Show Us Your WEI (2)


  1. Posts : 4
    windows 7 ultimate x64
       #1891

    noobvious said:
    sapphirebabe said:
    Can anyone help me figure this out? I just got my new MSI Gt680R laptop but the hard disk speed is slow why is this?? And how can I speed it up??
    That's not slow for a traditional hard disk....it's normal. To get much faster you'd need to replace it with a solid state drive (SSD).
    Ok. I was just confused because I noticed that someone else with the exact specs as me got a 7+ for hard disk speed. And reading other reviews of this laptop the scores were also higher as well. I'm not knowledgable enough though to know why...
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  2. Posts : 4
    windows 7 ultimate x64
       #1892

    These are my specs:

    CPU 2.0GHz i7-2630QM
    Operating System MS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
    RAM 8GB RAM Upgradable to 16GB
    Hard Drive Size 1 TB
    Hard Drive Speed 7,200rpm
    Hard Drive Type SATA Dual Drive
    Display Size 15.6
    Native Resolution 1920x1080
    Optical Drive DVD SuperMultiDrive
    Optical Drive Speed 8X
    NVIDIA Geforce GTX 460M
    Video Memory1.5GB
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  3. Posts : 6,857
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
       #1893

    sapphirebabe said:
    noobvious said:
    sapphirebabe said:
    Can anyone help me figure this out? I just got my new MSI Gt680R laptop but the hard disk speed is slow why is this?? And how can I speed it up??
    That's not slow for a traditional hard disk....it's normal. To get much faster you'd need to replace it with a solid state drive (SSD).
    Ok. I was just confused because I noticed that someone else with the exact specs as me got a 7+ for hard disk speed. And reading other reviews of this laptop the scores were also higher as well. I'm not knowledgable enough though to know why...
    The other person almost definitely has a small SSD which has the OS on it....and then if they do have a 7,200RPM spinner like you, it is for the data only.
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  4. Posts : 4
    windows 7 ultimate x64
       #1894

    noobvious said:
    sapphirebabe said:
    noobvious said:
    That's not slow for a traditional hard disk....it's normal. To get much faster you'd need to replace it with a solid state drive (SSD).
    Ok. I was just confused because I noticed that someone else with the exact specs as me got a 7+ for hard disk speed. And reading other reviews of this laptop the scores were also higher as well. I'm not knowledgable enough though to know why...
    The other person almost definitely has a small SSD which has the OS on it....and then if they do have a 7,200RPM spinner like you, it is for the data only.
    So then the only way to speed it up is to get an SSD? Sorry I'm such a noob.
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  5. Posts : 6,857
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
       #1895

    sapphirebabe said:
    noobvious said:
    sapphirebabe said:

    Ok. I was just confused because I noticed that someone else with the exact specs as me got a 7+ for hard disk speed. And reading other reviews of this laptop the scores were also higher as well. I'm not knowledgable enough though to know why...
    The other person almost definitely has a small SSD which has the OS on it....and then if they do have a 7,200RPM spinner like you, it is for the data only.
    So then the only way to speed it up is to get an SSD? Sorry I'm such a noob.
    I don't think it's possible to get over a 6.0 without an SSD. That said, your computer looks like it should be a nice running unit.....so I wouldn't fret much over that one WEI score.

    I've joked about people having "WEI envy" before......worrying more about how their specs compare to others' than how well the machine actually runs.
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  6. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #1896

    noobvious said:
    I've joked about people having "WEI envy" before......worrying more about how their specs compare to others' than how well the machine actually runs.
    That is a good point there buddy.
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  7. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
       #1897

    Since I built my current machine back In end of October 2010, my RAM was downclocked by my motherboard to 1066MHz with 8-8-8-20 timings. So, yesterday, I asked over at the Gigabyte forum how should I run my RAM at default factory settings. So, after setting the Uncore at 20x, the Memory Multiplier to 10x, the DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) to Expert and manually input all the timing for all 3 stick (set to 9-9-9-24)... I re-ran my WEI

    OLD :


    NEW :


    Yep, the result is that my RAM gained a .2 in WEI XD Now, to see if it will be stable. If it isn't, I'll just revert everything.

    *goes over and change his System Specs*
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  8. Posts : 41
    windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
       #1898

    Thats my new wei after the sli install
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  9. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1899

    Just thought I would share my new build, mostly because I was quite surprised by the increase. My old system was a Core 2 Duo E6750, with 4gig RAM and an MSI mobo. The previous score was 6.1 - 6.4 - 7.3 - 7.3 - 7.1. My new system is in my sig, but the difference in the motherboard alone really shows. My HD went from being a 7.1 up to a 7.6 (thanks to my old mobo pre-dating AHCI mode) and the graphics card gaining 0.1. I'm actually very surprised that a ~2 year old graphics card still put in a 7.4 performance...
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  10. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1900

    [QUOTE=essenbe;1361087]
    MarkJohnson said:
    Anyone got a fix/workaround for the 4gb with WEI score of 5.9 limit?

    I have an i3-550 processor on an H55N mb with a 5670 video card, but my system shows I have dedicated memory assigned anyway and makes my score go 5.9

    I read somewhere you can disable integrated video in BIOS, but mine is Use PEG First, then next option is use Integrated If No PEG.

    How can I get my lost memory back and my 7.0+ WEI score back?
    -=Mark=-
    ps. I have my 4gb ddr3-1600 running at ddr3-1750 currently. it's my only score under 7.0[/QUOTE

    See if this link helps any.
    Thanks for the link. Unfortunately I don't have any of those options on my Gigabyte mini-ITX motherboard.

    to others, the 4gb claims was being under 4gb ram auto gives you a 5.9 score, just like a traditional hard drives only give a 5.9 score. Unfortunately I still have a tiny bit reserved for my integrated video that isn't being used. at least I assume that is the case as it used to say it. I did chose pci-e as my primary display, but it still seems to reserve a small amount anyway.
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