View Single Post
Old 05-31-2008   #5 (permalink)
Charlie Tame


 
 

Re: windows experience index rating problem?

Charlie Tame wrote:
Quote:

> Victek wrote:
Quote:
Quote:

>>> 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.

Darn, I do not think that will run on Vista 64, not even in
compatibility mode, that's a shame.
My System SpecsSystem Spec