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Originally Posted by leighton22 My second question is my rating is 1 but my processor (Pentium 4 HT) is 4.2, RAM 4.4, Graphics 1.9, Gaming Graphics 1.0, and my hard disk is 5.2. Shouldn't my rating be allot higher? |
Graphics subscore. This subscore indicates how well a computer will run Windows Aero and play videos. This measurement is based on video memory bandwidth (megabytes per second), so the higher the dedicated graphics memory in your video card, the better this score is likely to be. A 256-megabyte (MB) video card, for example, is almost certain to get a higher score than a 128-MB card.
Your base score is determined by the lowest score. Since your gaming graphics is a 1.0, that will be your base score. I copied the following from Vista Help and Support for your information:
Any graphics card that doesn't support Microsoft DirectX 9 automatically receives a score of 1.0, regardless of other factors. Also note that a video card using a driver that doesn't support Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) can't receive a score higher than 1.9. (DirectX 9 and WDDM are requirements for Windows Aero.)
Gaming graphics subscore. This subscore is based upon the frames per second at which the video card can handle different textures. If the video card doesn't support Microsoft Direct3D 9, it automatically receives a score of 1.0. A card that supports Direct3D 9, DirectX 9, and WDDM automatically receives a score of at least 2.0.
Updating your video card will sure increase your video performance. I'm assuming you have a desktop PC. Make sure you get the right graphic card; e.g. PCIe, AGP, etc. See attached smip.