512 mb video card -> vista user experience 1.0 -??

[vyaw2003]

I have a directx 10 video card, with latest driver, runs games and
movies perfect why does vista say video experience 1.0, how do i
manually change this? or does it mean that the device has some sort
of problem, i have seem onboard video go higher than 1.0 so what is
wrong with my settup.
In my bios i have the option to set the default video = pcie, that is
the only video setting that it allows for.
Video card and motherboard are both pcie x16
Any ideas??

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I have a directx 10 video card, with latest driver, runs games and
movies perfect why does vista say video experience 1.0, how do i
manually change this? or does it mean that the device has some sort
of problem, i have seem onboard video go higher than 1.0 so what is
wrong with my settup.
In my bios i have the option to set the default video = pcie, that is
the only video setting that it allows for.
Video card and motherboard are both pcie x16
Any ideas??

See the following article for a couple of fixes. One thing to remember is
that WEI is a guide, it does not effect the performance of the computer.

The Windows Experience Index rating may inherit an incorrect value after you
make a change to your computer's hardware configuration or you start Windows
Vista for the first time:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933478/en-us

 

[vyaw2003]

yes it did detect hardware changes, ran the test again, still got
1.0. not much of a guide, a $600 video card supporting direct x 10
only getting a 1.0

 

[Guest]

How much RAM do you have?
512MB video card can eat 1GB of RAM as a buffer area.
Normally, video RAM addresses are assigned above the 3MB boundary, but
depending on display settings, buffering of 512MB video RAM is enough to eat
below that boundary interfering with other key operations.
Try setting to lower parameters and retest the WEI.

Second, this is most likely an Nvidia card since they are about the only
ones supporting DirectX10. Nvidia's drivers to date have had issues with
Vista. Make sure you have the latest non-beta drivers.

 

[DevilsPGD]

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yes it did detect hardware changes, ran the test again, still got
1.0. not much of a guide, a $600 video card supporting direct x 10
only getting a 1.0

Sounds like you're not using the correct drivers.

I'm one of the whores that got a free "review" system from Microsoft
prior to the Vista release, a fresh out of the box install scores a
whopping 1.0, once the correct drivers were loaded it got a more
respectable 5.7.