For PC Users: What is your Windows Experience Index (WEI)?

[jcyl]

I am trying to find the minimum component spec. to achieve 7.9 on Windows 7. What is your WEI and please also specify your components. I heard Graphics is the hardest to achieve, yes/no?

Please be more specific in your replies. for example:

Processor: Intel QX9650 Index Score: 7.5
Memory(RAM): G.Skill DDR2-1066 2GBx4 Index Score: 7.5
Graphics: Index Score: 7.7
Gaming Graphics: Asus 5850 DirectCU 1GB Index Score: 7.7
HDD: Seagate SCSI 15K RAID-0 Index Score: 5.9

Roundups:
Best Processor: N/A
Best RAM: G.Skill DDR3-2133, Corsair XMS3 DDR3-2000
Best GPU: Sapphire 6950 Unlocked, GTX480, GTX470, AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (flashed to 6970 shaders and clocks), PNY GTX 570
Best HDD: Crucial C300 SSD's (RAID0)

[Undead]

Processor: 7.8 - i7 2600K @ 4.7GHz (This disappoints me...)
Memory: 7.9 - G.SKILL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 2133MHz 7-11-8-27-1N 1.65V
Graphics: 7.9 - Sapphire 6950 2GB (Unlocked)
Gaming Graphics: 7.9
Primary Hard Disk: 7.6 - OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD

[Ibemi]

Processor: 7.6 - i7 920 @ 3.8ghz
Memory: 7.7 - DDR3 Tri-Channel 6gb @ 1440mhz
Graphics: 7.9 - GTX 480
Gaming Graphics: 7.9
Primary Hard Disk: 7.0 - Patriot Inferno SSD

I can see how my CPU might not be 7.9 worthy, and memory not be 7.9 worthy, but disk speeds? I'm just wondering what you'd have to use to get a 7.9

[jcyl]

@Undead
care to mention your SSD brand?

[Undead]

Edited my first post with my specs. :)

[jcyl]

Edited my first post with my specs. :)

appreciated

[Cordmen]

Processor: 7.3 - AMD Phenom II X4 B50 3.2MHz (Stock)
Memory: 7.3 - 4GB Crosair DDR3 800MHz
Graphics: 7.4 - AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB (Stock)
Gaming Graphics: 7.4
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 - Western Digital Hard Drive 500GB

I think the Hard Disk is the hardest to max out. I could be wrong. :p

[LittleBaByJESUS]

Processor: 7.7 - i7 930 @ 4Ghz
Memory: 7.8 - 12GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600Mhz
Graphics: 7.9 - 2GB Sapphire HD6970
Gaming Graphics: 7.9
Primary Hard Disk: 7.5 - OCZ Vertex 2 160GB

[Bad_Motha]

You pretty much need a really good performance HDD and maybe even RAID-0 to get past 6.0 WEI as far as hard disk goes. Like WD Black, Spinpoint F3 or F3R

Above 6.5 though is pretty much impossible score without some sort of SSD

Overall I find the whole scoring thing pointless.

[jcyl]

I think the Hard Disk is the hardest to max out. I could be wrong. :p

I would like to find out if SSDs are better than WD VelociRaptor.

[borg_7_of_9]

The whole WEI thing is crap..

But anyway
CPU come's in at 7.4 (during the test all 4 cores where <90%) X9650 @3.3
Mem 7.4 DDR3 1400 cas 6 (summer clock's)
graphics 2xHD4890 7.6 (I don't think CFX work's in testing)
Gaming 7.6 (I don't think CFX work's in testing)
WD HDD 5.9

[themires]

I would like to find out if SSDs are better than WD VelociRaptor.

they are

[borg_7_of_9]

I would like to find out if SSDs are better than WD VelociRaptor.

Raptor's are no better than WD black's now they really have lost there edge the only gain is better seek time's..

SSD's leave them in the dust

[Bad_Motha]

I would like to find out if SSDs are better than WD VelociRaptor.

Even a WD Black or Spinpoint F3 blow away VelociRaptors
What killed VelociRaptors performance overall was the 2.5" design IMO.
I have an older 150GB RaptorX (the 3.5" design with clear window top) and it's faster then any of the 150GB and 300GB VelociRaptors. Not by a whole lot, but certainly faster in any testing and also real world use. While the 2.5" design is still decent speed overall, it's seek times are lacking compared to the 3.5" design Raptor/RaptorX. But overall throughput and even read/write are far better on a WD Black or Spinpoint F3 then any Raptor or VelociRaptor.

