Show Us Your WEI (2)

vierasniper · 11 Jul 2010

It also serves as a psychological incentive to buy more hardware

well it worked, first the new graphics card and now a new HDD? when will it ever end?

derekimo · 11 Jul 2010

vierasniper said:

It also serves as a psychological incentive to buy more hardware

well it worked, first the new graphics card and now a new HDD? when will it ever end?

It doesn't. When you finally get what you wanted, there's a whole new line of stuff that's 10 times better. Then you start all over.

jeffro75 · 11 Jul 2010

Here is my WEI. Pretty happy with replacement graphics card.

A Guy · 11 Jul 2010

jeffro75 said:

Here is my WEI. Pretty happy with replacement graphics card.

Yes, the numbers look good, and of course, the performance you can feel is what's best. A Guy

Bare Foot Kid · 11 Jul 2010

vierasniper said:

It also serves as a psychological incentive to buy more hardware

well it worked, first the new graphics card and now a new HDD? when will it ever end?

If you have the means, I would get an SSD for the Windows/boot drive not a HDD.

Dave76 · 11 Jul 2010

vierasniper said:

It also serves as a psychological incentive to buy more hardware

well it worked, first the new graphics card and now a new HDD? when will it ever end?

As mentioned, it never ends, there's always something newer, bigger and better.

I have to agree with Bare Foot Kid, a SSD will get you past that 5.9 bottleneck.

There are several good SSDs for just over $100, a good sale may be below that.

If you go that route, do your research, not all SSDs are created equal

vierasniper · 11 Jul 2010

Dang! oh well, i'll see what i can do. i had considered a SSD for a bit more stability.

migrained · 12 Jul 2010

@thegoog : I assume you are using a laptop? What HDD are you using? SSD?

Dave76 · 13 Jul 2010

vierasniper said:

Dang! oh well, i'll see what i can do. i had considered a SSD for a bit more stability.

TBH, it's the best upgrade I've ever done.

I'd have to be dragged back, kicking and screaming, to a HDD for my OS.

HDDs are great for data and backup image storage

Snakeyeskm · 13 Jul 2010

I ran my WEI after several months without any changes to hardware or software. Surprisingly while my overall WEI is the same, quite a few of my individual ratings improved. It's got to be Microsoft adjusting their calibration. my two lowest scores which haven't changed, are in processing speed and hard drive speed. This is even though my processor i960 is running at 4.5 MHz and I am using Intel 160 SSD's. Go figure.

Show Us Your WEI (2)

Strange, but WEI improved over time