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3DMark Vantage submission rules

Any online 3DMark Vantage - Performance submission must comply to the following rules:

• use Performance settings
• have a valid screenshot (or valid futuremark orb link): clearly show 3Dmark score, 3Dmark subtest scores, 3Dmark settings, processor in CPU-Z, videocard in GPU-Z, unless if you provide a futuremark orb link
• gpu-z in screenshot, dropdown must be visible if you run in SLI so all videocards are identified. Rivatuner may be used if GPU-Z fails to identify videocard properly (as of 8 oct 2007)
• have a valid futuremark orb link as verification for scores in the top 20

Example of Valid Screenshot:

Forbidden Hardware:

• software ramdisk (iRam is allowed)

Forbidden Tweaks:

• PhysX drivers
• mipmap tweaking
• any software or human interaction altering the perceived speed of the benchmark program, tricking it to believe it ran faster
• wireframe hacks: any software or driver causing a benchmark program not (properly) render the textures
• rendered image differs too much from the original due to other software tweaking

It is your responsibility, and the responsibility of your team captain(s) that these rules are followed properly. Your submission may be blocked by hwbot crew without notice if your submission is in violation of one of these rules. Multiple infractions may lead to a warning, and eventually an account ban.