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    In-game benchmarks?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by thefil, Jun 7, 2007.

  1. thefil

    thefil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Now that we have some benchmarks of the new MBPs running 3dmark06 under Vista, would it be possible for someone with the 2.2Ghz and 2.4Ghz models to run some in-game benchmarks? I think any game will do, as long as it's common enough to find a comparison somewhere else.
     
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    stgben Notebook Geek

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    Which games do you consider decent benchmarks?
     
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    thefil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'd say anything fairly modern; WoW, Oblivion, Half Life 2 are all big ones. Maybe something like C&C3?
     
    thefil, Jun 7, 2007
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    tjizzzle Notebook Guru

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    How about some First Person shooters...a good free game is Americas Army...americasarmy.com
     
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    FEAR and HL2 would be nice benchmarks to have :)
     
    dmlogs, Jun 8, 2007
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    i just picked up the 2.4ghz mbp today. ultra excited.

    i will do some benchmarking tomorrow. i will do the css in game bench, and FEAR, if someone is willing to show me how to do it.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 8, 2007
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    easiest way is to install a program like fraps that will display the fps, then crank all the detail up and keep note of the resolutions
     
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    dark5 Notebook Consultant

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    Might I request Supreme Commander benchmarks? As that game is both highly CPU and GPU dependant and it would be nice to see the difference between the 128MB and 256MB versions to see how well each card may be able to handle Starcraft 2 in the future in contrast to the other.
     
    dark5, Jun 8, 2007
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