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    Vista Experience Index?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by gibbonlimbs, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. gibbonlimbs

    gibbonlimbs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Before I installed a fresh copy of vista 32 (because of a visit from a little Trojan Horse) I had a Windows Experience index number of 5.8 running everything stock. Now with the fresh install I'm only getting 5.3? This is because my memory operations per second have fallen from 5.8 to 5.3. Does anybody know why and how to get it back up to 5.8 again? I doubt it will make much difference performance wise but bigger numbers are always best arnt they! Cheers.
     
    gibbonlimbs, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The Windows Experience Index is flawed.
    Its inacurate and affected by all sorts of things.

    Just ignore it.
     
    DetlevCM, Mar 30, 2009
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    whizzo, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. gibbonlimbs

    gibbonlimbs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Cheers for the replies and ignore it I will................. forever.........
     
    gibbonlimbs, Mar 30, 2009
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  5. S.SubZero

    S.SubZero Notebook Deity

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    While the WEI isn't a necessarily *important* score, it shouldn't suddenly change.

    What kind of RAM do you have? Typical desktop DDR2-6400 can hit 5.9. Laptop DDR2-5300 is about 5.1ish.
     
    S.SubZero, Mar 30, 2009
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    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    ^^^That^^^

    My desktop's WEI is 5.9. So what does that mean? Do I never have to upgrade a single component ever again? Woot! :D
     
    Signal2Noise, Mar 30, 2009
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    CyberVisions Martian Notebook Overlord

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    If your RAM ops have fallen, the only way to change the score is to get it back to where it was. The WEI score bases it value on the lowest scored component.
     
    CyberVisions, Mar 30, 2009
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  8. gibbonlimbs

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    I have DDR3-8500, 4gb, X2 2gb sticks running stock.
     
    gibbonlimbs, Mar 31, 2009
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