3DMark 2001 SE Running in Parallels Desktop 3.0

This video shows 3DMark 2001 SE running in Parallels Desktop 3.0 on a 2GHz MacBook Pro at 1024x768 resolution (800x600 in the VM). Unlike most videos of Parallels this was not recorded with screen capture software but instead through video output to EyeTV so this video is more representative of the actual performance that you should expect. There was no score given unfortunately because Parallels currently can't run the 2nd test (Game 2 - Dragothic), so I had to skip it.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Parallels
• OpenGL
• DirectX
• 3DMark
• Mac
• Windows
• OSX
• Apple
• virtualization

[girlsdrinkfeck]

lmao , mac can only run 2001 , lmao!!!!!!!

[brkirch1]

Parallels Desktop 3.0 can currently only run 3DMark 2001. The Mac this is running on can run every 3DMark including 3DMark06.

[macintologist04]

Did you need two computers in order to do the capture this way with the EyeTV?

[brkirch1]

No, because I was using EyeTV 250 which uses hardware encoding. The EyeTV software that captured this was running in the background but used so little CPU that it had no impact on the recording.

[Johno530]

is this with parallels using 64 mb? or is it using the whole video card?

[brkirch1]

It's just set to the default of 16 MB. The amount of video memory only affects the resolutions you can display at, the 3D support will use however much memory it needs and is not affected by the amount of video memory you set for the VM.

[r1d3h4rd]

3Dmark 2001 SE on my MBP 2.4 over boot camp winxp got 19.5k marks

[3DMarkSeries]

I know the systems... =D

[girlsdrinkfeck]

: slow reply

[00kalm]

YEs indeed, i did laugh AT you

[LordOrwell2]

wow you must be used to a windows partitioning program if you think bootcamp is hard work. You simply tell the program how big you want the windows partition to be and it tells you to insert the install CD. Extremely simple. Then you can install parallels and use the same install for the parallels desktop, negating the need for a virtual hd.

[girlsdrinkfeck]

fair nuff , i wanted to say last comment for a laugh

[neutron301]

i like the music.

[nypkny]

if you would like to buy parallels desktop 3.0 (run windows on mac and play games) for cheap msg me