Since I'm going to probably return my Asus Z71V due to the screen (eye strain), I wanted to take this opportunity to try and compare the x700 to the Geforce Go 6600. Basically, every other benchmark has been either unequal, outdated, or lacking on information. So I've decided to try and even the odds... I found some nice X700 benchmarks based on the 8100, and ran my timedemos exactly the same as them. Here's what I've gotten so far:
*See note at bottom...
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DOOM 3
If you're planning on running these tests, here's how you do it:
1. Open Doom 3.
2. Go to Options, System, and then select High Quality.
3. Click on Advanced Configuration and make sure that all the settings are set to Yes except for Vertical Sync. Anti-Aliasing should be set to whatever each benchmark was run at (see each graph).
4. Apply all changes and return to the main screen.
5. Press ` or Ctrl-Alt-~ (right below the Esc key) to bring down the Console.
6. Type "image_anistropy n" where "n" is whatever value Aniso is set to in each benchmark. To turn it off, type "image_anistropy 0".
7. TO RUN THE ACTUAL BENCHMARK: I used the included "demo1" benchmark. While in the Console, type "timedemo demo1". Before continuing, remember ONE THING:
Everytime you close Doom 3 and reopen it, run the timedemo once so that the textures and info can be cached. Discard this benchmark. It will alter your values significantly!
8. I recommend running each one twice (the first one would be three times, for caching purposes) and taking the highest of the two values. Make sure you record what settings you benchmarked each one at!
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Halo 1.06
To run Halo's benchmark:
1. You must set the selected resolution from within Halo itself, then exit. All other settings are default! (There are apparently tags like -width1024 and -vidmode, but none of them worked properly)
2. Go to Start, Run, and type in "command" and press enter.
3. Type ""C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -nosound -timedemo
4. Halo will open, stop briefly at the menu, and then enter into four in-game renders.
5. When it finishes, it will close and append the FPS info to a file called "timedemo.txt" in your Halo directory. You can run the test multiple times, as it will not erase past tests.
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3DMark05
Self-explanatory... grab a copy from FutureMark.
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For all notebook users, please attempt these benchmarks. If you do decide to send me your benches, make sure you note what resolution and options you set; furthermore, and this is very important, remember to tell me what your card is and what clock speeds it is at. Also make sure that you match the settings exactly to what was benchmarked.
I'm doing this because there aren't really any great compositories of benchmarks for mobile cards. Mainly, I'm concerned with the differences between the X700 and the Geforce Go 6600, but this really doesn't have to stop there. I will update the graphs with each new addition, but if the addition is basically the same, don't bother. I'll also mark computer specs next to each one, but limited only to processor type/speed and RAM.
I also do not have HL2 or anything else installed yet, and I'm on vacation so do not have access to the disks. However, if anybody has them and wishes to clock them, feel free to send me your benches! I'm making a large excelt sheet meant explicitly for this, so hopefully we can get a large number of benchmarks. Not only will it make it easier to compare video cards, but it will also give newbies a better idea of what to look for.
*See note at bottom...
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DOOM 3
If you're planning on running these tests, here's how you do it:
1. Open Doom 3.
2. Go to Options, System, and then select High Quality.
3. Click on Advanced Configuration and make sure that all the settings are set to Yes except for Vertical Sync. Anti-Aliasing should be set to whatever each benchmark was run at (see each graph).
4. Apply all changes and return to the main screen.
5. Press ` or Ctrl-Alt-~ (right below the Esc key) to bring down the Console.
6. Type "image_anistropy n" where "n" is whatever value Aniso is set to in each benchmark. To turn it off, type "image_anistropy 0".
7. TO RUN THE ACTUAL BENCHMARK: I used the included "demo1" benchmark. While in the Console, type "timedemo demo1". Before continuing, remember ONE THING:
Everytime you close Doom 3 and reopen it, run the timedemo once so that the textures and info can be cached. Discard this benchmark. It will alter your values significantly!
8. I recommend running each one twice (the first one would be three times, for caching purposes) and taking the highest of the two values. Make sure you record what settings you benchmarked each one at!
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Halo 1.06
To run Halo's benchmark:
1. You must set the selected resolution from within Halo itself, then exit. All other settings are default! (There are apparently tags like -width1024 and -vidmode, but none of them worked properly)
2. Go to Start, Run, and type in "command" and press enter.
3. Type ""C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -nosound -timedemo
4. Halo will open, stop briefly at the menu, and then enter into four in-game renders.
5. When it finishes, it will close and append the FPS info to a file called "timedemo.txt" in your Halo directory. You can run the test multiple times, as it will not erase past tests.
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3DMark05
Self-explanatory... grab a copy from FutureMark.
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For all notebook users, please attempt these benchmarks. If you do decide to send me your benches, make sure you note what resolution and options you set; furthermore, and this is very important, remember to tell me what your card is and what clock speeds it is at. Also make sure that you match the settings exactly to what was benchmarked.
I'm doing this because there aren't really any great compositories of benchmarks for mobile cards. Mainly, I'm concerned with the differences between the X700 and the Geforce Go 6600, but this really doesn't have to stop there. I will update the graphs with each new addition, but if the addition is basically the same, don't bother. I'll also mark computer specs next to each one, but limited only to processor type/speed and RAM.
I also do not have HL2 or anything else installed yet, and I'm on vacation so do not have access to the disks. However, if anybody has them and wishes to clock them, feel free to send me your benches! I'm making a large excelt sheet meant explicitly for this, so hopefully we can get a large number of benchmarks. Not only will it make it easier to compare video cards, but it will also give newbies a better idea of what to look for.
When I get the Z70V Refresh, I'll be doing these tests as well, so maybe one of you guys with the Z71V can team up with me (*coughsmilepak*) and do mass-testing.
