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    Wei

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by fred2028, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Is my graphics card really better for gaming than Aero?
     

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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    WEI is a worthless tool. Use real benchmarks that actually report useful stuff.
     
    Greg, Feb 20, 2009
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    agreed. WEI is absolutely pointless and irrelevant.
     
    whizzo, Feb 20, 2009
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    I wouldn't sweat it.
     
    joshuaLX, Feb 20, 2009
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    As everyone else has said, WEI Isn't a great benchmark. However, try updating your video driver. My Ati Radeon HD 3200 went from 3.2 to 4.0 for both scores with an update.
     
    Brian10161, Feb 20, 2009
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    my aero rating went from 5.0 to 4.8 and i have no idea why..
     
    sublime313, Feb 20, 2009
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  7. fred2028

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    I have the most up-to-date 179.48 GeForce 9500m GS driver.
     
    fred2028, Feb 20, 2009
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    Yup, my aero rating went down one point when I upgraded graphics drivers.
     
    sliso, Feb 20, 2009
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    I heard every now and then (6 months?) Microsoft reduces WEI scores since newer games and hardware come out and they have to scale it all within 5.9.
     
    fred2028, Feb 20, 2009
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    WEI = Worthless

    because it changes scores without any change in hardware. WEI tells that a score will not change under you change your hardware(= BS).
     
    coolguy, Feb 20, 2009
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    Why do you have so many HD-DVD Drives o_O
     
    mr__bean, Feb 21, 2009
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    Virtual? At a guess.


    Dont count on WEI, it can tell if your card is good but dont use it to compare with other cards.
     
    Manic Penguins, Feb 21, 2009
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  13. fred2028

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    Yes, Penguins is right, they're all virtual. Only real drive is my BD-ROM.
     
    fred2028, Apr 13, 2009
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