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  •  02-02-2007, 12:22 PM 64

    What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Hi,

    We'd like you to help us with Issue 2 of the magazine, by telling us what your Windows Experience Index score is.

    If you're not sure how to find out what your score is, go to Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance. Under the System heading, click on Check your computer's Windows Experience Index base score.

    If you don't already have a base score in the right hand area, click Update my score on the bottom right.

    By finding out your WEI score, you can see how individual areas of your computer's hardware are performing and if you're getting a low score, Windows Vista will tell you how to improve your rating.

    Please vote in this poll, and the results will be included in Issue 2, out 28 February.

    Thanks,

    Nick

     

    What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!


    • 1.0 - 1.9 (3.9%)
    • 2.0 - 2.9 (9.4%)
    • 3.0 - 3.9 (28.6%)
    • 4.0 - 4.9 (30.6%)
    • 5.0 - 5.9 (27.4%)
    • Total Votes: 836

    Nick Odantzis
    Staff Writer
    Windows Vista: The Official Magazine
  •  02-02-2007, 1:22 PM 67 in reply to 64

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Not sure if you want the details so just delete if not: (Yes I have voted)

    Component Details Subscore Base score
    Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ 5.0
    5.0
      Determined by lowest subscore
    Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB 5.9
    Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) 5.9
    Gaming graphics 527 MB Total available graphics memory 5.3
    Primary hard disk 182GB Free (233GB Total) 5.3
    Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate


    Paul F
  •  02-02-2007, 1:23 PM 68 in reply to 64

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    I have voted, mine is 1.

    I really do not think the WEI is of much use to anyone.  It is not an average based on all scores, but the score is determined by the lowest score of the lot.  I have an Acer Aspire laptop, everything scores above 3, except for my graphics card gaming ability.  Its a laptop, I don't expect it to be good for gaming.  But this one score brings down my ranking to 1.

    Its all totally meaningless.


    My stupid blog - www.spritesandbites.net
  •  02-03-2007, 10:42 AM 98 in reply to 64

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Mine is 2.2, see inage below. What I don't understand is how I can have a lower score for desktop than for gaming - doesn't make sense? I've been trawling round the shops and every WEI screen I've seen has had the gaming capability as the lowest value.

    This is the machine I built for XP Pro, btw, with Vista in dual boot. I'm going to start a thread asking for recommendations on the hardware to buy for my next machine, especially the graphics!

    Vista WEI


    Twinking happily under my magic mushroom :)

    http://www.42fta.com
  •  02-03-2007, 10:44 AM 99 in reply to 68

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    @Bechyh: I thought that retailers weren't supposed to sell machines with a Vista score below 3?

    Did you buy your laptop like this or have you put Vista onto an XP machine?


    Twinking happily under my magic mushroom :)

    http://www.42fta.com
  •  02-03-2007, 4:55 PM 114 in reply to 99

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    My score is 3.0 I play games so maybe thats why.
  •  02-04-2007, 12:33 PM 181 in reply to 99

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    FaerieQueen:

    @Bechyh: I thought that retailers weren't supposed to sell machines with a Vista score below 3?  Did you buy your laptop like this or have you put Vista onto an XP machine?

    This is an 8 month old Acer it came with XP and I put Vista on it. 

    Not sure about companies not selling machines with Vista under 3 score, I have seen articles in magazines for PCs with only score of 2.


    My stupid blog - www.spritesandbites.net
  •  02-04-2007, 2:32 PM 182 in reply to 98

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Mines 3.6 on Vista Premium 64bit  anyone know of a good 64bit tv tuner?
  •  02-04-2007, 7:47 PM 199 in reply to 182

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Mines 4.3, running Vista Ultimate x64..
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    Michael Eaton
  •  02-05-2007, 11:14 AM 214 in reply to 199

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Thanks for the input so far everyone. Could do with some more votes though ;O)

    Nick Odantzis
    Staff Writer
    Windows Vista: The Official Magazine
  •  02-05-2007, 5:02 PM 223 in reply to 64

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    My score was 5.0 (Voted) on RC1 (the order appears different in final at 1st glance)

    Spec:-

    • Intel Core 2 duo 6400 got 5.0
    • 2Gb Geil DDR2-800 CAS5 got 5.1 (which i think is low really)
    • Graphics 512mb geforce GTO silent 7900 got 5.9
    • Gaming graphics got 5.8
    • Hard drive (WD Raptor 10,000rpm) got 5.7

     

  •  02-06-2007, 9:57 AM 252 in reply to 223

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    Home PC: 5.9 :D

    Work PC: 2.1 :( Hmph!


    James De Vile, Staff Writer
    Windows Vista: The Official Magazine
  •  02-06-2007, 11:50 AM 257 in reply to 252

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    That'll teach you to meddle with AGP :P

    Nick Odantzis
    Staff Writer
    Windows Vista: The Official Magazine
  •  02-06-2007, 1:59 PM 269 in reply to 257

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    My index score is 4.5 (RC2).

     

    Let down by memory


    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.7GHz: 2GB G.Skill PC3200 : Sapphire HD 2900XT c/w Glacier 600: Aquagate Max : X-Fi Elite Pro : Windows Vista Ultimate x86
  •  02-06-2007, 2:26 PM 273 in reply to 64

    Re: What's your Windows Experience Index score? Vote and let us know!

    4.9 at home on my Mesh built ASUS powered PC, 2.8 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop…

     

     

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