a game for benchmarking under 500MB

[aytus]

guys, i need a game mainly for testing purpose only, should be under or around 500 to 600MB .. and should be able to stress my 9600M gt to its fullest, when played, i dont play games usually but i think im gettin artifacts so just to conform/? also wud it be better to download 3d mark 06 instead?

[warfreak]

Quake 3 Arena still rulez! It wont stress the graphics card to its fullest at all. Its just nice to see your card churn out 1000+ fps and reflect back to your older machine which used to struggle to even play it.
Try Quake 3 Arena for OpenGL and Unreal Tournament for DirectX.They're the kings of benchmarks.

If you really want to "stress" your card, try 3DMark Vantage.But I think its Vista exlusive.

[desiibond]

YOu don't need a game to benchmark. Best benchmarking utility is 3DMark and PCMark. Run them and your rig will be benchmarked and given a score. Compare it online and you get an idea how good it is.

[clown_abhi]

Just run 3D mark 06 in continous loop for the entire night and u'll know how stable is ur card?