Minimum Specs for Vista revealed

Minimum Specs

Recommended Specs any less and some aspects will be disabled

1gb memory minimum

15gb HDD

128mb Graphics card

1gb Processor Recommended specs


This is a higher requirement than a lot of Games these days.


New graphics protocol is Windows Aero not DirectX



Your probably best off getting a dual core processor to run this bugger as well due to its massive requirements 2gb memory would probably be best.



It comes to something when your operating system is capable of overtaxing your machine.



I'll stick with XP until I know enough to go to linux

 

Vista???


What the hell is that? I must be very far behind the times


This laptop im on is windows 2000 professional and it hasnt failed me once. My old PC was XP and kept playing up.


Ill stick with the antique thank you very much Mr Gates

 

I've played around with a few of the betas for Vista and it's pretty fun. My PC meets all those though so there's no lag for me when running it. Still very hefty for an OS, I wonder what you'll need to run a new game on it if the OS is using all that...

FatBurt: If you're getting into Linux I found this to be a good guide if you need to look something up.

 

Is linux easy to use?



I'm getting sick of microsoft so I'd like to use something new when I next update the PC (dualcore processor for me)

 

That entirely depends on the distro mate. Ubuntu's probably the best for beginners but if you havn't installed it it would be best to wait for the new version to come out on 1st June. Playing with the beta releases it's a lot easier to install that the current stable release. It'll take a bit of getting used to aswell if you're used to only using Windows because of the little things like installing programs in the command line and not double clicking a file.

I really wouldn't trust or advice Vista on a computer that's got permanent access to the internet anyway, the UK have requested a back door to UK machines running it which means they'll probably have it even with no official statement. It's not like I've got anything to hide, I just don't want something that hackers will find it and abuse it or having my PC scanned reguarly.

 

Think Different. Think Apple

 

I'd rather have a PC than a mac but I'd rather use the latest update of liquid manure for PC's than Windows ATM.


Can't get quicktime to load when I'm bodding round the net.


i.e Youtube shows bugger all but the stupid Quicktime logo when I try to load a movie there.

 

vista looks kool but im not goin to get in anytime soon!!

 

Of course, the new MAC is basically just a PC with Apple Software on it.

 

Yeah, but it's the software that makes the difference. For me, OSX is far superior to Windows in every way, and I don't get how it's a PC underneath anyway, surely all computers are the same underneath? Processor, mobo, gfx card etc?

 

Not really. Until recently MACs used proprietary hardware that normal PC-based software (i.e. windows, linux etc) would not run on. It was also the reason that hardware upgrades and the basic raw price of a MAC was so much higher. You'll still run into limited expandability problems on the MAC OS due to limitations within the OSX code to recognise and support multiple hardware vendors. That is currently the PC/Window strength still.

However, the latest MACs are now using standard Intel-based hardware that is cross-platform compatible. In fact, I'm seeing people with newer MACs that want to do more gaming creating dual-boot machines, one with the latest OSX flavour on it for all their MAC work and the other partition with Windows XP for gaming.

But what it comes down to is personal preference. People will quote stats and issues for both sides. What it comes down to is what you're comfortable. For example, "everyone" complains bitterly about XP, and yet since I put it on my machine I've had no real problem at all, whereas my mate has had to recover from several crashes on his MAC. Just two different types of swings. Some like the ease and simplicity of the normal swingset, others the originality and fun of a tyre swing.

 

Those specs completely rule out our PC.

I intend to buy a laptop with Vista after it comes out, if I haven't spent all my money on PS3.

 

Get a Wii

 

Nah, i've always been a Playstation fan, and i've got a HD Ready TV, so i'd like a High Definition Console and Blu-Ray DVD player to make use of it. Plus, more of the games I like won't be on the Wii, such as Pro Evolution Soccer 5 etc.

My youngger brother is the Nintendo fan and he's getting a Wii, so I will have access to one anyway.

 

Scabby gyet.



i can only afford a Wii, but then again as my sig says it's the one I want so thats what I'll get.

 

May have a butchers at this to see if our PC can run it. The toolbars look rather swish I must say. And considering we've never bought an OS since Windows 98, cheap as well.

 

Oh Joy! I get to build another PC

And as for the Graphics Card, it's not just any old 128Mb. You will be looking to spend upwards of £130 if you want to enjoy the latest games......