Vista SPR (System Performance Rating) Vista Features Discuss Vista SPR (System Performance Rating) in the Windows Vista forums; Znod is right, goes up to 5.9. My computer got a 4.9 rating and that is the gaming graphics. Everything else seems to be well above 5....

[calhounhusker]

Znod is right, goes up to 5.9. My computer got a 4.9 rating and that is the gaming graphics. Everything else seems to be well above 5.

[Znod]

Originally Posted by Davehc

Well. I dare not mess with my wife's laptop, but I guess they all get a pretty low mark for the graphics card. ? Maybe bad news ahead for the laptop buisness?

A laptop won't necessarily get a low rating, in general, or graphics card rating; it will depend on its graphics set up in the later case. And, now, some laptops are Vista Premium ready even with integrated graphics.

[felix8406]

I know we discussed this issue on a previous thread many moons back. Some users of Vista buy their components in order to increase their index rating. Will a user stop buying components when his/her PC reaches a perfect score? What about if all the manufactures, or at least the main players, tweak their PCs to get a perfect rating for example, will users be willing to update their perfect score PC in the future? Will MS degrade your PC's index performance to compensate for newwer technology?

[Znod]

Good questions. I don't know any of the general answers, but I would bet that MS "ups" its current scale. But, who knows.

As for upgraders, I would not chase a moving target. I am in the process of chasing 5.0 or greater, but that's as far as I will go until my next computer. I am very sure that some upgraders and PC manufacturers will chase the target no matter how far it moves.

In this regard, there will be an interplay, IMO--for example, as manufacturers come closer an closer to perfect across their lines, then MS will raise the bar some--whether it creates a new scale or sticks with 0 to 5.9. Then, the builders will work a bit harder.

No matter what numbers are chosen, the scale still has to remain ordinal. I think MS will keep raising the bar just enough to stay ahead of the builders--although some may be allowed to get perfect scores--none of which I have seen so far.

And, incidentally, I have never seen where MS says what score implies Vista Premium readiness. But, my inference is that it is 3.0.

[Snuffy]

My laptop installed Vista Ultimate and only had a graphics rating of 1.4 then Vista updated drivers and performance went to 1.6.
If it works it is Vista Ready. (IMHO). The performance rating is simply another
PLOY to "make ppl buy upgraded equipment (IMHO) again...I'll keep my Laptop for a while... it plays all my games (that I play), finds all the wireless nets, and does a pretty fair job for a Acer 5000 Series. Dual boot XP and Vista. XP wireless only found 2 access points - 2 bars best, Vista found 4 access points - 2 had 4 bars, 1 - 3 bars and 1 - 1 bar...OK good enough for me...3 of 4 unsecured which I could use.

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R600 is coming...
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[guns90]

Thanks for pointing out this Vista feature, Dazzlin. I built this computer and was wondering just how good it is. I get a 5.9 in all areas except my processor, which, as my lowest subscore gives me a 5.5. I guess I did alright, huh?

ASUS M2N32-SLI Pemium Vista Edition
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400
EVGA nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 640MB
Corsair 2 X 1GB RAM
Seagate 320 SATA hard Drive

[ProCookie]

Man i want your computer bad an 8800 and everything! bet that set u back quite a bit.

[Vistanoob]

Mine has a lowly 2.5 because of the integrated graphics but it is plenty fast for what I do so I don't worry. Wish I could brag though

[ProCookie]

3.6 here, an avarge score but it does the job