Can my PC handle Windows 7

ajayritik

ajayritik

Technomancer
Guys I know I could google this out but just wanted to get an advice from you all guys.

I currently run Windows XP SP3.
I have a 60 GB IDE HDD
1 GB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 Ghz

I'm planning to upgrade to Windows 7.0 for sometime but heard that I may need around 3 GB RAM for smooth operation.

Can someone please let me know if I can go ahead with the above configuration for Windows 7.0. Do I need to upgrade RAM at any cost? Currently can't afford.

Also about 32- bit and 64 bit OS. Which one would be better? Any issues with one of them if chosen?

Kindly advise!
 
Zangetsu

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
^^ download this
it will do the job for you

Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
 
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ajayritik

ajayritik

Technomancer
Can I have my existing Windows XP operating system and install Windows 7 as dual operating system in other drive?
 
Cool Buddy

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
Well, a dual boot on 60GB doesn't sound very exciting. You will be left with too little free space. Also, 1 GB RAM doesn't handle windows 7 very well, although it will work
 
Vyom

Vyom

The Power of x480
Staff member
Admin
@ajayritik:
If this gives you any relief, I should tell you that Windows 7 work fine on my Pen 4, 2.4 Ghz, 1 GB RAM. So, it should run fine on Core 2 Duo.
Although if you have DDR2 or DDR3 RAM, it if advisable that you add 1 GB RAM more. (See if you can afford one from Flipkart). But even without the upgrade, you should have no problem, as long as you don't overload memory with flood of programs.

Also, I agree with Cool Buddy, that dual booting on just 60 GB is not a good idea. Installation of Win 7 will alone take about 10 GB of hard disk space, so depending on how many softwares you are going to install, you would want to keep the partition of Win 7 to about 20-25 GB.

So plan accordingly.
 
Niilesh

Niilesh

Padawan
as long as use don't play games and multitask much it will work fine

Just go and install Win7 32bit. :thumbs:
 
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fz8975

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buying win 7 and still staying on the same old rig =not a good idea

at-least upgrade HDD and ram (add 1-1.5 GB)

also what is the main purpose of your PC (please be specific)??
 
topgear

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
@ OP - increase the amount of Ram - get a 2Gb stick if you can and only then upgrade to win 7 and for 64 bit version you need to have at-least 4GB or more ram and if you are thinking about DX11 gaming then you need to get a compatible gpu around ~4k at-least ;-)
 
clmlbx

clmlbx

Technomancer
topgear said:
@ OP - increase the amount of Ram - get a 2Gb stick if you can and only then upgrade to win 7 and for 64 bit version you need to have at-least 4GB or more ram and if you are thinking about DX11 gaming then you need to get a compatible gpu around ~4k at-least ;-)
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what do you mean by this? 4Gb is not mandatory for 64bit but yeah it might be better to utilize 64 bit power
 
doomgiver

doomgiver

Warframe
1 gb is just about acceptable. wont be able to run multiple programs at once.

2 gb is recommended.

the rest of the stats are ok.
it even runs on my pentium D 2.8 ghz with 1 gb ram
 
topgear

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
clmlbx said:
what do you mean by this? 4Gb is not mandatory for 64bit but yeah it might be better to utilize 64 bit power
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when I installed Vista x64 SP1 I had only 2GB ram - the OS felt kinda slow but when I upgraded to 4GB the performance really improved in games and applications ;-)

That's why I told Op to to get 4GB ram if he is willing to use 64 bit OS but he can also keep his 1GB ram module and get another 2GB ram to utilize the full power of win 7 64 bit ;-)
 
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ajayritik

ajayritik

Technomancer
fz8975 said:
also what is the main purpose of your PC (please be specific)??
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Too be very honest. Will be mostly used for Internet/ MS office Stuff and maybe occasionally stuff like Oracle etc
topgear said:
@ OP - increase the amount of Ram - get a 2Gb stick if you can and only then upgrade to win 7 and for 64 bit version you need to have at-least 4GB or more ram and if you are thinking about DX11 gaming then you need to get a compatible gpu around ~4k at-least ;-)
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Not too much into gaming bro. The only game I liked or prefer are the Age of Empire series which I'm not playing any longer but may play sometime. Definitely not into too much of gaming.
fz8975 said:
also which PSU and mobo do you have ?
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Motherboard is Intel DG965 RY
PSU is local brand. I think Enter.
 
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rajeevk

Journeyman
ajayritik said:
Guys I know I could google this out but just wanted to get an advice from you all guys.

I currently run Windows XP SP3.
I have a 60 GB IDE HDD
1 GB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 Ghz

I'm planning to upgrade to Windows 7.0 for sometime but heard that I may need around 3 GB RAM for smooth operation.

Can someone please let me know if I can go ahead with the above configuration for Windows 7.0. Do I need to upgrade RAM at any cost? Currently can't afford.

Also about 32- bit and 64 bit OS. Which one would be better? Any issues with one of them if chosen?

Kindly advise!
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Windows 7 system requirements:

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:

a) 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

b) 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

c) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

d) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
 
meetdilip

meetdilip

Computer Addict
1 GB is a bit low. It is kind of minimum required, some 1.5 - 2 GB will be fine.

PS : From personal experience.

Also about 32- bit and 64 bit OS. Which one would be better? Any issues with one of them if chosen?
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You can use 64 bit OS in a normal PC too without any extra benefit. But if you have 4GB RAM or more, you will need 64 bit OS. Otherwise you won't be able to use the extra RAM.
 
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