I would suggest the following: 32 bit version of the OS. The 64 isn't as far along in terms of software usability and driver support as of yet. P4 or greater processor. Dual core is fine, but most common software doesn't leverage dual core abilities very well, so... Minimum 2 gigs of ram, 7800 rpm SATA or IDE drive. I've heard some grumblings about unstable SCSI support. Depending on use, the Business version is likely what you're after if you don't need Media Center support. Consider a decent DirectX 10 compliant video card. Why? Vista seem to like the ram these cards have and most Vista apps are written against it.
David Smith Systems Administrator Doan Family of Dealerships (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Lukachko Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Ideal Vista box for SP1 Most of the articles and comments on this and other lists do not have a positive (let alone a very positive) opinion of Vista whether it’s Vista or Vista SP1. I admit that I was less than inspired or impressed by my first install and experience with Vista in November 2006. I installed it on a Intel D945GNT motherboard with a 3.40GHz Pentium D CPU with 2GB RAM and a 200GB Seagate 7200 RPM IDE drive. It took more than an hour to install. I know I did other things while I waited. Initially it recognized some of the workstations on the network and after a reboot, it didn’t. None of my XP workstations recognized the Vista machine. I installed Office 2007 to look at it as well under Vista. After about 6 hours of trying to tweak the network, hooking to the internet and browsing as well as looking at the various Vista features, I decided it wasn’t ready for prime time. I let my clients know of the experience and they’ve stayed clear of Vista on any new computers. I’m prepared to look at Vista SP1 again and would like to hear comments on what workstation configuration I should consider for this next install. For instance, should I go for a 64bit CPU, faster hard drive 7200, 10k or 15k SCSI and more than 2GB RAM. Thanks for your comments No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.8/1287 - Release Date: 2/19/2008 10:55 AM --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
