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Quantum:

--- Quote from: billyfridge on March 07, 2007, 06:20:01 pm ---Correct me if i'm wrong Quantum....you are saying get a new or updated PC before installing Vista, when it's ready.....what do you think the minimum specs should be??

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That's pretty much what I'm saying, if you want to buy a computer at some point in the future, wait off on Vista and get it with that computer.

Minimum specs to run smoothly:

1 GB of RAM
AMD 3800+ X2 or above / very high end pentium 4 / very good pentium m / Core 2 Duo E6xxx or above
nVidia 7300 or above (i.e a good 6800 is quite a bit better than a 7300, but a 6200 with 256MB isn't worth the money at all)

That will keep your OS running smooth with full graphics features, higher specs if you want to play high end games.

chip!:
well.. i still dual boot into Vista RC2 with my laptop:  core 2 duo 2 T7200, 2 gb ram, ge force 7200 (128mb, but vista allocates up to 512 mb virtual)..    and Vista still performs very nicely for me.. actually noticed a HUGE increase of speed and responsiveness of Vista when I upgraded to the 7200rpm harddrive..  but also i should note that proper drivers for my video card also came out so its impossible for me to compare exactly which had the biggest impact, but in any case, Vista RC2 is great on my laptop and I have heard that the RPM (final) of Vista is even better...    yet, I havent tested the final yet...   

anyone test out Vista Final yet? (or the crack? :P)


edit side note:   I just realized that with my 5400rpm harddrive, Vista only allocated ~368mb virtual ram and with the 7200rpm it does about 512mb..  again I'm not 100% certain it was only the harddrive that made the difference, but it would make more sense for Vista to increase the virtual memory of a graphics hard if the harddrive is faster..   and also, I do have to admit that I think Vista does a superior job of managing hardware resources than Win XP does.

Quantum:
I'm probably going to get Vista final towards the end of this year, I was planning on getting a new computer, I was going to get native quad core, 4 GB of RAM, the latest in Graphics cards and a wide screen monitor (been putting off monitors because I have a CRT and I want something with more pixels that won't cost me an arm and a leg, mine is on 1600 x 1200, so I want something with at least 1920 x 1200).

Also I would like to use this new DisplayPort interface or whatever the winning DVI derivative is, but essentially if I get something with a nice resolution (2560 x 1600) I don't want to have to use 2 cables to max out resolution.

Vista should look really pretty on all of that  :D

texasboy:
 ;D It is getting better.
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=7675
Might wait for a while ::)  The news is a little bit old, but worth a read.                                                    cheers

olddays1:
Microsoft monitoring Vista OEM hacks.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9369.cfm

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