SSD (like a OCZ Vertex 2) are easily 4X times faster then the best HDD at the very least
If you've yet to get an SSD, the OCZ Vertex 3 will be out very soon and will nearly double the read/write we've seen from Vertex 2, so I would wait for that if u want a really good SSD.

[jcyl]

Raptor's are no better than WD black's now they really have lost there edge the only gain is better seek time's..

SSD's leave them in the dust

Even a WD Black or Spinpoint F3 blow away VelociRaptors
What killed VelociRaptors performance overall was the 2.5" design IMO.
I have an older 150GB RaptorX and it's faster then any of the VelociRaptors. Not by a whole lot, but certainly faster in any testing and also real world use.

SSD (like a OCZ Vertex 2) are easily 4X times faster then the best HDD at the very least
If you've yet to get an SSD, the OCZ Vertex 3 will be out very soon and will nearly double the read/write we've seen from Vertex 2, so I would wait for that if u want a really good SSD.

Don't SSDs lose efficiency over time?

[angrytigerp]

Processor: 7.4 (Phenom II X4 955 clocked to 3.6GHz)
RAM: 7.5 (8GB DDR3 @ 1333mhz)
Graphics/Gaming Graphics:7.8 (2xRadeon 6870s)*
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 (Samsung Spinpoint 1TB @ 7200 RPM

*Interestingly enough, by turning on my GPUs' fans to 100% manually for the duration of the test, I got an extra .1 point.

[Cordmen]

Don't SSDs lose efficiency over time?

Short answer: Yes.

[LittleBaByJESUS]

Don't SSDs lose efficiency over time?

Yes but realistically you will probably be upgrading again before you notice it.

[madef224]

I heard Graphics is the hardest to achieve, yes/no? not really, it's the hard drive that I can't seem to get over 7.1

processor: 7.6 (Phenom 1090T @ 3.9Ghz)
RAM: 7.6 (12Gigs Kingston Hyper-x)
Graphics 7.8
Gaming 7.8 (XFX 6870 1GIG)
Hard drive 7.1 (Patriot inferno 120gig SSD)

[G_Sup]

Processor: 7.8 - i7 2600K @ 4.3ghz
Memory: 7.8 - DDR3 16gb @ 1600mhz
Graphics: 7.8 - GTX 470
Gaming Graphics: 7.8
Primary Hard Disk: 7.9 - Crucial C300 SSD's (RAID0)

[xMaggostx]

Rating: 2.9
Procesor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.2Ghz
Installed Memory (RAM): 1Gb
Graphics: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
Hard Disk Drive: 80Gb IDE Western Digital.

[NitrousX]

Don't SSDs lose efficiency over time?

SSD's won't really degrade rapidly unless you are writing like 10 gigs of stuff to the disk on a daily basis. Plus, Windows 7 has an awesome function called TRIM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIM) which maintains the health of your SSD.

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I get about a 7.7 for the average score -

Processor: 7.7
Memory: 7.7
Graphics: 7.9
Gaming Graphics: 7.9
Primary Hard Disk: 7.8

i7 860 @ 4.0, 4GB RAM, GTX 580, Intel 80GB SSD, Windows 7 x64

[Baron_Fel]

Don't SSDs lose efficiency over time?

no not really. We have resiliant and TRIMd drives these days.

[YahooElite]

CPU: 7.2 - Q8300 2.50GHZ http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1731000
RAM: 7.2 - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 800mhz
Graphics Both: 7.6 - GTX460 SE 1GB http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/n92af/
Hard Disk: 5.9 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB

Base Score - 5.9

DAMN HARD DRIVE!

Pretty good all around imo though

[i9urd]

WEI is pretty much bull.

Anyway I'm a contender for the best RAM rating:

CPU: 7.5 - i7 950 @ stock 3.06ghz
RAM: 7.9 - 6gb (3x2gb) Corsair XMS3 Cas9 1.65V @ 1600mhz with xmp enabled
Graphics Both: 7.5 - Asus DirectCU GTX460 1GB
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 - Samsung F3

[Fish-E]

CPU: Core 2 Quad 8400 - 7.2
RAM: 4GB (3.5GB usable) DDR2 RAM, 800 Mhz - 7.2
Graphics: Palit GTX 570 - 7.8 (for both categories)
Hard Drive: Don't remember the brand + model, it's 1TB though - 5.9

Overall 5.9

[ez2pz]

Processor: 7.3 - AMD 955 X4 3.2GHZ
Memory: 7.5 - 4GB Corsair DDR3 1300MHz
Graphics: 7.4 - MSI 5770 1GB
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 - Seagate Barracuda 500GB

Now, I noticed it says my GPU DX version is 10, why is that when I run BC2 at 11. Do I need to download DX11 manually? lol

[rotNdude]

Nice website here for results:

http://www.weishare.net/

And here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/achieving-a-perfect-windows-experience-index-score-in-windows-7

[AlecJ32]

Don't SSDs lose efficiency over time?

