At 11:14 PM -0400 4/3/09, insightinmind posted: > On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:01 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: >>> >>> >> >> What kind of tests? >> >> Diagnostics? Probably none for us mere users. >> >> Benchmarks? >> >> xBench > I use Xbench regularly ... sometimes, just to watch it spin ... >> >> CineBench > I believe I tried that ... the motorcycle or robot redraw? not very > informative to me. > Of course, I didn't know exactly what I was looking for ... >> >> Geekbench does not test the video card. >> >> Many games also have a demo or flyby mode that reports the frame rates >> and many people use that as a benchmark. > > looking for 3d type tests I guess ... > > any particular game that might have a demo download? I'm not familiar > with games on a mac ... >
To stress the cpu (and I'd guess the compatibility of a video card?) I was told to create multiple instances of Apple's Chess (Command-D will duplicate what's needed) and then set the preferences for each for computer vs. computer. fwiw. Steve R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
