchmarking)

delete q3config, then start up and set:

default HQ
r_picmip 0
r_lodbias -2
r_lodcurveerror 10000
r_subdivisions 1

this is as "high" as Quake3 goes, image quality/geometry-wise

I can also run nv15, but that is a system-memory throughput-limited demo, so it doens' thave much to do with video cards.

It's going to be a royal pain in the ass for me to download all that stuff because of my internet "connection"

back in my DSL days, I would've had no issues at all, but now...well..I don't download anything. I get my friend to do it, then burn it to a disk for me.

I can run 127 benches, and I can run 117 benches, as I have both versions installed, and if you want, you can up the config file they use for the MAX settings, and I'll use that if you like.

your call, lemme know!