Vista - bfg nvidia 8400gs driver update

OK, for sh##s and grins I went to nvidia to check and see if there where any driver updates for my bfg nvidia 8400 gs graphics card. There was, so I went ahead and downloaded it. The download went off with out a hitch and no ill effects that I can notice as of the moment. My concern is and it's not a big one but still a concern non the less, is that when I checked my Windows Experience Index base score, it changed. Sure I was expecting it to but go up not down. All of my base scores stayed the same except my graphics score...it went from a 4.1 to 4.0. No big deal, a tenth of a point but back wards. Does any body have an idea or reason for this. I would just like some clarification on this.

The rest of my scores are as follows: 5.4, 5.9, 4.0, 4.9, 5.8 respectively.

First of all, I'd get a new 8800 ($90) or 9800($115), because they're not at all expensive and your pc won't be bottlenecked in such a measure.. Second of all, I wouldn't add too much importance to that WEI score.. I installed 1 more gig of RAM not so long ago, better one then the one I already had and my WEI went down as well..:s

Amplid

Yeah, your right on getting a new card. This one was a b-day gift from my dad he couldn't remember what I told him. So not to hurt his feelings I used it any way. To upgrade my card I will need to change out my psu as well. Only have a 350 watt as listed in my specs and with one of the suggested upgrade models I will be forced to change it out. No biggy on doing that, just convincing the wife I need to shell out another couple hundred bucks on my computer again...lol.

Well, it's the gesture that matters, right I would recommend a PC Power & Cooling and I wouldn't go much above 800 W, as newer hardware becomes more and more energy-efficient, so you don't need so much juice... A warning though, 750W and up, the PC P&C is pretty long so make sure it fits your case if you would ever buy one

Good luck convincing!

Amplid

well.... the PSU you buy will largely depend on the new GFX card....

i'd only look at an 800w if you were going for a GTX295 & you have a bucket load of peripherals... other than that its a little overkill, if your mobo was able to support more H/W in the future then a large PSU will serve you well...

but if all your going to do is use the existing H/W in your sig & just update the card, you wont need 800w, a good 600w maybe overkill.





SK