 Windows Vista Memory Requirement?, RAM needed to operate Windows Vista |
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 Dec 18 2005, 10:15 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 18-December 05 Member No.: 15,893  |
what ram is required to run operating system WINDOWS VISTA?
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Feb 23 2006, 10:11 AM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 19,042 |
It need minimum 512MB but recommend is 1GB
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Feb 23 2006, 11:13 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 13-July 05 Member No.: 9,394 |
I would say that 512mb is not even enough for smooth performance of windows xp nowadays. So, yea I guess 1Gb or even 2Gb would be just right for that new operating system. Besides I think it is recommended to have a dual-core processor to run it at full speeds and let your pc uncover all of its hidden potential.
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Feb 28 2006, 09:56 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 28-February 06 Member No.: 19,318 |
More memory faster task performing! Minimum is 1 Gb nowadays.
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Feb 28 2006, 10:08 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 26-February 06 Member No.: 19,183 |
You can run Vista with 512mb of ram but it's recommended to disable unused services.
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Mar 1 2006, 04:45 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 28-February 06 Member No.: 19,280 |
the real question, is your vid card capable of Aero Glass? Anything above an FX 5200 should be fine for it.....but if you have a dell or HP< chances are its an onboard vid card, or a really crappy one inside...
but ya, 1GB is what your gonna want for Vista...maybe even 2GB like me.... |
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Mar 12 2006, 10:55 AM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 9-March 06 Member No.: 19,785 |
QUOTE(urlsubmission123kid @ Dec 18 2005, 12:15 AM)  what ram is required to run operating system WINDOWS VISTA? ya, i heard that vist requires a lot of ram (1G), ut ram is pretty cheap these days, so it shouldnt be a problem............. |
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Mar 12 2006, 11:10 AM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 581 Joined: 9-January 05 From: Far far away Member No.: 3,182 |
Wasn't the minimum for XP 128mb? (or perhaps even 64mb) Anyway, to get the best performance out of XP, 512mb is optimal. I'd be guessing with a minimum of 512mb for Vista you'd definitely want 1gb for ease of normal use, and more for heavier usage.
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Mar 16 2006, 01:57 PM
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Member [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 8-October 04 From: vienna Member No.: 1,509 |
so, what i know is the recommanded configuration of your computersystem 1GB ram [i would say use 2GB]and an Intel 3GHZ CPU [use a amd-2,8 GHZ cpu, and your windows vista will fly]
the harddrive of choice should be at least 200 GB if you use internet. have fun 
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Mar 16 2006, 03:27 PM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 25-March 05 Member No.: 4,883 |
I'm using 512MB RAM on my computer and I've tested a beta version of Windows Vista some time ago. It was terribly slow, even for booting into Windows, and even shutting the computer down. Every single click took me some time. Afew times I was also prompted about the low memory available and Windows then would reorganise its pagefile to suit it's requirements automatically. I have not even installed any software yet. Anyway I was eager about Vista so I went to test it. I'm running, still, on 512MB and a GeForce 4 graphics card. The new Vista interface I must say really looks good. Especially it's animations and transitions between different windows. If I didn't remember wrongly, now each window has a drop shadow or alpha channel or something related with pretty high graphical content. So I guess even high quality of graphic cards are also recommended for Vista. Basically to sum up, to use Vista means its a huge investment. Not only the operating system itself is expensive, the hardware that it require to run V |