Gamer Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 It just adds some functionality to windows, you need a decent graphics card and also a TV tuner card to take advantage of it. Check the requirements list and also the optional items. Personally I would give it a miss and go for the normal XP with the Vista coupon. Up to you of course though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 FYI - Vista minimum and recommended Specs..... Minimum Requirements (Vista-Capable PCs): 800 MHz Intel-compatible processor 512MB of RAM DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor 20GB HD Recommended Requirements (Premium-Ready PCs): 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" I've seen, used and been playing with Vista Beta for a while - if you want it to look nice, and have all the functionality, you'll need a powerful pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 yeah the aero gui runs shit on my computer and thats beefyish, well loads more than there recommended specs Xt1900, 2gb ram etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 My main system runs Vista Ultimate just fine (Scores a 4.5 on the test) mind you it damn well better run it good for the spec I have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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