On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 11:29:09PM -0600, Greg Sevart wrote:
> Been running Vista x64 for about 10 weeks now...it isn't perfect, but the
> minor tweaks and enhancements make it hard for me to use my work XP machine.
>
> I do find it interesting that the maximum rating is 5.9. Some scores are
> fixed based on hardware...a pre-DX9 video card gets a 1.0, there are maximum
> values for given amounts of system RAM, etc.
>
> This box has an overall of 5.8...
> 5.8 on CPU (E6400 at 3.2GHz on a NF 680i)
> 5.9 on memory (4GB at PC1066)
> 5.9 for both graphics and gaming graphics (7900GS with a factory OC)
> 5.9 HD (WD1500ADFD)
>
> This is really just an interim platform until Barcelona and Penryn are
> released later this year. My X2 was fine, but I was just itching for an
> upgrade.
>
> Supposedly MS will increase the maximum range with updates as Vista ages,
> but it seems odd to me that relatively unimpressive hardware can max the
> current scale values.
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