Dissecting The 3dmark03 Controversy

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RECENTLY, FUTUREMARK RELEASED the latest version of its 3DMark benchmark, and the PC enthusiast world took notice. Previous versions of 3DMark had developed quite a following, in part thanks to publications like us using the tests in evaluating PC hardware. FutureMark claims over 1.5 million copies of the benchmark were downloaded within 72 hours of its release. Steve over at Fileshack told me 3DMark03's release caused the biggest spike in download traffic in Fileshack's history