Yes. I'll just say that using an SSD on an SQL server would be a terribly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ endevour for that and a couple of other reasons.

For somebody like a gamer or a home user an SSD will probably last well because they don't do anything that demands much of their drive. I wouldn't worry about it.

[DIENER]

Processor: 7.5 - Intel Core i5-750 2,67GHz @ 4,0GHz
Memory: 7.5 - OCZ REAPER DDR3 4GB @ 1333MHz
Graphics: 7.8 - Evga Nvidia Geforce GTX 470 @ 756/1512/1960
Gaming Graphics: 7.8
Primary Hard Disk: 6.3 - Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB

[ez2pz]

Well, I don't feel like making a thread for this since I said something already, but do I actually need to manually downlaoed DX11 for it to work? It says my GPU version is DX10.

[angrytigerp]

Well, I don't feel like making a thread for this since I said something already, but do I actually need to manually downlaoed DX11 for it to work? It says my GPU version is DX10.

You also need a GPU that can support DX11.

[1nterceptR]

Processor: 7.7 - i7 920 @3.8Ghz
Memory: 7.8 - 6GB GSkill DDR3 1600MHz 7-7-7-21
Graphics: 7.9 - AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (flashed to 6970 shaders and clocks)
Gaming Graphics: 7.9
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

F***ed if I'm paying 200 notes for a tiny SSD that saves me 6 seconds boot time but offers me nothing else.

[Baron_Fel]

F***ed if I'm paying 200 notes for a tiny SSD that saves me 6 seconds boot time but offers me nothing else.

nothing else? Youve obviously never used one.

[G_Sup]

F***ed if I'm paying 200 notes for a tiny SSD that saves me 6 seconds boot time but offers me nothing else.

Yeah, nothing but pure speed. Just keep on believing that a fast boot into Windows is all it does though. LOL

[it.me]

Most of these scores kind of prove that WEI is pretty pointless and inaccurate. Afterall i get this on my aging system...

Processor: Q6600 @ 3.0GHz = 7.3
Memory: 4Gb Corsair DDR2 800MHz = 7.3
Graphics: Nvidia GTX260 (@Stock) = 7.3
Gaming Graphics: 7.3
Primary Hard Disk: Seagate 500Gb = 5.9

I'm sorry but i just don't see the point of this WEI garbage when there are people with far better specs only to get .5 (If that) of an increase :rolleyes:

And i know some will say it's just to compare but in all honesty, it doesn't!

[ofc]

I am trying to find the minimum component spec. to achieve 7.9 on Windows 7. What is your WEI and please also specify your components. I heard Graphics is the hardest to achieve, yes/no?

Please be more specific in your replies. for example:

Processor: Intel QX9650 Index Score: 7.5
Memory(RAM): G.Skill DDR2-1066 2GBx4 Index Score: 7.5
Graphics: Index Score: 7.7
Gaming Graphics: Asus 5850 DirectCU 1GB Index Score: 7.7
HDD: Seagate SCSI 15K RAID-0 Index Score: 5.9

Roundups:
Best Processor: N/A
Best RAM: G.Skill DDR3-2133
Best GPU: Sapphire 6950 Unlocked, GTX480
Best HDD: Crucial C300 SSD's (RAID0)

Processor: Intel i5 2500K Index Score: 7.5
Memory(RAM): Kingston DDR3-1333 4GBx2 Index Score: 7.6
Graphics: PNY GTX 570 Index Score: 7.9
Gaming Graphics: PNY GTX 570 Index Score: 7.9
HDD: Old maxtor* Index Score: 5.5

*Soon to be replaced by RAID0 setup.

[angrytigerp]

Most of these scores kind of prove that WEI is pretty pointless and inaccurate. Afterall i get this on my aging system...

Processor: Q6600 @ 3.0GHz = 7.3
Memory: 4Gb Corsair DDR2 800MHz = 7.3
Graphics: Nvidia GTX260 (@Stock) = 7.3
Gaming Graphics: 7.3
Primary Hard Disk: Seagate 500Gb = 5.9

I'm sorry but i just don't see the point of this WEI garbage when there are people with far better specs only to get .5 (If that) of an increase :rolleyes:

And i know some will say it's just to compare but in all honesty, it doesn't!

