kylef
Gone
+1,352|6764|N. Ireland
HowToGeek

There's really nothing useful about this tip, but it's still pretty cool. There's a utility built into Windows Vista used for benchmarking your system called the System Assessment Tool. What most people don't know is that you can call this utility from the command line and view some cool 3D benchmarks.

You should be able to use a regular command prompt, but you'd have best luck using an administrator mode command prompt. (right-click and choose Run as Administrator). You should also note that it will temporarily disable Aero before running the test, but don't worry, it will re-enable it after.
Example:
Type this in a command window (Start > type 'cmd')

Code:

winsat aurora
https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/image210.png
Kind of cool. I think the Aurora one is the best, though! It could also make a nice screensaver!

Code:

winsat d3d -objs C(20) -texshader -totalobj 50
^ That one is pretty crazy.

Last edited by kylef (2008-04-16 09:03:26)

doug1988
spank that azz.
+146|6130|Nibiru in a far away galaxy
looks cool , but i'm still on XP  , I'll update to vista on next computer.
S.Lythberg
Mastermind
+429|6718|Chicago, IL
nice, the shader one is pretty trippy

ran perfectly on my comp
Shadow893
lel
+75|6964|England
they ( and when I say they i mean the aurora) is prety weak

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