3DMark06 Available (and post your scores)
 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6142457.html

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Ohhhhhh! :tu: :Yes: Looks nice!

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This is going to depress everyone just like 3d Mark 05 did when it crawled along on the CPU tests at like 2-3 fps (if you were lucky); still looking forward to it though as I haven't really upgraded anything since and it'll be interesting to see how poorly my machine stacks up.

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looks sexy but I dont think my computer will be too happy with this or I wont be happy at all with the result.

specs:

P4 3.2GHz
Ram 1.5 GB of PC 2700
ATI X800XT not overclocked.

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I will give this a miss. My Athlon XP2100 struggled to run the 2005 version.

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no disrespect intended, but I'm glad I don't worry about such things anymore, my PC will never be top of the range (got sick of wasting so much cash on it over the years) so if I want to play games, I use my XBox 360, works every time, no more downloading patches for the brand new game I've just bought, no more updates to sound/graphics cards etc just to get the thing working.
My PC just does internet now, word processing, and my new hobby, digital photography.

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Thats the way im going - PC Gaming is too much of a pain in the **** these days.

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Wimps! :p: :D

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Im still an avid player of a game I first played in 2001 (Medal of Honor)I upgrade every year just cuz I can and play all the new FPS's but still come back to MoH.
As for 3dmark 2006 im gonna be interested to see what my x2 does if any

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LOL, true! :D

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Agree with zinglebarb, MOH is 1st class, but now I can play them (FPS games) without worry on the 360. When I get good enough, I'll try to challenge you on COD2 (not that for a moment do I honestly think I'd beat you, the king):D

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I'll give it a go on my 9800 XT and P4 3.2GHZ Extreme Edition, even though it may just crawl (but it's good just to test it for stability).

Once I get my FX-55 and X850XT PE I'll run it again :)

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Getting problems is half the fun :D

Your 360 not crashing then? :cool:

The only thing that bothers me is the current trend of jacking prices up for the best hardware, being an enthusiast is expensive work these days.

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Agree in full with your 1st & 3rd comments. I used to chase techno, had to have the best mobo, fastest graphics cards, best sound cards/speakers, forever tweaking this, that and everything, and for what, a piece of game software bugged to death even before I get it on day of release:(
I counted up last night what I'd foolishly spent on PC gear and upgrades, and scared myself, nearly £9,000: shocked:
Never again.
Regarding the Xbox 360, I read about the crashing, and instead of the silly money I'd spent on PC gear, spent the outrageuos sum of 99p at Wilkinsons for 4 large tall rubber feet, stuck them on each corner of the power supply brick provided by microsoft, and never had probs since:)

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I would buy a 360 IF the games werent 40 quid plus, and thats online. Paying more than 30 quid seems way to steep IMO.