Windows Experience

Mike1 · 31 Jul 2012 at 16:44

Hi,

I have a computer which is around 4 year old and the rating by Windows Experience gives me the following;--

Processor 6.3
Memory 7.1
Graphics 6.9
Gaming Graphics 6.9
Hard Disc 5.9

I would like to increase my Hard Drive rating, what would the community suggest?

Many thanks in advance.

Mike

jamesfreddie · 31 Jul 2012 at 16:47

Mike1 said:
I would like to increase my Hard Drive rating, what would the community suggest?

Mike

Stop looking at WEI.

Its a load of rubbish and dosen't give you a true indication of performance.

Orcvader · 31 Jul 2012 at 16:49

Mechanical harddrives are limited to 5.9 anyway, only way to get higher is with an SSD or RAID. WEI is very flawed, so it's usually ignored.

tyketto · 31 Jul 2012 at 17:30

Ive used passmarks performance test 7 for mine...dont know if its any good tho.

LukieBoy007 · 31 Jul 2012 at 17:42

WEI is a load of rubbish.
Oh and to your question, as mentioned already, only a SSD or RAID would help

Mike1 · 1 Aug 2012 at 09:36

Hi,

Thank you all for your help.
Could some one tell me how to set up a "Raid" configuration please?

Sorry to be a pain.

Kind regards
Mike

Orcvader · 1 Aug 2012 at 13:57

You need 2 or more harddrives with the same amount of space, and it's best to have them all as the same model for compatibility reasons.

You then set it up in the BIOS, but you will also need to do the registry tweak to have the RAID drivers enabled, otherwise Windows will crash since it's in IDE/AHCI mode.

The question is though... is it worth it? What are you trying to achieve?

coupe69 · 1 Aug 2012 at 14:10

Orcvader said:
You need 2 or more harddrives with the same amount of space, and it's best to have them all as the same model for compatibility reasons.

You then set it up in the BIOS, but you will also need to do the registry tweak to have the RAID drivers enabled, otherwise Windows will crash since it's in IDE/AHCI mode.

The question is though... is it worth it? What are you trying to achieve?

Unfortunately you'll need to do a full system install when it comes to creating a RAID pack. It's not quite as simple as changing a registry key when you're converting from IDE to AHCI - ie upgrading to a SSD.

A RAID array needs to be setup in the RAID BIOS (usually entered by pressing CTRL+I or CTRL+G at the pre-os splash screen) which will automatically wipe any configuration you've already got on the drives.

wazza300 · 1 Aug 2012 at 14:16

an ssd would be your easiest option,even raid cant touch ssd performance

Mike1 · 1 Aug 2012 at 17:04

Hi,

Thank you all for the information.

"Orcvader";--

I wanted to improve my hard disc experience of 5.9, given by Windows.

Kind regards
Mike

passey89 · 2 Aug 2012 at 06:38

Mike1 said:
Hi,

Thank you all for the information.

"Orcvader";--

I wanted to improve my hard disc experience of 5.9, given by Windows.

Kind regards
Mike

If you put an SSD into your system it will go straight to 7.9

sockky · 2 Aug 2012 at 11:42

WEI is so good, my 7970 dropped to 7.8 when i updated my drivers

terley · 2 Aug 2012 at 12:50

sockky said:
WEI is so good, my 7970 dropped to 7.8 when i updated my drivers

lmfao

my 6850 is rated at 7.8 xD stupid WEI

OLDPHART · 3 Aug 2012 at 06:38

terley said:
lmfao

my 6850 is rated at 7.8 xD stupid WEI

+1 Beat you lol
My WEI -
Toxic6950@6970

Processor---------7.7
Memory-----------7.9
******************Graphics----------7.9**************
Gaming Graphics---7.9
Primary HD--------7.7

Orcvader · 3 Aug 2012 at 13:18

Mike1 said:
Hi,

Thank you all for the information.

"Orcvader";--

I wanted to improve my hard disc experience of 5.9, given by Windows.

Kind regards
Mike

... I'm sorry but that is one of the most dumbest reason to go for RAID/SSD...