I just built this computer two weeks ago, and i know vista will run but i want to know which features I wont have. I have vista home premium already here just not installed. My computer is a 3.0 ghz pentium D 830 dual core processor, it has 512 mb of PC4200 DDR2 ram, it has a DVD\CD burner with dual layer support, it has a Nvidia 7600 GT 256mb of DDR3 ram graphics card, and a 160 GB harddrive. The only thing i dont have is the recommended 1 gb of ram but will Vista Home Premium run on this computer with flip 3d and aero,and which features will not function. Thanks.
2007-02-04 09:11:11 · 9 answers · asked by gamescentralversionone 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It will most likely run those features since you have a good enough graphics card, but they will slow down the computer signifcantly because of your lack of RAM. I would seriously not advise you to run Vista at all until you get at least 1GB of RAM, 512 is simply not enough to get good performance out of Vista.
2007-02-04 09:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ran Vista on an AMD 2200 with 512MB DDR RAM and a 32MB video card.
So it depends on what you plan to use it for. The Vista machine (running on beta) is used as a media center PC right now. So it serves my MP3s and video files and backup storage for my pictures. I also use it with a TV tuner card and to surf the internet on my 42" LCD TV or check e-mail.
I run office applications (i.e. Excel or Powerpoint) and it is also fine.
I wouldn't plan on doing any video editing or gaming on it but that's a no-no with any OS except DOS and DOS games.
2007-02-04 12:36:26 · answer #2 · answered by Eric L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft provides a utility called Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0 to answer your questons. It will look at your hardware and tell you what versions of Vista will run. Here is the link.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=42b5ac83-c24f-4863-a389-3ffc194924f8&displaylang=en
2007-02-04 09:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by anthony_paul_fenech 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you well need at least 1gb of ram 2 gb of ram would be better. other then that you should be fine and it well run but upgrad the memory to 2 gb of ram and enjoy your flip 3d..... and upgrade your hard drive to 800 gb.
2007-02-04 09:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need at least a gig of ram for vista to run tolerably
2007-02-04 09:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Start with this URL and search for what you need to know!
Good luck
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/capable.mspx
2007-02-04 09:25:27 · answer #6 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to up your RAM to atleast 1GB, other than that your computer should work fine. Also try this: http://reviews.cnet.com/Desktops/4520-3672_7-6671810.html?tag=tip
2007-02-04 09:15:53 · answer #7 · answered by MuRcIElaGo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This site will look at you system and tell you all you want to know:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx?wt_svl=20029a&mg_id=20029b
2007-02-04 09:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by Mike M. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Follow these links: -
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero
2007-02-07 16:42:25 · answer #9 · answered by Santosh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