Futuremark And Gainward Tangle Over Benchmarks

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Futuremark And Gainward Tangle Over Benchmarks

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday November 12, 2003 @04:01PM from the graphics-punch-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The optimization troubles in GPU land aren't over yet. Yesterday Futuremark released a new anti-optimization patch for 3DMark03. Gainward (who sell graphics cards using NVIDIA hardware) today made a comment that Futuremark had disabled certain features in their ForceWare 52.16 drivers, thus resulting in huge performance drops. A few hours ago Futuremark made an official statement about this : 'The accusation is totally wrong because what it suggests is not even feasible technically. 3DMark03 does not talk to graphics driver, it talks to the DirectX API, which then talks to the driver. Thus, it is impossible for the application to disable GPU compiler...'"

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tsarkon reports on a greased yoda doll in the ass. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-12 16:06 · Score: -1, Troll
9 steps to greasing your anus for Yoda Doll Insertion!
1. Defecate. preferably after eating senna, ex lax, prunes, cabbage and hot sauces.
2. Wipe ass with witch hazel, soothes horrific burns.
3. Prime anus with anal ease.
4. Slather richly a considerable amount of vaseline or other anal lubricants into your rectum at least until the bend and also take your yoda doll or yoda soap on a rope and liberally apply it.
5. Pucker your ballon knot several times actuating the sphincter muscle in order to work it in.
6. Put a nigger do-rag on yoda's head so the ears don't stick out like daggers!
7. Make sure to have a mechanism by which to fish yoda out of your rectum, the soap on the rope is especially useful because that is built in.
8. Slowly rest yourself onto your yoda figurine.
9. Gyrate gleefully in your computer chair while your fat sexless geek nerd loser fat shit self enjoys the prostate massage you'll be getting. Read slashdot. Masturbate to anime. Email one of the editors hoping they will honor you with a reply. Join several more dating services - this time, you dont check the (desired - speaks english) and (desired - literate). You figure you might get a chance then. Order some fucking crap from Think Geek. Get Linux to boot on a Black And Decker Appliance. Wish you could afford a new computer. Argue that IDE is better than SCSI because you cant afford SCSI. Make claims about how Linux rules. Compile a kernel on your 486SX. Claim to hate windows but use it for Everquest. Admire Ghyslain's courage in making that wonderful star wars movie. Officially convert to the Jedi religion. Talk about how cool Mega Tokyo is. Try and make sure you do your regular 50 story submissions to Slashdot, all of which get rejected because people who arent fatter than CowboyNeal can't submit. Fondle shrimpy penis while making a yoda voice and saying, feel the force, padawan, feeel the foooorce, hurgm. Yes. Yes. When 900 years you reach, a dick half as big you will not have.
All in a days work with a yoda figurine rammed up your ass.
I HAVE A GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS!
y______________________________YODA_ANUS
o_________________.'_:__`.________________y d____________.-.'`.__;___.'`.-.___________o a___________/_:____\_;__/____;_\__________d s_,'__""--.:__;".-.";:_:".-.":__;.--""__`,a e_:'_`.t""--.._'/@.`;___',@\`_..--""j.'_`;s x______`:-.._J_'-.-'L___`--_'_L_..-;'_____e ________"-.___;__.-"__"-.__:___.-"________x y____________L_'_/.------.\_'_J___________y o_____________"-.___"--"___.-"____________o d______________.l"-:_TR_;-";._____________d a_________.-j/'.;__;""""__/_.'\"-.________a s_______v.'_/:`._"-.:_____.-"_.';__`.v____s e____.-"__/_;__"-._"-..-"_.-"__:____"-.___e x_.+"-.__:_:______"-.__.-"______;-.____\__x _v;_\__`.;_;____________________:_:_"+._;_ y_:__;___;_;____________________:_;__:_\:_y o_;__:___;_:____________________;:___;__:_o d:_\__;__:__;__________________:_;__/__::_d
Because of Yoda's attitude, I usually don't respond to his perversions, but this time I'll make an exception. For starters, the nicest thing that can be said about Yoda's lackeys is that they are goofy insurrectionists out to demonstrate an outright hostility to law enforcement. Already, some piteous Neanderthals have begun to fund a vast web of uncontrollable vagabonds, combative slackers, and naive malodorous-types, and with terrifying and tragic results. What tracts will follow from their camp is anyone's guess. Think about that for a moment. Simply put, every morning Yoda asks himself, "How can I fool the masses today?" The law is not just a moral stance. It is the consensus of society on our minimum standards of behavio
CheezyDee's Freestyle Fix by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-12 16:11 · Score: -1, Troll

"Yoda Doll" sung to the tune of "Diamond Girl" by that homo Johnny "Oh" as in "Oh shit I have a cock in my mouth!"

