NIce link about why 3dmark and other benchies are possibly bunk.

[ol' man]

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=289539

[takiwa]

ol' man, you ever wonder if any benchmark will ever be legit, with Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro floating around? I mean, give me 5 minutes and I could come up with the sweetest benches you ever saw...:eh?: Not that I would do it (I like workin for mine), but a lot of folks ain't above it....