Stupid Windows Experience Index thing!

Flammy · 6 Feb 2008 at 13:56

I know this isn't a big deal, but it's annoying me!

I have q6600, 8800gt, 4gb 800mhz ram, 500gb HDD, all at stock speeds. When I run the windows experience index thing I get 5.9 (the highest) on everything except memory, where I only get 4.5 (thus bringing my overall score down to 4.5).

Anyone any idea why it's so low? I recently upgraded from 667mhz ram to 800mhz ram and it only went from 4.3 to 4.5 so I can't imagine getting faster memory would increase the score much.

grr!

marc2003 · 6 Feb 2008 at 13:58

ignore it and move on.

uv · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:13

my PC6400 running at 1000mhz gets 5.9, so yours, I'dd imagine, should be ~5.6/7..

tho tbh, I'd much more rely on tests like superpi

allllec · 6 Feb 2008 at 15:18

vista ultimate x64 + 4gb of 800mhz stuff = 5.9 here? strange.

not that it matters is the slightest

you can trump me anyway, stupid harddrive gets 5.3.

jonislost · 6 Feb 2008 at 15:20

i found upping the voltage in bios got my 6400@800mhz from 4.8 to 5.9. It s a at +0.3 volts over the bios stock (controlled by the motherboard i assume).

Clarkey · 6 Feb 2008 at 16:38

thats odd, i'm getting 5.9 for RAM on mine, thats with 2gb ocz 4-4-4-15 running at 387MHz on an i945 board, your setup should easily be better.

The Running Man · 6 Feb 2008 at 18:41

timings + freqency + capacity

i have 2x2GB OCZ Plat 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 and get 5.9

@ 2.1v

BFG_9000 · 6 Feb 2008 at 18:45

If your memorys working why worry about vistas index... :confused:

Don't worry about stats just enjoy your PC... :cool:

Energize · 6 Feb 2008 at 18:47

BFG_9000 said:
If your memorys working why worry about vistas index... Don't worry about stats just enjoy your PC...

It's microsofts scheme to get people to purchase new hardware to improve their stats.

something daft already!! · 7 Feb 2008 at 11:22

My system reads 9.9 for all.

J.B · 7 Feb 2008 at 12:43

Dude, lifes too short!

.walls · 7 Feb 2008 at 12:48

o/t @ BFG_9000 - why is the character in your sig holding a shotgun and not the bfg?!

Richdog · 7 Feb 2008 at 12:50

Dear God, why on earth would you even consider buying newer hardware to increase a Vista index score... especially when you have 4GB of PC6400 RAM... *weeps*

Flammy · 7 Feb 2008 at 13:37

I know it doesn't matter, its just bugging me! I'm not losing any sleep over this guys, trust me on that

but I'm buggered if I can figure out why my memory score is so duff. Surely adjusting the timings wouldn't make the difference between a score of 4.5 and 5.9??

Oh well, never mind eh.