It's a proportional thing. Since they've set 7.9 as the maximum score, and since it still needs to account for the sad souls still rocking stuff like single-core CPUs and AGP GPUs (and those systems can't score in the negatives), as you get higher up in the score range the difference between the steps is smaller and smaller.

An exponential function, IIRC. Or would it be, like, reverse-exponential?

EDIT: I suppose very-low-end integrated graphics would probably do worse than AGP cards...

[spichopat]

GPU:7.8 - MSI gtx 560ti twin frozrII oc
HDD:5.9 - WD Caviar Green 1TB 64MB cache 7200 rpm
CPU:7.4 - AMD Phenom II x4 975
RAM:7.5 - Kingston Hyperx blu 8GB 1333mhz

YEP WeI is CRAP.
In games HDD affects only map loading time.
MY PC's boot is fast as alienware notebook boot.

[Baron_Fel]

In games HDD affects only map loading time.
MY PC's boot is fast as alienware notebook boot.

your desktop HDD boots as fast as a laptop HDD? not much to be excited about tbh.

[NotYourHero]

Phenom II x4 925 @ 3.4ghz - 7.4
4gb G.skill 1600mhz - 7.5
Radeon 4850 512mb - 7.3/7.3
Hard drive - 5.9 ( as if it could be anything else )

[spichopat]

not as hdd but SSD (in alienware notebook)

It's funny that my old hitachi 256MB hdd (2mb cache, 1000rpm) got 5.9 and my wd caviar green 1TB (7200RPM 64MB cache) also got 5.9

[Baron_Fel]

not as hdd but SSD (in alienware notebook)

It's funny that my old hitachi 256MB hdd (2mb cache, 1000rpm) got 5.9 and my wd caviar green 1TB (7200RPM 64MB cache) also got 5.9

ur WD Green certainly doesnt beat a good SSD like mine, I can tell you that much.

yea that is weird.

[1nterceptR]

Yeah, nothing but pure speed. Just keep on believing that a fast boot into Windows is all it does though. LOL

Feel free to list what else it will do for me for the £$€200 premium. Pure gaming PC. Thanks.

[borg_7_of_9]

hmmm wei is so crap..

I5 2500 7.5 wtf my X9650 is 7.4 yet the I5 2500 cream's it it all bench mark's..

And a HD4890 7.6 vs a HD6970 7.8 (Also CFX does not up the score)
come on the 6970 also cream's the 4890

It scream that WEI is complete BS

[1nterceptR]

hmmm wei is so crap..

I5 2500 7.5 wtf my X9650 is 7.4 yet the I5 2500 cream's it it all bench mark's..

And a HD4890 7.6 vs a HD6970 7.8 (Also CFX does not up the score)
come on the 6970 also cream's the 4890

It scream that WEI is complete BS


or the scale is not linear...

[Baron_Fel]

Feel free to list what else it will do for me for the £$€200 premium. Pure gaming PC. Thanks.

it speeds up pretty much everything you do. Programs launch instantly, theres never any slow down like youd get with an HDD while multitasking.

[ofc]

I5 2500 7.5 wtf my X9650 is 7.4 yet the I5 2500 cream's it it all bench mark's..S
Maybe it gives different scores for vista and windows 7?

[Unclejunebug]

It's funny that my old hitachi 256MB hdd (2mb cache, 1000rpm) got 5.9 and my wd caviar green 1TB (7200RPM 64MB cache) also got 5.9

LOL! A 5.9 with a 1,000 rpm drive? Is this a joke or a typo? 5.9 is pretty much the highest mechanical drive score you can get. I have a hard time believing a 1,000 rpm drive would come close to this. Not like it means anything anyways though since...

WEI = FAIL

[Super Fun]

No idea, never ran it. It's utterly useless.

[borg_7_of_9]

Maybe it gives different scores for vista and windows 7?

Vista has a max score of 5.9 IIRC


or the scale is not linear...

Hell not even close to linear it's BS

[jcyl]

Nice website here for results:

http://www.weishare.net/

And here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/achieving-a-perfect-windows-experience-index-score-in-windows-7

According to WEI Share, those "Top Systems" look crap to me, yet they achieved 7.9 on Windows 7. Guess it's all about Tweaking and Overclocking huh!

