Solved Huge Vista Rating Drop!!!

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sooty1892

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Hi
I had a winFast PX8800 GT 256mb graphics card in my computer. This gave a rating of 5.2 on the Windows Vista rating system in the system information. I then installed a 1GB HD Radeon 5450 and the rating went down to 3.9.
What is the reason for this and does it mean that the graphics card is worse, even though I can't believe this.
Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Hi,

Sorry about the quality of the picture but I had to stitch it together: -

As you can see there are fundamental differences between the two cards & the 8800 looks best!
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP-Pavilion m9280.uk-a
    CPU
    2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek Computer INC. NARRA3 3.02
    Memory
    3582 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory (4 Gig)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTS450
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition 7.1 Audio (HP drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 24.0" (Dual monitor)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1200, 1920 * 1200
    Hard Drives
    3*500 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity Plus 2x USB (160Gig each) external HDD BluRay & DVD Weiters HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L SCSI CdRom (Bluray RW) Device AlViDrv BDDVDROM SCSI CdRom (Blueray) Device TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom
    Internet Speed
    40 Meg
Thanks, that has helped.
How can a 5 year old graphics card be better than brand new £50 one which is 1GB instead of 256MB. It doesn't make sense in my opinion.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Because of the same way a 2011 ford focus is crappier than a 1995 ferrari testarossa.

gpu memory is only good for very large screen sizes. So on a 19" screen, you won't notice a difference.

The 8800gt cards were a major leap forward. The g80 cards were good, the g92 cards were even better.

Edit ebuyer has your card for under 40 quid, and the 9800 512meg cards a 62 quid card.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Hello all,

Are there any more questions/ information needed regarding this issue or we sorted?

Just wanted to close the thread. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP-Pavilion m9280.uk-a
    CPU
    2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek Computer INC. NARRA3 3.02
    Memory
    3582 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory (4 Gig)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTS450
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition 7.1 Audio (HP drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 24.0" (Dual monitor)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1200, 1920 * 1200
    Hard Drives
    3*500 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity Plus 2x USB (160Gig each) external HDD BluRay & DVD Weiters HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L SCSI CdRom (Bluray RW) Device AlViDrv BDDVDROM SCSI CdRom (Blueray) Device TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom
    Internet Speed
    40 Meg
No, im sorted thanks.
The information really helped :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Just as a point the 5450 is dx11, where the 8800 is dx9
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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