Windows 8 WEI

So, if you claim it's inaccurate. Why do you care?

Hi  

You got a 7.5 total score in 7 ???

With that £50 graphics card ?????

All the best Brett  

Maybe 8's WEI is better/more accurate.

With Windows 8 being the version of windows for the next 3-4 years(Think of all the new hardware coming out in that time frame), Would you not figure they would make the scores harder to get higher numbers on?

When Vista came out, almost ALL computers maxed the WEI out. It was not even hard on Win7.

I would bet they are trying to make it more accurate(so that not every system built in the next 2 years maxes it out). It did not exactly take off as they hoped it would anyway. It was supposed to be an easy to read/use system requirements setup for software. Ohh can I run this lets see. Requires WEI 4.5 and i have 2.1, better not buy this yet.

http://www.faqforge.com/windows/windows-experience-inde...

Part of the reason might be because the scale goes up to 9.9 in 8 as opposed to 7.9 in 7.

excuse me but my graphics card was £80 and its overclocked so please know your facts before you assume i have worst of that model line.

Hi  

My shops sell graphics cards from £40 to OVER £1000...

Where would you put your card on that scale ?

All the best Brett  

I have a 8.7!

The scores have probably been adjusted to account for the larger scale when calculating scores. I really wouldn't worry about what a number on a screen says your performance is like. If you feel like the performance isn't where you want it when you actually use the machine, then do something about it. Whining about your low WEI score is utterly pointless.

does WEI help sell hardware.

Hi  

No, I think its to sell software actually  

All the best Brett  

It wouldn't help sell hardware, as you wouldn't see it until you have already bought the hardware you see it being displayed on.

ok thanks for all your help