Quake III benchmark???

[old.mph2000]

I have seen benchmarks by reviewers, they say that to do a benchmark in Q3 you put in code, I tried the code but it don't work, how do I do it?

 

[kryt]

Bring up the console when you are at the main menu.
Do this by pressing the key to the left of 1 " ` "

This brings up the console : Type the following

/timedemo 1

then

/demo demo001


This should start running a demo faster then normal speed. After the demo it will go back to the main menu. Bring the console up again, and then it will tell you the FPS figure there. (frames per second).
On my PC I get 60 to 70 fps on normal detail.

Hope this helps

Regards

 

[old.NightStrike]

aye what kryten said

 

[old.TUG]

Aye, what NightStrike said Kryten said

You can get some nice chunkyfunkymonkey demo's from around the web too, lots heavier than the std ones

Also, if you just time timedemo 1 @ the console you can go to the demo's menu and run whichever you want from there.

 

[dazzl]

Aye, what everyone said

Try the bwmega demo from Barrysworld FTP, its MAD and a laugh. (well i thought so anyway)

[Edited by DazzL on 20-12-00 at 22:16]

 

[old.Quorthon]

but not a really good demo to stress test your vid card as it uses quite small amounts of texture memory. The best is reverend's crusher demo from DM9. If you can run that at 1024x768 with everything on at 32bit, you have one stonking vid card!!


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[old.Requ!em]

You'll find seperate CPU stress and texture stress demos in the Framerate & Visual Tweaks section of the UC & Savage Team Arena & Quake3 Guide. The stress demos are available for Quake3 1.17, Quake3 1.27g and Team Arena. There are tweaks for Team Arena and Quake3 in the same section. URL follows:

http://ucguides.savageuniverse.com/Quake3/AquaQuake3Guide.html

[Edited by Requ!em on 21-12-00 at 23:35]

 

[old.plymlanuk]

I have a...

I have a '3D BLASTER GeForce2 MX' which I have just bought. I often run Quake III at 1024x768 and have had no problems.

However is this card fast enough to run DVD's? Not to bothered but it would be a bonus.

I have a 233Mhz PC with 96mb Ram (32+64mb).

(I am upgrading my motherboard to accomodate a 500Mhz proc).

Thanks for your Help...

 

[Embattle]

The new processor should help but its still best to get a sperate DVD player for your TV no matter how fast you GFX and Processor.

 

[old.Quorthon]

I would say it should be fine. I am using a GF DDR with a 600mhz proccy and it is grand. Try and see!! Add on decoders are not that expensive anyway if you subsequently need to buy one.

BTW, glad to see the Upset Chaps are back !!!!!!


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[old.Requ!em]

Thanks Quorthon =)

UC never went anywhere just the domain name problems meant the guides couldn't be accessed for a while =( UC founded August 1996, still alive and well in December 2000 =)

 

[old.Quorthon]

np's Requiem, I have always found the UC guides to be THE primary source of Quake3 tweaking info around, so I was a bit "Upset" to find they werent around, however temporarily.

Glad your back.

Cheers

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