Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Apr 2006 14:20 UTC
Microsoft's Windows Vista will run on just about any PC available today, but it will only show its true colors on about half of them, according to a new report from Gartner. While Microsoft is currently suggesting a minimum of 512MB, the new OS will require at least 1GB of dual-channel memory to provide its full capabilities, Gartner said in the report. However, all recent discrete solutions from major graphics makers such as ATI and Nvidia, for both desktops and notebooks, are expected to be able to support Aero, Gartner said in the report. My take: After toying with Vista myself, it becomes quite clear what you need to run Aero glass: 512 MB of fast RAM, and a DirectX9 compatible videocard with 128MB RAM. I also found that even non-DirectX9 videocards can run Aero Glass comfortably.
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2006-03-17
Give yourself more credit - you're not self-righteous. That's the first step in making a good review.
I don't know how much extra ram the beta release should really be using. 700MB+ is rather high (although some people seem to think this is fine), and although this is a beta and probably has a great deal of unoptimized and debug code - something just smells fishy about that number. Hopefully, everything will be smaller in size and more responsive (smoother) in the final release.
If you could, try running a game or other graphics program (Winamp comes to mind - if it's even possible to install) and see how the system responds under a general load. (This is all assuming you still have access to this beta.)