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Old 05-31-2008   #4 (permalink)
Charlie Tame


 
 

Re: windows experience index rating problem?

Victek wrote:
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>> I just bought a new PC and ran the windows experience index rating and
>> received a 3.0 for the graphics part.
>>
>> I don't know how that is possible, here are my specs.
>>
>> EVGA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard
>> C2D 8400 @ 3.0 Ghz processor
>> 4 x 2GB Supertalent 1333Mhz memory at 8-8-8-18 for 8GB total
>> XFX Geforce 9800 Gx2 1 GB video card
>> Windows Vista 64 bit Ultimate
>> and some other stuff.
>>
>> I have another PC which has a score of 5.6 for
>>
>> BFG 8800 GTX 768 MB video card
>> 4 GB ram 800 Mhz
>> 2.4 GHz processor OCed to 2.9
>> Asus P5N32-E SLI Motherboard
>> Windows Vista 32 bit Home Premium
>>
>> How is it that my new PC is scoring less on the video? Any suggestions
>> before I return the video card? rofl
>>
>> I didn't manually install/upgrade my direct x, do you think that may
>> be the
>> problem?
>>
> Is there another way you can benchmark the graphics? Do you have any 3D
> games that you can run and get frame-rates? The WEI may just be off.

You have the latest drivers, yes?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...AquaMark.shtml

The above is a good guide.
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