Windows Vista system minimum configuration requirements

  
            

Microsoft and Intel, AMD, ATI and nVIDIA have released the basic recommended configuration requirements for Windows Vista certified PCs. Many common hardware are on the list, so users who buy computers in recent years can be assured. The recommended configuration requirements are as follows (including but not limited to):

- 512 MB RAM

- Use one of the following CPUs: Intel Core Duo, Intel Core Solo, Intel Pentium M, Mobile Pentium 4 (With or without Hyper-Threading Technology), Intel Celeron M, Intel Xeon (Dual Core), Intel Pentium Extreme Edition (Dual Core), Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition with Hyper-Threading Technology, Pentium D (Dual Core), with Ultra Threading Technology Intel Pentium 4, Celeron D, or

- AMD Athlon 64 FX (single/dual core), AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion 64 Mobile, Mobile AMD Athlon 64, Mobile AMD Sempron, AMD Opteron (single/dual core)

- Use one of the following graphics chips: Intel 945G Express chipset, Mobile Intel 945GM Express series chipset, or

- ATi: Radeon X1900, X1800 , X1600, X1300, X850, X800, X700, X600, X550, X300, 9800, 9600, 9550 or 9500 Series, All-in-Wonder X1900, X1800, 2006 Edition, X800, X600, 9800 or 9600 Series, Radeon Xpress 200 , Xpress 200 CrossFire, Xpress 200M, Radeon Xpress 200M, Mobility Radeon X1600, X1400, X1300, X800, X7 00, X600, X300, 9800, 9700, 9600 or 9500 series, or

- nVIDIA: GeForce 7800 GTX, 7800 GT, 7800 GS, 7300, 6800, 6600, 6500, 6200, FX 5900, FX 5700 , FX 5600, FX 5500, FX 5200, PCX, GeForce Go 7800, 7600, 7400, 7300, 6800, 6600, 6400, 6200, FX Go5700, FX Go5650, FX Go5600, FX Go5200, FX Go5100, GeForce 6100/6150, Quadro FX 4500, 4400, 4500 SDI, 4000 SDI, 4000, 3450, 3400, 3000G, 3000, 1400, 1300, 1100, 1000, 540, Quadro NVS 285, NVS 280

Note that the above Just recommended configuration, if your configuration is lower than the above list, you can still run Vista, just can not achieve the best performance or enjoy additional features. And if your hardware configuration meets the above list, you can run Vista perfectly, including the Aero interface and all other new features.

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