Microsoft announces specs for Windows Vista - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 19th May 2006, 17:06

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/05...ons_for_vista/

specofdust · 19th May 2006, 17:10

As someone in an IRC chan I was in said:

1GB for the OS
4GB for the fancy graphics
10GB for the DRM

EK-MDi · 19th May 2006, 17:36

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Originally Posted by editorial

Of course, anyone attempting to run Windows Vista on a 1GHz machine will be duly laughed at. That kind of minimum spec will barely run XP, let alone Vista - we'd suggest that you look a lot higher if you want a usable experience.

A 1Ghz processor sounds realistic to me. With Windows Vista, it's all been about shifting as much of the workload as possible, to the graphics card. So as long as you've got enough RAM, and a DirectX9 hardware supported graphics card, then your rig is fit for the job.

DougEdey · 19th May 2006, 17:51

My system passes the specs :P

They reccomend Windows Vista Ultimate.

Hmm.

CowBlazed · 19th May 2006, 18:25

Gotta love the shameless plug "Intel compatible".

tank_rider · 19th May 2006, 18:25

i'll be looking to port my server onto vista if i can, it just about meets the premium settings so should be ok. Saying that though i managed to put xp, including office etc on a pc under the min specs, it worked reasonably too, that was before i knew anything about stripping out the un-needed xp bloat too.

Adnuo · 19th May 2006, 18:40

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Originally Posted by News Article

Of course, anyone attempting to run Windows Vista on a 1GHz machine will be duly laughed at. That kind of minimum spec will barely run XP, let alone Vista - we'd suggest that you look a lot higher if you want a usable experience.

Err, I can run XP Pro just fine on a 450MHz PII with 256MB of RAM and a Rage128 graphics card... Set theme to Windows Classic and turn some of the flashy transition effects off and you're set to go.

Fly · 19th May 2006, 18:58

15Gb? Holy Mary mother of God! What the hell will they be putting on my PC?

Fr4nk · 19th May 2006, 19:21

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256MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions higher than 2,304,000 pixels [more than 1920x1200]).

Ok, this could be a prob, I run 2048*1536 :/, I spose that would be the reason why i could only run 1600*1200 the beta.

Also 15Gb! It wasn't that big on the beta (i think) or was it ?

Veles · 19th May 2006, 19:31

I'm guessing all that GFX RAM is needed if you want the flashy glass effects stuff yeah?

I have enough to cover it, but I think I'll be reverting back to windows classic if it's possible.

ch424 · 19th May 2006, 19:34

OSX is 22GB, but that includes stuff like garageband. Of course Vista wasn't 15GB in the beta, but remember that figure includes space for swap file, system restore, and I'm sure there'll be more features in the actual version than in a beta download. 15GB can be compressed onto a 4.7GB DVD if all the files are small.

ch424

mushky · 19th May 2006, 19:41

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Originally Posted by Fly

15Gb? Holy Mary mother of God! What the hell will they be putting on my PC?

15GB of HDD these days is what, £4?

I know where you're coming from tho dude, you can imagine the amount of pretty bloat they will be adding. But 15GB is a small worry.

specofdust · 19th May 2006, 19:43

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Originally Posted by Veles

I'm guessing all that GFX RAM is needed if you want the flashy glass effects stuff yeah?

I have enough to cover it, but I think I'll be reverting back to windows classic if it's possible.

I'm exactly the same. My graphics cards are all memory-loaded enough to max my monitor resolutions. But frankly, I'd rathe be able to actually use my Vram for games, not stupid 67% transluceny effects that I could allready do with a second processor in many apps as it is.

It's not the price of space thats worrying mushky, it's what they're doing with it that's worrying. I mean, XP is what 4-5GB? How can they be releasing an OS that frankly isn't all that different from XP but uses an extra 10GB?

quack · 19th May 2006, 19:54

Part of that 15GB will probably be some of the files that still come with XP that date back to Windows 3.0 that have no use at all.

Skylined · 19th May 2006, 20:12

Nothing said about 64b?

yahooadam · 19th May 2006, 20:15

pffft

these are "minimum" specs for it

like xp has a minimum spec of "128mb ram"

however, try and run it less then 256 and you will be kicking yourself

and 512mb is needed for decent operation

so assuming you need 4x the minimum amount of ram for vista also, expect to need 4gb ram

Wrigley1 · 19th May 2006, 20:27

In other words, I'm going to need a whole new system to run Vista? Pfft. I'll stick with XP tyvm. 15gb is a ton, I bet its all bloated code though. Sort of like if they wrote Vista using Dreamweaver.

perplekks45 · 19th May 2006, 20:36

As I had to learn a few weeks ago:
What's the problem? XP's spec-requirements sounded insane back in '01 too.

