Is it Vista Capable?

[Gigacore]

I have one system configuration like this......

Intel P4 3.06 GHz, 1 MB L2
512 MB DDR 400 MHz RAM
nVidia MX 400 GPU 64 MB DDR

Can i run vista ultimate on this machine?

 

[QwertyManiac]

The Processor and RAM are just fine for a mediocre-performance but the MX 400, that'll create more lag than good on Vista. Yes you can run it but you won't like the performance it gives.

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

You can run Vista but don't expect it to run super smooth or run without any glitches.No aero effect and prolonged start up and shut down times.
You should increase your RAM which is the cheapest upgrade you can do.And maybe a new graphic card for all the eye candy.

 

[shantanu]

hmm ! if you increase your ram a bit, and give a go to FX5200 you can run Vista quite comfortably

Qwerty bhai : usign quotes like me ? lol

 

[Gigacore]

Hmmm..... Now this is my DADs PC.... he wants Vista Ultimate on it..... suggest a good AGP card for 2k

 

[QwertyManiac]

Get the Fx5200, it's the cheapest and the best among the cheapest Vista based solutions available. Good luck finding it though..

And about the Ultimate part, you'll hardly be able to enjoy all that it gives

 

[shantanu]

2k ! fx5200 or 6200

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

'GOOD' agp card for 2k.Lols.No PCIe slot?

 

[QwertyManiac]

@The_Devil_Himself - That's why he's using an MX 400 currently

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

Or maybe get a new mobo with ddr2 and PCIe support and good onboard graphics.ddr2 RAM is much cheaper and far better than ddr RAM and he can later add a dedicated graphic card(PCIe).AGP cards are not only difficult to find nowadays but also are much costlier than their PCIe counterparts.

 

[shady_inc]

No way Vista will run on a 64 mb video card
Fx 5200 will cost around 2k (128 mb version).But as QwertyManiac said,Good luck finding it.RAM will be a problem too.It will be like running XP on 64 mb RAM.All eye candy disabled.

 

[Gigacore]

@The_Devil_Himself, Well... its not my system... i've XFX 8800 GTX on my machine, this is my DAD's

@ QWERTY... Which is better in terms of performance.... FX5200 or 6200 TC

 

[shantanu]

its very easily available >> want one ! should i courier 100

 

[Gigacore]

Well...... my dad needs no eye candy only the features.... i believe i can use some Vista WB themes upon installing VISTA

 

[QwertyManiac]

6200 is better than 5200 but it is a very crappy card, sharing RAM for performance with that TurboCache feature of it. Still, get whichever 5 series and above (6,7) AGP you can. That's all you can do.

But if you need no eye candy, why even go for Vista? Won't XP suffice?

 

[Gigacore]

but feature wise VISTA ULTIMATE has more goodies than XP does

 

[slugger]

u shud get a Jetway FX5200 256MB AGP 4 around Rs.2235 with a 3 year warranty

know dat for sure, cause had to buy 1 just this week

 

[freshseasons]

I have one 5200 AGP card with me, almost brand new and since i am not using it , i am willing to sell it for 1K with 6 months warranty.

 

[Gigacore]

^ Na... thanks for the interest.. i'm gonna get a new one today...