Does your computer have what it takes ?

Curlyben · May 19, 2006, 05:19 AM

MS posts PC Vista-viability tool
Can your box run the next version of Windows?

MS posts PC Vista-viability tool | Reg Hardware
Absolute Minimum spec is

800 Mhz CPU
512 Mb RAM

Just who are they trying to kid here.
What they really mean is, if you don't have a smoking machine then don't bother.
VISTA HARDWARE CHECKLIST

------------------------Minimum-------------Recommended
Processor---------------800MHz--------------1 GHz 32 or 64 bit
System Memory---------512Mb----------------1Gb
Graphics card-----------DirectX 9 capable-----Runs Windows Aero
Graphics Memory------------------------------128Mb
Free space on Hard Drive----------------------15Gb
Source: Microsoft

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta

So just how close do you get ?

My laptop passes, just !!!

P4 2.8 Ghz
1 Gb Ram
64 Mb Graphics card

Tommyp!972 · May 19, 2006, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curlyben

Tommy, if you can fit that lot in my Vaio GRT, I'll take it

that Vaio has some size to her...i think we can shoehorn that in there...lol

Nez · May 19, 2006, 02:24 PM

Had to laugh.How the hell do they expect people to buy Vista next year,when at the MS Vista beta spec site,you get a message saying:

The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta is currently unavailable, please check back soon. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Oh well,I suppose all good bugs need swating.

(As of May 19th,06.UKtime,22:33pm.)

Tommyp!972 · May 19, 2006, 04:57 PM

is there a pricetag on Vista yet?

cajalat · May 19, 2006, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nez

Mine passes too guys,but then I dont need too much to run Linux.

I ran RedHat 5.2 on my gateway from 1998-2004 on a P200 MMX. Now I'm running Mandriva 2005 on a whopping 1.6Ghz Celeron and I think unless the hardware breaks the OS will last me for about just as long.

Quote:

On a serious note,I also have XP on my " other" pc,and it will run Vista fine,according to the MS specs.But I wont bother for at least a few years.I have more important things to spend my cash on.Plus first editions will be so buggy,you will hear the booms of anguish,and cries of woe for a long time.

My current XP pro machine is:

Motherboard: Asus P5WD2 Premium (955X)
CPU: Intel 3.4Ghz, 800FSB, HT (550)
Memory: TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO
Video: Abit RX700Pro Radion PCI Express 16x, 128MB
Hard Drive#1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB SATA150 (RAID 0)
Hard Drive#2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB SATA150 (RAID 0)
Hard Drive#3: Western Digital 320GB IDE WD 7200
Recorder#1: Plextor PX-716SA 16X Dual Layer DVD+-/RW
Recorder#2: HP DVD+-/RW 200J
Case: ThermalTake Shark
PS: ThermalTake Silent Power 480W
Cooler: ThermalTake CL-P0024

Currently overclocked to 4GHz. I ran Vista beta on it for a very short period, ran sluggish, decided to dump it in favor of XP Pro. It seemed slower than my 2.8GHz running XP Pro. I can only imagine how well Vista would run on an 800MHz machine...I bet it would crawl.

At work, I run Mandriva Linux on a 2.8GHz with 1.5GB RAM. Within a VMWARE session I run a guest OS Windows XP Pro. My XP runs very nicely and of course so does my Mandriva Linux.

I too am getting the itch for a new machine and the above is my last Intel machine. My next machine is without a doubt an AMD. I've been purchasing AMD for our servers at work and I kick myself for not having gone the AMD route sooner.

Casey

Curlyben · Jun 15, 2006, 07:55 AM

Surprisingly enough Mirco$oft have published a follow up to their Vista compatiblity tool.
Read all about it here: The truth about Windows Vista hardware

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