I've just run WEI and had a score of 5.0 - related to Graphics, so I unchecked all the boxes in appearance, (hate the GUI in this mode), and ran the assessment again.
Absolutely no change.
My graphics card is an ATI Radeon 5450HD 1Gb.
I understand that this is a 'cheap' card, but I'm well pleased with the graphics output.
So what's the point of WEI?
It gives people with a certain personality type something to obsess over and brag about. Seems to be a lot of that personality type around.
It has little to no real world significance.
to put it technically, it's crap.
It is a waste of time. I wonder why Mickeysoft even did it to start with?
It's a waste of time and it doesn't measure your system based upon your settings...rather it runs a standard set of tests against the hardware and reports the results....thus....the reason that your changes to the appearance of the box had no impact on your score.
WEI= Wow Entertaining Information. Far as I can tell, this program is all over the place I don't pay much attention to it, and recommend others don't either. Fabe
This article here is my favorite explanation of WEI, written by a non-fan, with great clarity:
Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index” « Revelations From An Unwashed Brain
All of this reminds me of my car building days. The world seems to split into two groups: those who feather their nests and those who........ do not. Do I really need those $1200 rims? Dual Holley carbs? 500w stereo? Fuzzy Dice? There was always someone telling me I do not (usually girlfriend).
Some people look at their computers like a Corrolla out on the sidewalk, others like a 68 GTO in an air conditioned garage. Same arguments, new millennium!
WEI is like a midnight 1/4 mile run: it tells nothing. And everything
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(it also tests the new video drivers)
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WEI gives you a reasonable idea of the levels of system performance. I don't believe it means to be a serious benchmarking tool, but many people are offended when it doesn't accurately reflect their hardware upgrades, etc. If there is a real concern that some part of the system is under-performing then a dedicated benchmarking tool can be used to evaluate it. WEI is not that tool. Just ignore it.
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