Give you a dollar to let me skip the demo.

[Raptor Jesus]

please.....

[Machripe]

Pretty sure you can just select custom, then in the top right corner turn off the demo.

[UL_Jarnis]

You can skip the demo - just click the test and in the test page there is demo on/off switch. Works even for normal run, not just custom run.

For Time Spy you do need to buy the upgrade DLC to unlock custom options, stress test and demo disable tho.

[abr-alex2006]

No, it doesn't work. And its a completely unacceptable approach to demand customers to pay twice to unlock 3DMark features - we early adopters deserve better treatment. At least we should have an option to run the test at native resolution. If it won't be made available I'll never buy any product from futuremark again (purchased Vantage, 3DMark11 and 3DMark on Steam).
p.s. Got 7020 score on my first run (default clocks).

[hyp36rmax]

Originally posted by abr-alex2006:

No, it doesn't work. And its a completely unacceptable approach to demand customers to pay twice to unlock 3DMark features - we early adopters deserve better treatment. At least we should have an option to run the test at native resolution. If it won't be made available I'll never buy any product from futuremark again (purchased Vantage, 3DMark11 and 3DMark on Steam).

That's what I was thinking. IT felt really off for those customers who have already supported the product for so little feature additions for the retail price of $9.99 DLC.

[DCG909]

Originally posted by FM_Jarnis:

You can skip the demo - just click the test and in the test page there is demo on/off switch. Works even for normal run, not just custom run.

For Time Spy you do need to buy the upgrade DLC to unlock custom options, stress test and demo disable tho.

I do have a slight feeling it's a little on the expensive side, though :/
5 euro if we get it before the 29th and 10 afterwards?
I feel that 3 euro's would be more apropriate price.

Btw.
I gigled a bit when I saw the score of my 980M powered Alienware M17 R3, only 3 or 4 FPS :) seems nVidia has some tweaking to do in their optimus (also the reason I dislike switchable graphics...). My desktop's Fury X did a lot better with 30ish FPS :)

[UL_Jarnis]

On laptops, auto switching probably won't identify Time Spy yet, so be sure to run it really on the NVIDIA card, not accidentally on the Integrated.

[roguey000]

for me the demo slider is ghosted out, so I cant skip the demo. I dont want to watch the demo every time. first time I tried, as soon as it got to the benchmark, it came up with an unknown error. so now im forced to watch the demo again, to see if the benchmark will work..

same;

http://roguey.co.uk/misc/pictures/3d-not-mark.jpg

without the option to skip the demo, I cant really be bothered to keep trying. im guessing its something to do with SLI.

[UL_Jarnis]

Time Spy free version does not allow skipping the demo.

If you buy the upgrade ($4.99 right now on sale, $9.99 after the sale ends), it unlocks custom settings, demo enable/disable and Stress Test for Time Spy, plus detailed result graphs.

We could've released this as a completely new product separate from existing 3DMark, but it seemed like a better idea to have it built into 3DMark as a paid DLC. Way cheaper than full new 3DMark would've been as well.

[roguey000]

Originally posted by FM_Jarnis:

Time Spy free version does not allow skipping the demo.

what is the logic behind that? in most games, etc. if you seen a cutscene, you can usually skip it. why force people to watch something they dont want to see. in my case, the benchmark crashes but takes me around 2-3mins to even try it (as im forced to watch the demo). making people buy a dlc to allow them to skip cutscene seems dumb. I can understand if you want to lock more advance settings (resoultion settings, extra tests, etc.), but skipping a demo shouldnt be an 'advance' setting. just allows people to benchmark easier. It would be nice to try your DX12 test, but iI have to wait 2-3mins just to get an 'unknown error'. maybe it doesnt like my 980ti sli, dunno. but has it crashes, what makes me want to buy the DLC? so I can see it crash within 5 seconds rather than 3mins?

[UL_Jarnis]

Demo setting as advanced-only feature being undesirable is valid feedback and I'll pass it on. Right now it works like this.

[roguey000]

Originally posted by FM_Jarnis:

Demo setting as advanced-only feature being undesirable is valid feedback and I'll pass it on. Right now it works like this.

okay thanks.

[UL_Jarnis]

Also 980/980TI SLI worked just fine in our tests and we are seeing plenty of results from it too, so most likely this is something specific to your configuration. Sorry, can't make a guess based on just that. First things I'd try is to try to disable unneeded background programs and if needed, try reinstalling drivers with custom -> clean install.

[[GOP] Darth Tywin]

Some of you are acting rather entitled. When you originally purchased 3DMark, did it say that you would receive the advanced version of TimeSpy for free? No, it didn't. FutureMark developed TimeSpy long after they developed FireStrike and company, so I don't see what the issue is. Benchmark developers have been charging money for advanced versions for quite a while. Are they supposed to make products for free? How are they supposed to survive as a company if they have no revenue? Silly.