Computer Hardware

It is time to put your money where your mouth is, or maybe where your keyboard is. HardOCP sets out to prove that real world video card testing is where it’s at. Beware, we may make you feel dirty every time your run a benchmark from here out! … HardOCP has been thoroughly mired in “real world” testing scenarios for years now, and there is no doubt that we have taken a lot of heat from various sources. Most of it is generated through ignorance and the human quality of being resistant to change. Some of it is generated by websites and forums that will proclaim that there is no need for tools beyond a timedemo or cutscene in order to understand graphics cards’ performance.

I jumped right on [H]ardOCP’s bandwagon when they began discussing the validity of canned benchmarks years ago. Their article is definitely worth the read.
[H]ardOCP – Benchmarking the Benchmarks