Will Vista work on my pc?

Nemesis · 02-07-2007, 05:39 AM

Just wondering, from experienced users, will Vista work on my machine? Im looking at getting home premium, will the aero interface also work?

3.01 Ghz P4
1 Gig dual channel ram (512x2)
geforce 6600gt
120 gig hd

Upgrade advisor says ok, but I dont know if I should trust that 100%.

Thanks for any input

Jason

**Rashiki** · 02-07-2007, 06:01 AM

Yep, that'll work.

sinclair_tm · 02-07-2007, 07:44 AM

well, ms did make the advisor, so it'll be the best at telling you how your pc will run vista. but yes, your pc will run vista ok. not as quick as xp, but still very doable. i would up the ram to make it as good as possible.

Nemesis · 02-07-2007, 07:51 AM

Nice, thanks for the quick reply.

Any suggestions on what types of hardware upgrades I could do to help out?

Nemesis · 02-08-2007, 11:48 AM

I was thinking of getting a newer vid card.

Maybe a radeon x1050. It has 256mb of ram and is vista ready.

Thing this would speed things up? Especially with the aero display?

sinclair_tm · 02-08-2007, 12:35 PM

i'd up the ram to 2gig before a new vid card. the 6600 is a very capible card, and will be just fine for areo, as long as its got 128mb vram.

**Rashiki** · 02-08-2007, 05:08 PM

I agree, RAM first :)

WDSnav · 02-08-2007, 05:32 PM

I would not be to conscerned about your video card because it should work. Now vista will really eat up your ram so I am agreeing with them and suggestion another gig of ram.

Nemesis · 02-09-2007, 07:54 AM

Installed vista last night, works great. No snags as of yet, runs pretty smoothly. I got a 4.2 score, is that pretty decent?

sinclair_tm · 02-09-2007, 11:53 AM

yes, thats a good score. 5.9 is the highest.

02-07-2007, 05:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nemesis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Va, USA Posts: 222 OS: Win2000.xp.vista.03server.	Will Vista work on my pc? Just wondering, from experienced users, will Vista work on my machine? Im looking at getting home premium, will the aero interface also work? 3.01 Ghz P4 1 Gig dual channel ram (512x2) geforce 6600gt 120 gig hd Upgrade advisor says ok, but I dont know if I should trust that 100%. Thanks for any input Jason Last edited by Nemesis; 02-07-2007 at 05:42 AM.

02-07-2007, 06:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rashiki Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 878 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Yep, that'll work. __________________ ASUS P5WD2 Premium v0709 \| Intel Prescott 3.2ghz \| 2gb Corsair XMS DDR2-800 PC2-6400 \| Sparkle Power 550w PSU \| ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| CoolerMaster Aluminum Case \| WD Raptor 76gb 10K RPM SATA HDD \|ASUS CD/DVD RW Combo Drive \| Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Combo Drive \| Coolermaster Copper Heatsink

02-08-2007, 11:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nemesis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Va, USA Posts: 222 OS: Win2000.xp.vista.03server.	I was thinking of getting a newer vid card. Maybe a radeon x1050. It has 256mb of ram and is vista ready. Thing this would speed things up? Especially with the aero display? Last edited by Nemesis; 02-08-2007 at 11:51 AM.

02-08-2007, 05:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rashiki Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 878 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	I agree, RAM first :) __________________ ASUS P5WD2 Premium v0709 \| Intel Prescott 3.2ghz \| 2gb Corsair XMS DDR2-800 PC2-6400 \| Sparkle Power 550w PSU \| ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| CoolerMaster Aluminum Case \| WD Raptor 76gb 10K RPM SATA HDD \|ASUS CD/DVD RW Combo Drive \| Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Combo Drive \| Coolermaster Copper Heatsink

02-07-2007, 07:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nemesis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Va, USA Posts: 222 OS: Win2000.xp.vista.03server.	Nice, thanks for the quick reply. Any suggestions on what types of hardware upgrades I could do to help out?

02-08-2007, 05:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
WDSnav Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 183 OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Build 6956	I would not be to conscerned about your video card because it should work. Now vista will really eat up your ram so I am agreeing with them and suggestion another gig of ram.

02-09-2007, 07:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nemesis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Va, USA Posts: 222 OS: Win2000.xp.vista.03server.	Installed vista last night, works great. No snags as of yet, runs pretty smoothly. I got a 4.2 score, is that pretty decent?