I just installed Win 7 on my machine. I have an Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 graphics card that I have had for about 9 months now. This card gives me 7.4 for both graphics scored.
My HD score is a lowly 5.9. This is with a VelociRaptor for the boot drive and 3 1TB WD black drives. I have dreams of SSDs. LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] New Video Card survey Graphics and gaming graphics are both 7.1 which is not bad. Unfortunately, I don't remember what the old 4850 was so can't compare the two. If you're looking for a 7.7 you'll need to step up to the 5850 or 5870 but what's the point if you never game. Might as well stay with what you have. On 1/13/2010 5:50 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > Cooler with less power is good. What kind of WEI do you get under > Windows 7? I've been thinking of upgrading my Geforce 8800 GTS to > something, as this inexpensive Radeon HD 4670 is just a few clicks > under it on WEI (6.4 vs 6.9). I'd like to get above 7.0 on my home > system. Of course, going from 6.9 to 7.0 is kinda stoopid, so I'd > need some good reasons to make that move (like a 7.7+ on WEI under > Win7 and less power consumption/heat and lower noise). I think the HD > 4670 was a good buy for my office system, though. I can't see buying > a top of the line vidcard as I NEVER play games. > > On 1/12/2010 11:09 PM, Stan Zaske wrote: >> Well, I used some cash in my PayPal account and bought a VisionTech >> HD5770. It arrived today and it's a sweet video card. My old >> (VisionTech coincidently) HD4850 is noticeably less powerful and >> burned many more electrons at idle and load. The card also runs much >> cooler (reported by Catlalyst Control) and the fan so far has not >> exceeded 30% playing games. I paid $160 and sold my old card for $80 >> so don't feel guilty for spending the money. Too bad it's not a 5850 >> but I just couldn't justify the price for my modest needs. Anybody >> else bought a new card lately or got one for Xmas?
