Vista and the quest for more memory

March 20th 2006 | Microsoft

With Windows Vista’s anticipated launch later this year, a concern on everyone’s mind is how Vista will tax existing PC platforms. Although the new graphical user interface will require DirectX 9 support, and Intel G965 (or better) graphic accelerators, the real question mark in everyone’s minds is where DRAM requirements will head for Windows Vista.

Baseline Vista offerings will require 512MB of DRAM just to install, with a 1GB recommendation — but is there more to this story?

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Vista and the quest for more memory
Published in: Microsoft on 2006-03-20