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Here is my Windows Experience Index on the $450 PC I built:
Processor: 5.4
Memory: 5.9
Graphics: 5.0
Gaming Graphics: 5.3
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9

PC in sig:
Processor: 5.6
Memory: 5.5
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming Graphics: 5.9
Primary Hard Disk: 5.9C2D performance from Socket 939:
Opty 185 @ 3.2GHz
4GB CL2 DDR400
2x 8800GTS in SLI
X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E
Blu-Ray
A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Vista 64
24" Samsung

My main rig:
Processor: 5.7
Memory: 5.9
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming Graphics: 5.9
Primary Hard Disk: 5.3I think my laptop gets an overall of 2.9 because the graphics card is a bit sucky.
Mattwizz3
Gigabyte P35-DS3R
E4500 @ 3.2
4GB DDR2 800
9800GT

Just ran the WEI on the HTPC and "Super PIII".
HTPC score:
Processor: 4.9 (Pentium M @ 2.82GHz)
Memory: 5.4 (3GB of DDR2-667)
Graphics: 5.9 (nvidia 9600GT)
Gaming Graphics: 5.9
Primary Hard Disk: 5.8Super PIII score:
Processor: 3.1 (PIII-S @ 1.66GHz)
Memory: 2.5 (2GB of DDR-333. The SDR FSB is probably what's pulling the memory score down)
Graphics: 4.8 (HD3650 AGP)
Gaming Graphics: 4.8
Primary Hard Disk: 5.4C2D performance from Socket 939:
Opty 185 @ 3.2GHz
4GB CL2 DDR400
2x 8800GTS in SLI
X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E
Blu-Ray
A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Vista 64
24" Samsung

Self-built computer #1
Asus P5K motherboard
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
Hard Disk: WD 500 GB SATA 2.0, 16 MB cache
Video Card : PCIE NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Performance CPU : 5.6
Performance Memory : 5.9
Performance Graphics : 5.9
Performance Gaming : 5.6
Performance Disk : 5.8
Self-built computer #2
Abit IP35 Pro 775 motherboard
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Hard Disk: WD 500 GB SATA 2.0, 16 MB cache
Video Card: PCIE EVGA 9600GT
Performance CPU : 5.8
Performance Memory : 5.9
Performance Graphics : 5.9
Performance Gaming : 5.9
Performance Disk : 5.9

Huh, whats with the E6550 getting 5.6 and my E4500 getting 5.7?
Mattwizz3
Gigabyte P35-DS3R
4GB DDR2 800
9800GT
E4500

Good question. I have the E6550 overclocked to run at 2.8 GhZ. How much of an overclock do you have on the E4500 ?

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