Mister_Tad · 19th May 2006, 20:39

yeah, its utter lunacy that the code that runs your entire system could need a whole 5% of your disk space

yahoodam - realise that when XP came out, 512MB was insane, 256MB was pretty l33t and 128MB was the norm

Cthippo · 19th May 2006, 20:52

The problem is that would eat up half my 36 Gb 10K RPM SCSI primary drive. I'm still happily putting ME on 4 GB drives for workstations and having plenty of room left over.
I managed to hold off on XP until last year and I plan to hold off on Vista as long as possible. Sooner or later I'm going to find someone to hold my hand through getting linux installed and be done with MS.

19th May 2006, 17:06	#1
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19th May 2006, 17:10	#2
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,607	As someone in an IRC chan I was in said: 1GB for the OS 4GB for the fancy graphics 10GB for the DRM __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

19th May 2006, 18:25	#6
tank_rider Ultramodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 1,066	i'll be looking to port my server onto vista if i can, it just about meets the premium settings so should be ok. Saying that though i managed to put xp, including office etc on a pc under the min specs, it worked reasonably too, that was before i knew anything about stripping out the un-needed xp bloat too. __________________ Main - e5200 @ 3.5GHz (akasa 965) \|\| GA-EP31-DS3L \|\| 2X2GB Crucial Ballistix \|\| xfx GTX 260 \|\| 500GB Seagate 7200.10 sata + 250GB Samsung sata + 160GB Samsung ide \|\| NEC DVDRW \|\| Enermax Liberty 400W \|\| Antec P180 \|\| 22" Fujitsu Siemems TFT Media - X2 4400 @ 2.4GHz \|\| Epox 9NDA3+ \|\| 2GB RAM \|\| 6800gs \|\| 80GB Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 \|\| LG DVD RAM \|\| Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454

19th May 2006, 18:58	#8
Fly inter arma silent leges Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,741	15Gb? Holy Mary mother of God! What the hell will they be putting on my PC? __________________ "Flying is simple; push on the stick and the houses become bigger, pull back on the stick and houses become smaller, unless you keep pulling in which case the houses will become bigger again..." Disce quasi semper victurus; vive quasi cras moriturus.

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quack \o/ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Posts: 5,220	Part of that 15GB will probably be some of the files that still come with XP that date back to Windows 3.0 that have no use at all. __________________ Denying Rights to Music lovers. Denying Rights to Movie lovers.

19th May 2006, 17:51	#4
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	My system passes the specs :P They reccomend Windows Vista Ultimate. Hmm.

19th May 2006, 18:25	#5
CowBlazed Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 110	Gotta love the shameless plug "Intel compatible".

19th May 2006, 19:34	#11
ch424 Design Warrior Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 2,510	OSX is 22GB, but that includes stuff like garageband. Of course Vista wasn't 15GB in the beta, but remember that figure includes space for swap file, system restore, and I'm sure there'll be more features in the actual version than in a beta download. 15GB can be compressed onto a 4.7GB DVD if all the files are small. ch424

19th May 2006, 20:12	#15
Skylined I inglish is god Join Date: May 2003 Location: Uruguay Posts: 1,140	Nothing said about 64b?

19th May 2006, 20:15	#16
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	pffft these are "minimum" specs for it like xp has a minimum spec of "128mb ram" however, try and run it less then 256 and you will be kicking yourself and 512mb is needed for decent operation so assuming you need 4x the minimum amount of ram for vista also, expect to need 4gb ram

19th May 2006, 20:27	#17
Wrigley1 Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Posts: 275	In other words, I'm going to need a whole new system to run Vista? Pfft. I'll stick with XP tyvm. 15gb is a ton, I bet its all bloated code though. Sort of like if they wrote Vista using Dreamweaver. __________________ SHAZAM!

19th May 2006, 20:36	#18
perplekks45 BSc... finally Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,346	As I had to learn a few weeks ago: What's the problem? XP's spec-requirements sounded insane back in '01 too. __________________ "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." Blame it on Cheaps! [now a social group]

19th May 2006, 20:39	#19
Mister_Tad Serious about coffee Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham Posts: 7,555	yeah, its utter lunacy that the code that runs your entire system could need a whole 5% of your disk space yahoodam - realise that when XP came out, 512MB was insane, 256MB was pretty l33t and 128MB was the norm

19th May 2006, 20:52	#20
Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 4,456	The problem is that would eat up half my 36 Gb 10K RPM SCSI primary drive. I'm still happily putting ME on 4 GB drives for workstations and having plenty of room left over. I managed to hold off on XP until last year and I plan to hold off on Vista as long as possible. Sooner or later I'm going to find someone to hold my hand through getting linux installed and be done with MS. __________________ Notice: If we see you flaming we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate measures - The Bit-Tech Fire Brigade.