C. ULI
D. nforce4

12. same 1280*1024 + sound:
A. nforce3
B. VIA

C. ULI
D. nforce4

The PCI-express platform remains on top!
13. For those with the ultimate retro monitors - either LCD or CRT: 1600*1200 sound disabled
A. nforce3
B. VIA

C. ULI
D. nforce4

14. Most demanding settings: 1600*1200 max details, sound enabled:
A. nforce3
B. VIA

C. ULI
D. nforce4

Aquamark3 is owned by the nforce4 as it leads across all resolutions and settings even if by tiny margins!
15. We begin testing 3dmark and the first version is 2000. Default settings first.
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

I would like to point out that in directx7 and directx8 - 3dmark 2000 & 2001 - nforce4 leads by a large margin with both Clawhammer and Newcastle!
Also it is obvious if you have followed the topic that a CPU with a larger cache has a 6-8% advantage over the one with less, so for directx 7 & 8 games Clawhammer is highly preferable!
16. 3dmark 2000 - 1280*1024
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

17. 3DMARK 2000 1600*1200:
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

Again Abit NV8 is in the lead; the only outlier is KU8 - very poor performance due to BIOS settings and driver used.

18. The benchmark without which you can not have a retro comparison: 3dmark 2001 - loved by everyone, hated by no one!
Default settings first:
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

19. 3dmark 2001 - 1280*1024
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

20. 3DMARK 2001 - 1600*1200:
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

No clear winner here as against all the odds ULI makes a comeback at 1280*1024 and 1600*1200 to win by a very small margin.

21. 3dmark 2003 is the final version to be tested! Default settings first:
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

22. 3dmark 2003 - 1280*1024:
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

23. 3DMARK 2003 - 1600*1200:
A. nforce3
B. VIA
C. ULI
D. nforce4

With the exception of nforce3 that falls behind the other 3 systems perform so close to each other that it is impossible to pick a winner!
24 & 25. In the 2 sound tests of 3dmark - for the test with 60 sounds you need a hardware accelerated solution - Abit NV8 with nforce4 stays on top an manages and takes both the 24 sounds and the no sound test.