LOL! A 5.9 with a 1,000 rpm drive? Is this a joke or a typo? 5.9 is pretty much the highest mechanical drive score you can get. I have a hard time believing a 1,000 rpm drive would come close to this. Not like it means anything anyways though since...

WEI = FAIL

If you have a HDD other than SDD, you are getting a mercy score of 5.9 LOL

[pbassjunk]

7.2 - Intel 3360/q9550, 8GB
7.6 - ATI 4800
6.1 - 2TB raid 0

[ccbiggs]

CPU i5-2500k stock clock 7.6
GPU gigabyte gtx 570 OC 7.8
Gaming Graphics 7.8
Primary HD ocz2 120gb 7.7
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600 7.8

[borg_7_of_9]

According to WEI Share, those "Top Systems" look crap to me, yet they achieved 7.9 on Windows 7. Guess it's all about Tweaking and Overclocking huh!


agreed look's like it's been hacked and Atom at the top indeed..

lol

[ofc]

CPU i5-2500k stock clock 7.6
GPU gigabyte gtx 570 OC 7.8
Gaming Graphics 7.8
Primary HD ocz2 120gb 7.7
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600 7.8

Weird that you are only getting 7.8 with a GTX 570 OC, when i get 7.9 with a normal GTX 570

[1nterceptR]

it speeds up pretty much everything you do. Programs launch instantly, theres never any slow down like youd get with an HDD while multitasking.

I dont get any slowdowns and my programs launch pretty much instantly. I can wait 6 seconds extra for boot, no problem.

Was the SSD on the shelf next to the snake oil?

[ez2pz]

You also need a GPU that can support DX11.

Did you bother to read my other post saying I have a 5770?

[jcyl]

Weird that you are only getting 7.8 with a GTX 570 OC, when i get 7.9 with a normal GTX 570

Bet you OEM does matter. I choose Asus over Gigabyte.

Well, I don't feel like making a thread for this since I said something already, but do I actually need to manually downlaoed DX11 for it to work? It says my GPU version is DX10.

Does DX11 only support 58XX and up?

[borg_7_of_9]

Bet you OEM does matter. I choose Asus over Gigabyte.

FYI DX 11 run's on all 5XXX series cards..

I bet it does not..

I bet the factor's are almost endless..

Motherboard lay out, Chipset, CPU speed, GPU speed, Ram speed, Ram timing's are just some of the thing's that could make a difference..

Then there's AVsoftware, Startup program's, open app's amount of ram..

So you can't even get close to comparing 1 score to the next..

[ez2pz]

FYI DX 11 run's on all 5XXX series cards..

I bet it does not..

I bet the factor's are almost endless..

Motherboard lay out, Chipset, CPU speed, GPU speed, Ram speed, Ram timing's are just some of the thing's that could make a difference..

Then there's AVsoftware, Startup program's, open app's amount of ram..

So you can't even get close to comparing 1 score to the next..

Well, I was just wonder if the WEI was being stupid and didnt detect DX11. I mean if I set my BC2 to run at DX11, wouldnt there be an error if I don't have DX11?

[SirDrexl]

Processor: 7.5 (i5-2500k)
Memory: 7.6 (DDR3 1333)
Graphics: 7.6 (GTX 460)
Gaming graphics: 7.6
Primary Hard Disk: 7.7 (Mushkin Callisto DX 60GB)

I don't consider this a serious benchmark. I think this is intended as a basic "readyness" indicator to give users a general idea of how Windows will perform based on the components inside. It could be helpful, especially for novices, to discover what parts could be upgraded for a smoother experience. And, the way that scores may only go up a little for a much better component may be their way of letting you know that your major upgrade isn't going to make a significant difference in how Windows generally performs.

Although, I think there could be some changes. I don't know that tying graphics and gaming graphics is a good idea, since I would assume that Aero performance isn't going to noticeably get better with top of the line cards and SLI setups.

[borg_7_of_9]

Well, I was just wonder if the WEI was being stupid and didnt detect DX11. I mean if I set my BC2 to run at DX11, wouldnt there be an error if I don't have DX11?

I don't know if wei does a DX11 test I only remember seeing a DX9 test meh run the test again it tell's you what it's testing..

but yes if you didn't have DX11 you would not get the option to use it..(It would be greyed out or not there at all IME)



Although, I think there could be some changes. I don't know that tying graphics and gaming graphics is a good idea, since I would assume that Aero performance isn't going to noticeably get better with top of the line cards and SLI setups.

FYI the test does not make use of CFX/Sli..