If you can feel what I am feeling
Then the grease is just believing
You're my, you're my Yoda Doll

Yoda Doll you make my ass feel
Like i'm on fire when you are near
You captivate me with your smile
Your grease lets me get so wild
Ooh oh Yoda Doll
Your my Yoda Doll
Ooh oh Yoda Doll
Greased up Yoda Doll

Yoda Doll i'd like to know
If you get in my back door
Which will only make me want you more
Get your greased ass on the floor
Ooh oh Yoda Doll
Your my Yoda Doll
Ooh oh Yoda Doll
Greased up Yoda Doll

If you can feel what I am feeling
Then the grease is just believing
You're my, you're my Yoda Doll
Ooh oh Yoda Doll

You fit right in my sphincter
I'm so proud to have you in me
I persist to enjoy all your grease
I persist to enjoy all your grease
I persist to enjoy all your grease
I persist to enjoy all your grease
I persist to enjoy all your grease

Yoda Doll where we go wrong
The love I felt was all gone
Why did I pull you out so soon
Look at all the shit in this room

If you can feel what I am feeling
Then the grease is just believing
You're my, you're my Yoda Doll
Ooh oh Yoda Doll
You'll always be my Yoda Doll
Greased up Yoda Doll

Yoda Doll tu me aces centir
Como estoy en fuego junto ati
Tu me captivas con tu grasa
Te quiro dar todo mi culo
Mi Muneca de Yoda
Si tu eres si tu eres
Your my Yoda Doll
You fit right in my sphincter
Im so proud to have you in me
Your my, my Yoda Doll
YODA TROLL by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-12 16:20 · Score: -1, Troll

I appologise for inconveniencing your -1 stint. I was blessed with my endowment of mod points and felt that every post on slashdot, today, was less deserving then your mussings. Thanks for the laugh! I have another point or two... keep up the good work. LOL
tsarkon reports as one of the yoda doll... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-12 16:38 · Score: -1, Troll
as a greased up yoda doll torch bearer i must say, reading that make me fucking laugh so hard. i love this. i love it. 9 steps to greasing your anus for Yoda Doll Insertion!
1. Defecate. preferably after eating senna, ex lax, prunes, cabbage and hot sauces.
2. Wipe ass with witch hazel, soothes horrific burns.
3. Prime anus with anal ease.
4. Slather richly a considerable amount of vaseline or other anal lubricants into your rectum at least until the bend and also take your yoda doll or yoda soap on a rope and liberally apply it.
5. Pucker your ballon knot several times actuating the sphincter muscle in order to work it in.
6. Put a nigger do-rag on yoda's head so the ears don't stick out like daggers!
7. Make sure to have a mechanism by which to fish yoda out of your rectum, the soap on the rope is especially useful because that is built in.
8. Slowly rest yourself onto your yoda figurine.
9. Gyrate gleefully in your computer chair while your fat sexless geek nerd loser fat shit self enjoys the prostate massage you'll be getting. Read slashdot. Masturbate to anime. Email one of the editors hoping they will honor you with a reply. Join several more dating services - this time, you dont check the (desired - speaks english) and (desired - literate). You figure you might get a chance then. Order some fucking crap from Think Geek. Get Linux to boot on a Black And Decker Appliance. Wish you could afford a new computer. Argue that IDE is better than SCSI because you cant afford SCSI. Make claims about how Linux rules. Compile a kernel on your 486SX. Claim to hate windows but use it for Everquest. Admire Ghyslain's courage in making that wonderful star wars movie. Officially convert to the Jedi religion. Talk about how cool Mega Tokyo is. Try and make sure you do your regular 50 story submissions to Slashdot, all of which get rejected because people who arent fatter than CowboyNeal can't submit. Fondle shrimpy penis while making a yoda voice and saying, feel the force, padawan, feeel the foooorce, hurgm. Yes. Yes. When 900 years you reach, a dick half as big you will not have.
All in a days work with a yoda figurine rammed up your ass.
I HAVE A GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS!
y______________________________YODA_ANUS
o_________________.'_:__`.________________y d____________.-.'`.__;___.'`.-.___________o a___________/_:____\_;__/____;_\__________d s_,'__""--.:__;".-.";:_:".-.":__;.--""__`,a e_:'_`.t""--.._'/@.`;___',@\`_..--""j.'_`;s x______`:-.._J_'-.-'L___`--_'_L_..-;'_____e ________"-.___;__.-"__"-.__:___.-"________x y____________L_'_/.------.\_'_J___________y o_____________"-.___"--"___.-"____________o d______________.l"-:_TR_;-";._____________d a_________.-j/'.;__;""""__/_.'\"-.________a s_______v.'_/:`._"-.:_____.-"_.';__`.v____s e____.-"__/_;__"-._"-..-"_.-"__:____"-.___e x_.+"-.__:_:______"-.__.-"______;-.____\__x _v;_\__`.;_;____________________:_:_"+._;_ y_:__;___;_;____________________:_;__:_\:_y o_;__:___;_:____________________;:___;__:_o d:_\__;__:__;__________________:_;__/__::_d
Because of Yoda's attitude, I usually don't respond to his perversions, but this time I'll make an exception. For starters, the nicest thing that can be said about Yoda's lackeys is that they are goofy insurrectionists out to demonstrate an outright hostility to law enforcement. Already, some piteous Neanderthals have begun to fund a vast web of uncontrollable vagabonds, combative slackers, and naive malodorous-types, and with terrifying and tragic results. What tracts will follow from their camp is anyone's guess. Think about that for a moment. Simply put, every morning Yoda asks himself, "How can I fool t
just returned a gainward 5200 128 by Numeric · 2003-11-12 17:51 · Score: 0, Troll

i went to a computer show this weekend and i picked up a gainward 5200 128. installed the latest nvidia drivers. installed 3d mark 2001 se (i only play dx8.1 games) so i wanted to test the results. i seriously got a score of 3100. i returned the card and bought an ati 9100 128 pro instead and scored a 7100.

since i mostly play americas army, i checked my FPS with the 5200 and was scoring around 10 fps on the map SFcsar. i thought AA implemented a new bullet-time feature!

i think my card may have been screwed up but i didnt feel like troubleshooting it extensively.

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