We have all heard about vista's hardware requirements. Sure a computer with a 1Ghz CPU, 1gb ram, 128mb video ram (for the areo effect) etc. will run the operating system but what will it really take to run the OS smoothly is what i want to know. I want to run games, make movies, convert my CD's in mp3's not just use it for web browsing and checking my emails...
2007-01-29 18:37:49 · 6 answers · asked by Daniel 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Btw theses are not the specs of my computer they are from Microsoft's website.
2007-01-29 18:50:25 · update #1
you need a more powerful processor 3GHz is fine
2007-01-29 18:48:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all to run the OS smoothly doesn't require a lot as you could turn off Aero. However to keep aero on and run it smoothly, you would require at least 1 gig of ram and a recent processor. Also know that its not true that the more GHZ the faster the processor is. One example is Intel's core duo at 2 GHZ could easily blow a 3GHZ pentium 4 out of the water. As for video, the video RAM doesn't matter as much as the core of it. One card could have 512mb but if it has a bad core then Aero wouldn't run at all. I use a 6800GT and Vista runs fine. I would guess a 6600 equivalent or higher could run the OS fine.
2007-01-29 18:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Hi My Name is Bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista is another version of Advanced Server 2003 and we all know that means that system is a memory hog. With the specs you have stick to XP, that has been great for years and a GB is plenty for a Windows NT bases operating system.
2007-01-29 19:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe 3 or 4 years.
2007-01-29 18:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
years of users paying mega bucks for the OS and putting up with problems while MS put out the updates, release Service Packs etc
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2007-01-29 19:30:47 · answer #5 · answered by pixie_proof 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might need a new computer
2007-01-29 18:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