Notice in the tables that a Vista Capable machine requires at least 512 MB of
RAM, while a Vista Ready machine will need a full gigabyte of RAM. However, from
my experience, neither of those amounts will be sufficient for Vista. One of the
reasons to consider Vista for your platform is the eye candy—meaning graphics. Given
this capacity, though, you will be severely limited unless you have a video card with
at least 128 MB of RAM. To get good performance from a system running Vista, a large
amount of RAM and a high-end video card are a must.
Whether your PC is designated Vista Capable ...
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