hardware requirements vista

Hi
I want to setup my PC so it is ready for Vista when it is released.
What are the recommended hardware requirements for the top version of Vista.
thanks
Daniel

Modern CPU Minimum 512 MBs of RAM minimum 64-MBs of vRam with support for Direct X 9 and Pixel Shader 2.0 technologies -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel" wrote in message

Hi
I want to setup my PC so it is ready for Vista when it is released.
What are the recommended hardware requirements for the top version of Vista.
thanks
Daniel

As I understand it, those specifications will only allow you to run the most basic Vista, not the more functional ones.
cheers
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Modern CPU Minimum 512 MBs of RAM minimum 64-MBs of vRam with support for Direct X 9 and Pixel Shader 2.0 technologies -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel" wrote in message Hi
I want to setup my PC so it is ready for Vista when it is released.
What are the recommended hardware requirements for the top version of Vista.
thanks
Daniel

No, you get full Aero with those requirements, but the performance is not wonderful. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel - Sydney" wrote in message

As I understand it, those specifications will only allow you to run the most basic Vista, not the more functional ones.
cheers
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Modern CPU Minimum 512 MBs of RAM minimum 64-MBs of vRam with support for Direct X 9 and Pixel Shader 2.0 technologies -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel" wrote in message Hi
I want to setup my PC so it is ready for Vista when it is released.
What are the recommended hardware requirements for the top version of Vista.
thanks
Daniel

For really good performance, I'd recommend this: 1.5GB of RAM (512MB will work, but not ideal) Processor that supports 64-bit preferably an Athlon 64 or equivalent An AGP 8x video card or PCI-Express x16 that does everything Andre said, except I'd recommend a minimum of 256MB of VRAM for good performance, especially with higher resolutions (I'd recommend an NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or higher or ATI x700 or higher for the best performance with higher screen resolutions, although if you're using low screen resolutions, an FX-series NVIDIA will work fine.) A SATA hard drive is recommended that has at minimum, 20GB free (8 of which is used for Vista as of now) You will need a DVD drive
For strong and good, but not perfect performance, I'd recommend this: 1GB of RAM AMD Sempron 64 CPU (preferably with 256k of cache) An AGP 8x video card that has 128MB of video RAM and is an FX-5600 or higher or Radeon 9600 An IDE hard drive with 8MB of cache DVD drive
For my recommended minimum configuration to give you at least decent performance, I'd recommend this: 512MB of RAM AMD Athlon XP (Sempron socket A) or equivalent Pentium4 An AGP 4x motherboard with an 8x capable video card with at least 64MB of video RAM. An FX-5200 or Radeon 9500 is the minimum card you'll need as of now to get Aero Glass for a desktop PC. Any card below what I just mentioned probably won't run Aero Glass. An IDE hard drive with 2MB of cache (ATA100) DVD drive
Keep in mind that Vista will probably work on systems slower than what I mentioned for a minimum configuration, but for at least decent performance, I'd have at least what I said was the 'minimum configuration'.
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

No, you get full Aero with those requirements, but the performance is not wonderful. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel - Sydney" wrote in message
As I understand it, those specifications will only allow you to run the most basic Vista, not the more functional ones.
cheers
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Modern CPU Minimum 512 MBs of RAM minimum 64-MBs of vRam with support for Direct X 9 and Pixel Shader 2.0 technologies -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel" wrote in message Hi
I want to setup my PC so it is ready for Vista when it is released.
What are the recommended hardware requirements for the top version of Vista.
thanks
Daniel

Thanks Travis and Adre for your help.
regards
Daniel "Travis King" wrote in message

For really good performance, I'd recommend this: 1.5GB of RAM (512MB will work, but not ideal) Processor that supports 64-bit preferably an Athlon 64 or equivalent An AGP 8x video card or PCI-Express x16 that does everything Andre said, except I'd recommend a minimum of 256MB of VRAM for good performance, especially with higher resolutions (I'd recommend an NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or higher or ATI x700 or higher for the best performance with higher screen resolutions, although if you're using low screen resolutions, an FX-series NVIDIA will work fine.) A SATA hard drive is recommended that has at minimum, 20GB free (8 of which is used for Vista as of now) You will need a DVD drive
For strong and good, but not perfect performance, I'd recommend this: 1GB of RAM AMD Sempron 64 CPU (preferably with 256k of cache) An AGP 8x video card that has 128MB of video RAM and is an FX-5600 or higher or Radeon 9600 An IDE hard drive with 8MB of cache DVD drive
For my recommended minimum configuration to give you at least decent performance, I'd recommend this: 512MB of RAM AMD Athlon XP (Sempron socket A) or equivalent Pentium4 An AGP 4x motherboard with an 8x capable video card with at least 64MB of video RAM. An FX-5200 or Radeon 9500 is the minimum card you'll need as of now to get Aero Glass for a desktop PC. Any card below what I just mentioned probably won't run Aero Glass. An IDE hard drive with 2MB of cache (ATA100) DVD drive
Keep in mind that Vista will probably work on systems slower than what I mentioned for a minimum configuration, but for at least decent performance, I'd have at least what I said was the 'minimum configuration'.
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message No, you get full Aero with those requirements, but the performance is not wonderful. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel - Sydney" wrote in message
As I understand it, those specifications will only allow you to run the most basic Vista, not the more functional ones.
cheers
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Modern CPU Minimum 512 MBs of RAM minimum 64-MBs of vRam with support for Direct X 9 and Pixel Shader 2.0 technologies -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Daniel" wrote in message Hi
I want to setup my PC so it is ready for Vista when it is released.
What are the recommended hardware requirements for the top version of Vista.
thanks
Daniel