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  1. Posts : 197
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    what is my next improvement???


    Hi there,

    My WEI is below, i want to try and improve my computer, what is my next step??? I have two HDD bays and so i was contemplating an ssd, do you guys think that may be a good idea??? I thought about overclocking ram or cpu, however I don't know how to do this!!! Also, how come my base score is a lot lower than the rest? is there anyway in which i could improve it???

    Anyway, here is my WEI:
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  2. Posts : 3,822
    Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
       #2

    what GFX card do you have..?

    - that's what's holding down your WEI scores..
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  3. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #3

    Please update your computer specs. Lower left of your post.
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  4. Posts : 6,075
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
       #4

    Yeah we need to know what cpu , graphics card and memory you have before we can even comment on upgrades.
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  5. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #5

    If you need help sorting the computer specs, have a look at the tutorial linked below.



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  6. Posts : 8,398
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
       #6

    I'm guessing you are using integrated graphics. A new graphics card should boost your score up to somewhere in the fives, as would an SSD. The thing is, you won't boost your score without upgrading all of the different components as the WEI takes your lowest score.
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  7. Posts : 197
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I am sorry this is late, have been out all day. I don't really want better graphics, however, when watching hd movies on my TV through HDMI cable, the video is stilted. Is this the cpu, graphics card, HDD or a mixture??? Also, I have updated my scores with no effect. Anyway, here is my hardware:

    CPU:
    AMD Turion II M500, 2200 MHz (11x200)

    Graphics Card (I think this is it!!!):
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD (RS880M)
    It is clocked at 494 MHz and it is integrated (if that makes sense!!!)

    Memory:
    Unganged Dual DDR2 SDRAM
    (2 x 2GB DDR2 in English!!!)

    I think that is all that is needed, tell me if I need more!!!

    Thank you very much for the help - much appreciated.
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  8. Posts : 3,427
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    Music Guy123 said:
    I am sorry this is late, have been out all day. I don't really want better graphics, however, when watching hd movies on my TV through HDMI cable, the video is stilted. Is this the cpu, graphics card, HDD or a mixture??? Also, I have updated my scores with no effect. Anyway, here is my hardware:
    It's your graphics card. Or rather, your lack of one.

    An integrated Graphics chip, isn't really a graphics card per se. It utilizes your CPU to render the graphics, wheras a dedicated GPU does it all by itself. This is what is known as "hardware accelleration" or "using the graphics card to do the grunt work" in laymans terms. Even a very basic graphics card is capable of running HD video. Nvidia claim (although I haven't tested this) that their GPU's can run HD even on a 1.8Ghz Atom processor.

    As your graphics chip has "M" at the end, I'm going to go ahead and assume that you have a laptop, I'm not sure whether it would be possible to get a GPU for your Laptop, I don't really know alot about that to be honest, although I am aware that there are Laptop Graphic cards.
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  9. Posts : 197
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Yeah, it is a laptop, I am not sure that I will be able to put a graphics card in though
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  10. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #10

    If you're considering upgrading your laptop's graphics card, you might want to look through this article from PCWorld. To quote from them:

    If the upgrade is possible at all for your laptop, it can be a time-consuming operation that involves disassembling virtually your entire notebook, so don't enter into this process unless you are willing to accept the risk of doing serious harm to your machine.
    Source: Upgrading Your Laptop's Graphics Card | PCWorld
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