5870 score 6.0 on WEI

So, I just recently built my new rig here the specs:

-EVGA X58 MOBO
-6 GB Corsair Dominator
-intel i7 930
-1 tb western digital caviar black
-28 GB SSD
- ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5 Graphics adapter - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM
- Windows 7 home premium x64

Alright, so here's my problem now am aware WEI is a bad measure of well just about anything, but i would like to know why my 5870 is only scoring a 6.0 for gaming graphics.
So far, i've tired using Amdcpuclock tool to set the gpu clock to 800 mhz and 1200 for the memory clock, getting the card out of its energy conserving 157 mhz for gpu clock speed and 300mhz for memory clock, but i still had the same score. Any one have any ideas?

Let us know if it worked.

My GTX 260 Black edition score 7.3 so you ATI card should score at least the same.

sorry to say it didn't work, i raised my fan speed to about 1300 rpm normally its at a default of about 300 unless am playing a game. I reboot, about i would say 4 times not sure it was late.

ManOwar2, that was the score i was expecting but i was surprised at 6.0, well my friend who as a a similar rig as a score of 7.4 with the same card slightly over clocked i believe.

Hard Drives 1tb Western digital Black Solid State drive 28 GB

I want a SSD too. lol !!



I'm not familiar with new ATI cards. However, I suggest you try getting some info on an ATI forum. Also, try new drivers, or revert to old drivers. Use driver sweeper on guru3d website after you uninstalled the drivers then after a reboot reinstall new ati drivers.

That's possibly the best advice I can give you. Eliminate the possibility of a driver being the cause.

Let us know the results.

Usually when the WEI score is wrong you can just re-run the test and it will reset. Windows Experience Index - Update or Refresh Score

As for hard drive scores, unless you're running an SSD drive don't expect anything higher than 5.9 for mechanical hard drives.

For reference, my graphics score is 7.8 with my 5870 on a fairly decent mobo and decent chip. I would suspect with your i7 you should get the same or better.

okay, this is what i have tried so far, I have turned up the fan to the safest maximum speed and cleared the data store, so has to have a clean new test, that unfortunately didn't do the trick. I have also tried the method described mpcrsc52, but meet with the same results. So I combined both methods just out of curiosity and well not much success there either...