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What Benchmark is right for me?

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Hello, I am buying a used laptop soon and I need to know what the best benchmarking software to get. I was thinking about getting a PC Mark as well as a 3dMark. What should I get. It is a Alienware 51m2.
post #2 of 15
3dmark03, 3dmark2001se 330, aquamark...
they all have free versions, which is what everyone uses.
post #3 of 15
i like th eedmoark03 only because it seems alot of the people on here use that program so its easy to compare
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Yeah, i coughed up the $19 for the full version... i don't even know what the heck to do it with it... he he...
post #5 of 15
When is the best time to run benchmarks? Right after you start your system when its cold or after a while of it being on?
post #6 of 15
The cooler = the better.

-Craig
post #7 of 15
sweet... i am doing it when i get home...
post #8 of 15
Thread Starter 
I was thinking more along the lines of PCmark and were can you find the free versions and what do they offer are there any restrictions? Also, I was wondering if Adaware from lavasoft is a good tool for removing spy/adaware
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I did them this morning and I got a 3409... is that a little low for my conifg? I know Daeg got 3413 and he is running a P4 3.0... I am running the 3.4...
post #11 of 15
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Originally Posted by Turmoil
I did them this morning and I got a 3409... is that a little low for my conifg? I know Daeg got 3413 and he is running a P4 3.0... I am running the 3.4...
No, that's not low at all. There is a margin of error associated with benchmark programs due to the way Windows loads and runs programs. It could be that you have some extra processes running compared to D, but 3dm03 mainly tests the GPU, and not so much the CPU. Run it a couple more time after shutting down some processes and I bet you will and I bet they will average out to about the same. You shouldn't be concerned about your score until there is a 50-100 point difference.
post #12 of 15
ok cool. So then I guess I am getting a good score.
post #13 of 15
yeah, your score is great.
post #14 of 15
aquamark is a better test of overall gaming ability, try that as well.
post #15 of 15
Yeah, i will try this tonight or tomorrow.
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