Increasing memory speed and "Windows Experience Index"

[Feek]

I increased the volts and upped my memory speed from 800 to 880MHz but the Windows Experience Index in Vista hasn't increased when I rerun it - Should I have expected this to increase?

[Daz]

The memory score seems to be based on amount and amount alone, not timing/speed:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/community/wei.mspx

[Feek]

Seems odd then that people are saying they have a higher figure than I, but have less RAM.

[8 I3ALL]

What score you getting feek ?

[Daz]

The article isnt that old (December 2006), but does conflict with what people are posting on the web (example (http://www.tabletquestions.com/windows-vista/8862-windows-experience-index-score-down-graded-doubling-ram.html)).

Cant claim to know much about it (I tend to ignore it if Aero runs), but I could email some people I know within MS if you like?

[Feek]

I'd like to know, it does seem that my memory is very slow compared to what a lot of people are getting.

[Feek]

Ooo, interesting.

It looks as though because I'm using 3Gb, I could have the third strip running in single channel mode, thus reducing my memory score.

I'm going to rip it out and retest.

[Feek]

Didn't make any difference. I appear to be in dual channel mode anyway.

http://www.ukrm.org/feek/memory.jpg

(snipping r0x0rs)

[8 I3ALL]

(snipping r0x0rs)


;) you found it then !!!