Vista Ultimate SP1 64 bit requirements and my PC

1- PROCESSOR: INTEL (CORE 2 QUAD) Q9550 2.83Ghz (12MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB)

- - More than enough



2- VIDEO CARD: HIS PCI EXPRESS ATI PCX 4870 512 MB 256BITS DDR5

- - More than enough

3- MEMORY: CORSAIR DDRII 2GB-667 (P/N: VS2GB667-D2) X 2 OR
KINGSTON DDRII 2GB-667 X 2


- - More than enough


4- HARD DRIVE: SEAGATE 500GB 3.5" HDD SATA-II 7200RPM 16MB Cache (ST-3500320AS)


- - Perfectly fine


5- POWER SUPPLY: 750 WATTS REAL POWER PRO SLI READY (RS-750-ACAA-A1)

- - More than enough

6- CPU COOLERhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cooling : COOLER MASTER CPU COOLER HYPER TX2 (SUPP INTEL & AMD)

- - OS doesn't care about your CPU cooler

7- CASE: ASUS VENTO 3600 (WITHOUT SUPPLY)

- - Holds everything together


8- MOTHERBOARDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motherboard : D975XBX2 (775PINS - 8 CHANNEL SND+GIGAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga- LAN) PCX SLOT (CROSSFIRE)


- - I have an issue with this: Given that you have chosen a CPU that runs on a 1333FSB, why are you choosing an older 1066FSB motherboard/chipset? This makes no sense to me. I would recommend a P35 based motherboard or newer here, please.


9- LCD MONITOR: VX-1962WM 19" BLACK WIDE SCREEN MULTIMEDIA

- - OS doesn't care - It plugs into your Video card and makes pretty pictures when told to

Be advised that a 19" Widescreen is basically a fatter 17".

Though to be honest, I prefer 20" or larger: At work, I can see 26 columns on a spreadsheet on my 20". Spending a little more money here to get more than you maybe think you need will make a much bigger difference in your day to day usage than, say, a faster processor. You have plenty of horsepower in that video card to use it, too.


10- DVD WRITERdvd writer : ASUS DVDRW 20xDL SATA DRW-2014S1T X 2

- - Should be perfectly fine

11- USB FLASHhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive DRIVES: CORSAIR VOYAGER 8GB 2.0 (TEN YEARS WARRANTY)

- - I have one - Works perfectly


12- FAX MODEM: APACHE HARD (3 YEARS WARRANTY) (A56SP-HCF) (56K)

- - I'm not familiar with this. Check with the maker - If they have drivers, you should be prefectly fine. If it's light duty stuff - Business and Ultimate versions of Vista include the facility to send and receive faxes, though you'd need a scanner for paper docs. How to send: http://www.ehow.com/how_2029566_send-fax-vista.html


13- SPEAKERS: Edifier X600 2.1 WITH WOOFER (WOODEN MADE )

- - Plugs in to your sound card. Makes noise when told to


14- FLOPPY DRIVE: SONY 1.44MB BLACK//WHITE (INTERNAL)

- - Old school, huh?? I keep one in my drawer, just in case


15- SOUND CARDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_card : 7.1 SOUND CARD X-FI XTREME AUDIO

- - At one time, Creative had the absolute worst support for Vista: Then left a lot of customers high and dry when they End Of Life'd nearly all their old product lines, and their newer ones suffered from drivers with limited functionality and issues like distortion and snap/crackle/popping. Not to mention threatening lawsuits against people who tried to fix these broken drivers. So a lot of people are/were pretty pissed off at them. HOWEVER - Creative's new drivers are supposed to be very good and fully functional. Having said that: I would use the CD in the box as a coaster for a nice frosty drink, or maybe an ornament for a ghetto christmas tree, or perhaps to hang from a scarecrow so the flashing reflections will help keep birds out of the garden. Instead, download the very newest straight from Creative.


16- MOUSE: GAMING XL-750BF 4X3 FIRE BUTTON LASER 2500DPI

- - Perfectly fine

17- KEYBOARD: GAMING X7-G800 GAMING KEYBOARD WATER PROOF DESIGN

- - Again - Perfectly fine

I'd recommend you stick with XP

Zippy - I do not recommend running new operating systems on old, old hardware. Changing the version of Vista does not change the answer.

would this be able to run vista with little to no lag

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66ghz

4gb RAM 800mhz

720w PSU