Vista Readiness Advisor, how much does your computer suck?

[SugarCoat]

Oh what would i do without programs telling me my good (what i thought was good anyway) computer is a multiple loser. I believe this little program uses Vista premium requirements only. No vista basic.

http://www.ati.com/technology/windowsvista/GetReady.html


Only thing interesting is it apparently ignores whether or not the card supports HDMI.

 

[hoom]

Given that the min spec is a 32MB shader model 2 GPU with 800Mhz CPU & 512Mb RAM, I think its safe to call that min spec for vista.

 

[Sobek]

So an x1900xt, 3200+ @ 2.60ghz, 3gb of ram, and more than a tb for my Windows array just barely scrapes into view, not even hitting the 'minimum' line?

Give me a break. I didn't stay around to find out, but I bet something pops up saying "YOU NEED TO BUY ALL OF THIS RIGHT NAW!".

Smells like bullshit to me.

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

Why would you think otherwise?

So an x1900xt, 3200+ @ 2.60ghz, 3gb of ram, and more than a tb for my Windows array just barely scrapes into view, not even hitting the 'minimum' line?

Give me a break. I didn't stay around to find out, but I bet something pops up saying "YOU NEED TO BUY ALL OF THIS RIGHT NAW!".

Smells like bullshit to me.

 

[hoom]

WTF are you people smoking?
The listed min spec on that tool is

a 32MB, shader model 2 GPU with 800Mhz CPU (single core) & 512Mb RAM

My 2.4ghz conroe + 2gb RAM + 256MB x1900gt gets a flying full score, meeting or exceeding the 'optimum' requirements of 1Ghz CPU (single core)+ 1GB ram + 256MB shader model 3.0 GPU

 

[BRiT]

So an x1900xt, 3200+ @ 2.60ghz, 3gb of ram, and more than a tb for my Windows array just barely scrapes into view, not even hitting the 'minimum' line?

Thats odd, as my system (X1900XT, X2 4400+, 2G Ram, 2*74G HD, DVD drive) isn't too far off from yours and I exceed the Optimal settings.

From their chart
min settings: 32M DX9 PS2.0, 800Mhz P3 or Athlon equivalent, 512M ram, 20G hd, 15G free
rec settings: 128M DX9 PS2, 1Ghz P4 or Athlon XP, 1G ram, 40G hd, 15G free
optimal settings: 256M DX9 PS3.0, 1Ghz P4, 1G ram, 40G hd, 15G free

 

[Himself]

I have a ye old ATI 9600 in my machine right now, (2 higher end cards died on me), and I meet the min spec.

X2 4200+, 1GB ram, lots of hard drives, etc. Only think keeping me from prem spec is the video card, they recommend a 1600, lol.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Bubbles passed with flying colours.

Bubbles 3500+ Newcastle @ 2.4Ghz, Asus A8R32-MVP, OCZ EL platinum rev 2 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200, 2xATi Radeon X1800GTOs, Audigy2, Altec-Lansing ADA885, DVDR, 80GB, 200GB, 200GB

 

[Corwin_B]

My system is optimal (Conroe 2.13GHz, 2GB RAM, X1900xt)

 

[DigitalSoul]

Hmmm...it seems that if I had a pixel & vertex shader 3.0 video card, I wouldn't have failed the optimal part. Otherwise I passed everything else...

 

[ZoinKs!]

I didn't pass because it couldn't figure out what kind of cpu I have and I don't have enough free disk space.

 

[Skrying]

What a great marketing tool. Make people think they have to buy your hardware in order to run Vista decently, what bullshit.

It told me my 6800GS was not good enough for recommended. Yet it easily meets all of what it said it needs and they decided that recommending me a X700 would be better. Talk about worth a giggle.

Core 2 Duo @ 2.18Ghz
1GB DDR400
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA
6800GS 256MB
Over 200GB of HD space

Yeah, I'm fairly certain I meet the optimal.

 

[Bludd]

Asrock 775Dual-VSTA

Your motherboard sure sounds like it's Ready.

 

[Skrying]

Your motherboard sure sounds like it's Ready.

I know! Vista Premium no less, that's what the logo in the top right of the box says!!

 

[hoom]

6800GS

Well, its SM3 but its not "SM3 done right" is it?