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Understanding the Windows Experience Index in Windows 7

Understanding the Windows Experience Index in Windows 7

Introduced in Windows Vista and carried through to Windows 7, MicrosoftA A A s Windows Experience Index is an attempt to rate your computer on various performance criteria.

Preston Gralla: Windows 7 memory woes: It’s simply not true

Preston Gralla: Windows 7 memory woes: It’s simply not true

There’s been much ado about a report by Devil Mountain Software that the vast majority of Windows 7 systems suffer from RAM woes, leading to performance problems.

AMD Updates Catalyst Graphics Driver

AMD Updates Catalyst Graphics Driver

Advanced Micro Devices has introduced updates to the ATI Catalyst graphics driver meant to improve the game-running performance of the ATI Radeon GPU.

86% Of Windows 7 PCs Maxing Out Memory?

86% Of Windows 7 PCs Maxing Out Memory?

Citing data from Devil Mountain Software’s community-based XPnet, Craig Barth, the company’s chief technology officer, said that new metrics reveal an unsettling trend. On average, 86% of PC’s running Windows 7 are using 90-95% of their ram, as a  result there is bottlenecks and decreased performance as systems are forced to turn to disk-based virtual [...]

Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory

Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory

February 17, 2010, 10:09 PM – Computerworld – Most Windows 7 PCs max out their memory, resulting in performance bottlenecks, a researcher said today.