How Fast Is Quake 3 Arena 1.30 Beta On The Dual G4/800 Running OS X 10.1?
Graeme Devine was named "Chief Designer" at Id Software in March of 1999. One of his missions has been to modify the code in Quake 3 Arena to take advantage of Power Mac distinctives such as the Velocity Engine, Multiple Processors, and OS X. I don't know about you but I've been so depressed when I see those Wintel machines attaining frame rates in the stratosphere.
The latest version of Quake 3 Arena screams when you feed it the latest, bestest hardware and software from Apple. It also helps to tweak Quake settings (just like the Windows guys do).
I love OS X 10.1! I love my new G4/800MP. I love my Geforce3! I love Quake 3 Arena 1.30! Thank you, Graeme and Id Software! Thank you Steve and Apple. God bless America!
Isn't that amazing? The 800MP actually ties with the 1600Mhz P4!
12/29/01 -- The ATI Radeon 8500 was tested against the GeForce3 & GeForce3 Ti 500 using a 2GHz Pentium 4 system by SharkeyExtreme. The performance exceeded the GeForce3 and matched the GeForce3 Ti 500 in the "MAX" settings Quake 3 Arena test. (See also TomsHardware.) That's good news since ATI is introducing a Mac verswion of the Radeon 8500 at the upcoming MacWorld Expo.
1/24/02 -- AnandTech used the latest Unreal engine to test 15 different graphics cards on an Athlon 2000+ system.
Also, see other applications tested by Bare Feats using the 800MP.
You can purchase Quake 3 Arena from any software outlet. You can FTP the latest beta version of Quake 3 direct from Id Software.
Visit the Apple Online Store to pricing on the new Power Mac G4's. If you want the GeForce3, it can be added as a BTO option.
Small Dog Electronics also does "build-to-order" on new Power Macs and doesn't charge you state sales tax. You can get a stripped G4/800MP for as little as $2699. They have G4/867's for as little as $1999 and G4/533MP's for $1949.
Need big, fast, second drive? I like the new 80G 7200 rpm Seagate Barracuda ATA IV. It clocked 41MB/sec sustained read and write on the 800MP. Check newegg.com for very low pricing.
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