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Does your current CPU meets the Windows Vista requirement set by Microsoft?  

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  1. 1. Does your current CPU meets the Windows Vista requirement set by Microsoft?

    • Yes. More than the minimum requirement
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    • Yes. Just Nice.
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    • I might want to purchase a new machine when Win Vista RTM
      30
    • No. Need some required drivers.
      5
    • No. Not at all.
      28
    • I think Win XP is just fine. I don't need Win Vista.
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    • What is Windows Vista?
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These are some requirement taken from Paul Thurrott's site by Microsoft.

Here are Microsoft's Windows Vista hardware recommendations:

Desktop CPU: 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology 530 (or higher) or 3 GHz Intel Xeon processor with 2 MB L2 cache, or AMD Athlon 64, Sempron, or Opteron 100, 200, or 800 processor, single or dual-core versions.

Mobile CPU: 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium M processor 750 (or higher), or AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology, Mobile Sempron, or Mobile Athlon 64 processor.

Memory: 512 MB of RAM or more, all platforms.

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The single most frequently-asked Windows Vista question I get is, "What are the hardware requirements?" To date, Microsoft hasn't yet answered that question, though arguably even the eventual answer will be useless anyway, since the minimum requirements for Microsoft operating systems are usually hopelessly weak. However, I can present the next best thing today for the first time: the hardware Microsoft will recommend for Windows Vista. That is, this level of hardware should present users with an acceptable experience, complete with all the graphical bells and whistles.

A few preliminary comments: First, Microsoft believes that the majority of Windows XP machines purchased in 2005 will be Windows Vista capable. That doesn't mean that they will be Longhorn-savvy, however. Instead, all 2005-era XP machines should at least provide an XP-like experience in Windows Vista. In order to get the full meal deal, so to speak, however, you'll want to ensure that your hardware purchases this year meet certain requirements.

Second, because of the advanced graphics technology in Windows Vista, you will need a graphics card that is supported with a Longhorn Display Model Driver (LDDM). In mid-2004, Microsoft described these cards as being DirectX 9 compliant, though it's unclear whether the requirements will increase. Microsoft will provide clearer graphics card guidelines during the Windows Vista beta testing cycle, according to documentation I've viewed.

(Adapted From Paul Thurrott's Site)

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Mine'll be OK. Graphics wont run the special effects (like transparent borders around windows) properly I'm assuming. I have a Dell, with intergrated graphics. It's got a good CPU though

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Even though I have a 17" Inspiron 9300 on the way, my next purchase won't occur until next year with the release of the new Apple systems. Might wait until a couple months after the release, but there is no way I'm shelling out for Vista due to system hacks that will spring up without a doubt.

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No... Not at all. But I'm in the process of upgrading my PC, and when I'm finally done, it should meet and/or exceed the minimum system requirements.

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Current Computer:

Intel Pentium 4 650 3.4Ghz 64bit 800Mhz FSB 2MB L2 Cache

1.5GB DDR2 533Mhz

Ati X850XTPE 256MB

Planning to buy:

Sony X505 (Vista, no way)

and 2 years after that..

Apple Intel Powerbook 17"

Hopefully by the time Im done with the 2 notebooks, Vista will be obselete.

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mine will work

Desktop

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P4 - 2.6GHz HT - I guess this one is on 256KB Cache or 512KB Cache.

512MB RAM

ATI Radeon 9600SE Pro 128MB

Soon upgrading to 64-bit machine :p

Laptop

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Centrino 1.6GHz - 2MB L2 Cache

512MB RAM - soon upgrading to 1GB RAM or more.

ATI Mobility Radeon x700 128MB

15.4" WideScreen

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I'm currently running it on an HP nw8240

Pentium M @ 2.13 GHz

512 MB DDR2 RAM

80 GB Hard drive

ATI Mobile FireGL V5000 (Longhorn recognizes this as a X700 PCI-E, which is fine)

I get all of the cool effects and glass borders, plus super fast speed to go with it!

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Lol. Imagine Vista running on an old 286!

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I was going to post "Will my computer work for Vista?" nearer Vista's final release. :D

I think my new system should run Vista fine as long as I upgrade memory and buy a new video card. Right?

Computer specs is on my site (link in sig).

Will it work once I put in

- 1 GB RAM (512MB double sticks)

- Nvidia 6600GT?

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