Pc Building Simulator 2 3dmark Calculator Fixed

The broken calculator made the "Corporate Sponsorship" challenges in Career Mode unbearable. You were often tasked with building a PC that scores "15,000 points" on a $1,200 budget. Because the calculator was broken, you had to guess, build, test, rebuild, and repeat.

Now, with the system fixed, the "3DMark Calculator" acts as a genuine engineering tool. You can now:

So, what does the fixed 3DMark calculator actually do differently? If you open PCBS2 today and go to the Benchmark Tab, you’ll notice three major changes.

In the current version of PCBS2, benchmarking a PC is a gamble. To see if your rig hits a specific 3DMark score (e.g., for a Career Mode contract), you must install the parts, plug in the PC, and run the benchmark physically. If the score is too low, you have to strip the PC down and buy better parts, wasting time and in-game currency.

To be completely transparent, the “fixed” calculator isn’t perfect. There are two remaining edge cases:

A new "Driver Version" slider has been added to the software tab in the OS install menu. Selecting "Game Ready" vs. "Studio Driver" can shift your 3DMark score by up to 3-5%, simulating NVIDIA/AMD driver updates. This was previously a static value.