Windows 7, post your base scores and spec!

MacRS4 · 2 Jun 2010 at 21:16

This is native, but running off a 640Gb physical drive rather than my Crucial SSD. Doesn't look too bad I guess :confused:

setter · 2 Jun 2010 at 21:21

i7 920 DO @4ghz (21x193 bclk)
Asus p6t deluxe v2
6 gb ocz reaper, 7-7-7-24, 1547 mhz
2 x gtx 275 in sli
320gb f1 hdd, 250gb western digital caviar hdd.
Lg blu ray drive
Asus xonar dx souncard
Corsair hx 850w psu
Lian Li A70F case
Benq fp241w 24" lcd

Everything bar the hdd's stacks up pretty well, could do with an ssd or two.

SimonUK · 2 Jun 2010 at 21:58

Let down by the HD

Seagate SATA II very odd.

andy_mk3 · 2 Jun 2010 at 22:04

SimonUK said:
Let down by the HD Seagate SATA II very odd.

None of the conventional HDD's have gone past 5.9 for some reason.

theheyes · 2 Jun 2010 at 22:34

andy_mk3 said:
None of the conventional HDD's have gone past 5.9 for some reason.

Simply because SSDs, of which most obliterate mechanical disks in terms of performance, are on the same scale.

PistolPete · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:40

I had 4x 80GB Velociraptors in RAID0 and I hit 6.6.

Never seen a single disk go over 5.9

jbloggs · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:56

ste-sim2x9 · 3 Jun 2010 at 16:34

Ryan-3 · 3 Jun 2010 at 16:44

I don't see one with one of nVidia's DX11 cards. Can someone post a GTX480 set of scores for me please

PapaLazaru · 3 Jun 2010 at 19:24

Not bad. SSD letting my score down.

NutterzUK · 3 Jun 2010 at 20:37

Think I could squeeze more out of my overclock ( it's at 3.6Ghz ), and hopefully get a new graphics card..

willhub · 3 Jun 2010 at 21:12

How come have I not got any of the info on mine? Just the scores :confused:

Ryan-3 · 3 Jun 2010 at 21:20

At the right, under the final 'Determined Score' - click on 'View and Print detailed......'

There it is!

willhub · 3 Jun 2010 at 21:27

Ah found it.

I'm surprised at how big some peoples C: partitions are, they only need to be about 60gb really.

Don't get why my HDD score is so low, plenty of space available, WDC320gb and WDC640.

BananaDunka · 3 Jun 2010 at 21:39

Why partition it smaller? makes no performance difference. Plus most of us have STEAM and game so most of our STEAM folders easily exceed 50GB !

theheyes · 3 Jun 2010 at 21:44

willhub said:
Don't get why my HDD score is so low, plenty of space available, WDC320gb and WDC640.

Because it has moving parts.

SiriusB · 3 Jun 2010 at 21:44

willhub said:
Ah found it.

I'm surprised at how big some peoples C: partitions are, they only need to be about 60gb really.

Why partition it at all? Any decent imaging software will only image what's there, not the entire disc. Only time I would split an OS disc is if I planned to dual-boot with something else - and even then only if I didn't have a spare HDD knocking about.

Don't get why my HDD score is so low, plenty of space available, WDC320gb and WDC640.

Max score of a mechanical HDD is 5.9. SCSI/SAS/RAID may get more points but dunno. In any "normal" desktop you would need an SSD to get more than 5.9.

Khaaan! said:
Why partition it smaller? makes no performance difference. Plus most of us have STEAM and game so most of our STEAM folders easily exceed 50GB !

Exactly.

Sometimes it just isn't worth the bother installing software all over the place. I used to make that mistake years ago - small OS partition then struggle down the line when it fills up.

If you are worried about data [putting aside it should be backed up anyway] get a second HDD dedicated to storage.

MadMatty · 3 Jun 2010 at 23:44

Let down by gfx lol . Hd is crucial ssd 128 and used to score 7.4 when it was new/fresh install. cpu is actualy at 3.60ghz

DanFerret · 4 Jun 2010 at 00:17

Seems like most people I'm let down by the hard drive.

I'm guessing all the people with higher hard drive ratings are using SSD's?

willhub · 4 Jun 2010 at 00:21

SiriusB said:
Why partition it at all? Any decent imaging software will only image what's there, not the entire disc. Only time I would split an OS disc is if I planned to dual-boot with something else - and even then only if I didn't have a spare HDD knocking about.

Max score of a mechanical HDD is 5.9. SCSI/SAS/RAID may get more points but dunno. In any "normal" desktop you would need an SSD to get more than 5.9.

Exactly.

Sometimes it just isn't worth the bother installing software all over the place. I used to make that mistake years ago - small OS partition then struggle down the line when it fills up.

If you are worried about data [putting aside it should be backed up anyway] get a second HDD dedicated to storage.

I'll never fill up my Windows partition, all my applications and games go on my other partition, and I have a partition for storage too, I usually give Windows around 40-50gb, that's probs more than it needs.

It all goes back to when I had XP and kept on re installing it cause it was slowing down after 2 months, I nuked the local drive and thought to hell with re installing games and some applications, I'll put it on a desperate partition.

Just seems a mess really wacking all applications and games in the program files folder and storing all files on it too, seems abit crappy.