I get a copy of



for $10.50. Think I will put it on a computer I dont use much and play with it. Not sure I want to use it on the new box.

from what Ive heard you are going to have trouble running it on anything that isnt a brand new computer.

And please dont let GTS see this thread. lmfao lmfao lmfao

Minimum Requirements

* 800 MHz Intel-compatible processor
* 512MB of RAM
* DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor
* 20GB HD

"recommended" requirements

* 1 GHz Intel-compatible processor
* 1GB RAM
* DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor, with 128MB graphics memory. (64MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor less than 1,310,720 pixels [no more than 1440x900]; 128MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels [no more than 1920x1200]; 256MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions higher than 2,304,000 pixels [more than 1920x1200]).
* 40GB HD with at least 15GB "free space"

Its probably not worth running on a machine that doesnt meet the "recommended" requirements, just my two cents.

You're really going to want:

- 3 Ghz single core or 1.5 Ghz dual core CPU
- 2 GB RAM
- GPU with 256 MB of video RAM or more

XP's recommended minimums were like a PII 400 Mhz and 256 MB of RAM. Don't see anybody psycho enough to run it on that though, do you?

Or to put it another way..... enough power to run 4 full-blown Linux desktops.

I've run it on a 800Mhz Athlon and it works fine... about the same speed as XP. The only difference is I couldn't run the "aero" user interface. That is where you need the power (more so in the graphics card than anything else).

mlb Wrote:I've run it on a 800Mhz Athlon and it works fine...

RAM?

I have

2.01 Ghz Athlon 64
1024 MB of RAM
GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB

Vista runs fine on it.

Uzian Wrote:2.01 Ghz Athlon 64

Let me know how you enjoy the extra restrictions only present in 64-bit Vista over the lifetime of the product.

Quote:Let me know how you enjoy the extra restrictions only present in 64-bit Vista over the lifetime of the product.

I'm not using the 64 bit version of Vista

Uzian Wrote:

Quote:Let me know how you enjoy the extra restrictions only present in 64-bit Vista over the lifetime of the product.

I'm not using the 64 bit version of Vista

You'd do well to see you never do.

georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:

mlb Wrote:I've run it on a 800Mhz Athlon and it works fine...

RAM?

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768MB

mlb Wrote:

georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:

mlb Wrote:I've run it on a 800Mhz Athlon and it works fine...

RAM?

\

768MB

lmfao

Vista... now valid in the massive market of people who have over 700 megs of PC100 SDRAM from the previous century.

512 is pretty much the norm now... so the jump to 768 isn't that big of a deal. Either way, as I said before, I don't have a very fast CPU and Vista runs just fine.

puter snobs

All I know is, sales reps are pushing machines with 2GB RAM to run Vista. Now, whether that's because they get commission from the hardware companies, or honest opinion, I don't know.

I personally wouldn't trust Vista on anything less than 1 GB, as I only have 512MB and XP runs like a dog some days.