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    Latest Nvidia drivers kill Windows Experience Index

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by BMWBig6, Jun 24, 2011.

  1. BMWBig6

    BMWBig6 Notebook Guru

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    [Moderator please move this thread to the proper forum if this one is not correct, thanks!]

    So I updated my Nvidia drivers to the latest detected on their website, re-run the Windows Experience Index assessment, and my score in Graphics ("Desktop performance for Windows Aero") dropped considerably... from 4.4 to 3.9. The other graphics metric (Gaming Graphics "3D business and gaming graphics performance") stayed the same.

    Is it better to stay up to date on graphics drivers even if they are hurting my WEI scores? Or should I roll back to what I had before (and get my 4.4 score in graphics back)?

    My notebook has both Intel HD Graphics and an NVIDIA GeForce 310M w/ 1 GB memory (automatic switching to GPU by Optimus) for anyone wondering.
     
    BMWBig6, Jun 24, 2011
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    WEI is a pretty meaningless metric. If the applications and games you use are running well with the new drivers, you need not worry about anything else.
     
    saturnotaku, Jun 24, 2011
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    For GPU drivers, do you recommend only sticking to what the OEM releases on their driver support website? Or do you feel that going directly to Nvidia and Intel's websites for drivers is safe (or even better) than using OEM-approved only?
     
    BMWBig6, Jun 24, 2011
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    WEI just needs to die. It's a horrible metric that never did what it was intended to do. All it does do is confuse customers and promote backwards thinking. Windows 8 needs to omit this 'feature.'
     
    Greg, Jun 24, 2011
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