Some software is sold with a WEI rating printed on the box so you could say there is a point as you can compare that to your computers rating and get an idea of how it should run..

[Alkpaz2]

My scores: http://img577.imageshack.us/i/newpc.jpg/

[Doc_Gonzo]

Processor - (Q6600 @ 3Ghz) - 7.2
RAM - (4 X 2GB Corsair 800mhz RAM) - 7.2
Gaming graphics - (HD 4890) - 7.5
Primary hard disk - 5.9

Apart from the hard disk, I'm quite pleased with that. . . for an ageing system! - I guess a SSD will be a next investment ;)

[DIENER]

Does DX11 only support 58XX and up?
No, DX11 works for all AMD 5xxx and Nvidia 4xx and up.

[fobbs25]

If i remember correctly, they capped all mechanical hard drives at 5.9. It had something to do with the buffer on them. So dont worry if its stuck at 5.9

[jcyl]

Still yet to see a processor with 7.9 WEI

[madpistol]

Processor (Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.8Ghz): 7.5
Memory (8GB @ 1600mhz DDR3)______: 7.5
Graphics (HD 5870)________________: 7.8
Gaming graphics__________________: 7.8
Primary hard disk (OCZ Vertex 2 120GB) 7.6


I've never seen a CPU hit 7.9 either. I'm just happy that everything on my semi-high end gaming system is at or above 7.5. :)

Processor:F***ed if I'm paying 200 notes for a tiny SSD that saves me 6 seconds boot time but offers me nothing else.

If you actually used one, you would never go back. Windows boots up in half the time of a conventional HDD, and the desktop is responsive from the instant it hits. Programs are also much snappier. Everything about the computer is quicker when your OS is on an SSD. I never have to wait on anything... ever. You just think your computer is quick on an HDD. An SSD obliterates an HDD for virtually any task you give it.

A quad core CPU and an SSD should go hand in hand. Put those 2 items together, and hold on tight. You've never felt speed or responsiveness like this before. It truly makes your computer a multitasking and multimedia monster. In short, an SSD is worth every penny.

[divine_skills]

My Core i5-2500K @ 4.2gHz only gets 7.6 CPU score.

lol.

[madpistol]

My Core i5-2500K @ 4.2gHz only gets 7.6 CPU score.

lol.

Crank it to 5Ghz and see if that helps. :p

[jcyl]

A quad core CPU and an SSD should go hand in hand. Put those 2 items together, and hold on tight. You've never felt speed or responsiveness like this before. It truly makes your computer a multitasking and multimedia monster. In short, an SSD is worth every penny.

I am like the only guy who still uses SCSI hdds. Bought a x-25m few years ago, but it wouldn't let me update my firmware. Dang!

[Timmeh317]

My scores: http://img577.imageshack.us/i/newpc.jpg/

WTF do you plan on doing with 24 gigs of RAM? Just curious :3

My scores:

Phenom ii x6 1090t @ 3.2 GHZ: 7.5
MSI GTX 460 1GB: 7.6
2x4GB DDR3 1333mhz GSkill Ripjaws: 7.5
500GB 3 GB/s western digital hard drive: 5.9 (LOL)

And last but not least:
NZXT Tempest Evo digital camo case: 10.0

[Dirtman73]

WEI is a marketing gimmick designed by MS to sell OEM builds. Consider this: shortly after my brick and mortar employer started selling Vista machines, our corporate office demanded that we make WEI a mandatory part of the upsell when showcasing pre-built systems to prospective customers. Every laptop and desktop we sold never got a WEI score lower than 4.8. That included everything from sub-$400 systems up to the premium $1300 rigs. Component quality didn't make a difference either. That crappy $350 Acer laptop got the same score as the $800 Lenovo sitting next to it on the display shelf.

I won't go so far as to say WEI is a scam, but I won't go so far as to say it's dependable either.

[arisaka]

I'll bet mine is lowest or second lowest, do you believe I actually play games on this thing?

http://i56.tinypic.com/1zr1l5d.png

[angrytigerp]

I'll bet mine is lowest or second lowest, do you believe I actually play games on this thing?

http://i56.tinypic.com/1zr1l5d.png

My old laptop had a graphical WEI score of 2.3.

Of course, it was the Intel 945 GMA...

[ofc]

but yes if you didn't have DX11 you would not get the option to use it..(It would be greyed out or not there at all IME)

The DX option in BC2 is controlled by file that you have to edit manually. If you dont do it manually, it will use the best your card offers. So you can actually tell the game to use DX11 even if your card doesnt support it.