I am running XP on an Athlon 64, 3000 1.79GHz CPU and 960 MB of RAM. Are these enough for Vista or do I need to upgrade? If so, to what?

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The processor meets the minimum, but it is recommened that you’ve 1gb (1024mb) of memory to run Vista. (2gb for it to run fast.)

As the specs indicate that this is an old personal, you will want to check to see if there are video, audio, network card, modem, chipset, etc. Vista drivers available for the computer. Otherwise Vista will not run correctly. For a Personal computer of that age, Vista is probably NOT the best choice. That PC is desgined for XP, and XP will run much superior on it.

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1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

512 MB of system memory

20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory

DVD-ROM drive

Audio Output

Internet access (fees may apply)

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 GB of system memory

40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:

WDDM Driver

128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)

Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware

32 bits per pixel

DVD-ROM drive

Audio Output

World wide web access (fees might apply)

Additional requirements

Actual requirements and product functionality might vary based on your system configuration. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

While all editions of Windows Vista can support multiple core CPUs, only Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise can support dual processors.

Home Premium / Ultimate

Television tuner card required for Television functionality (compatible remote control optional).

Home Premium / Business / Ultimate

Windows Tablet and Touch Technology requires a Tablet Computer or a touch screen.

Ultimate

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption requires a USB Flash Drive and a system with a TPM 1.2 chip.

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Your CPU (1.79 GHz) is fine.

Your RAM may be 1GB with 64MB being used by the video card. Personally I would recommend upgrading this to 2 GB of RAM for Vista to run at its ideal. You can run it with 1 GB, but since your video card shares that memory, I would recommend that upgrade. Especially if you’re any sort of gamer.

Here is a program that’ll scan your system and tell you what you might need to run Vista on your system:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows…

Also make sure there are Vista drivers for any of your “add-ons” including printer, scanner, etc.

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You’ve enough RAM and CPU power to run Vista.

Just.

I wouldn't try to run any other programs.

Okay, a slight exaggeration, but only a slight one. Nobody I know with less than 1GB of RAM can use Vista - it's too slow and clunky. 2GB minimum is my suggestion.

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You should check out Microsoft's option of Vista Upgrade Advisor, you can download it from here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows…
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The 960MB of RAM is far too low. You need at least 2GB to get Vista to run gracefully.

The CPU should be fine; you could upgrade to a dual core though and get superior performance.

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ok vista takes only 512mb of ram i have 1gb of ram and 1.73ghz and it works good enough.
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Sure.

If you play games like WoW, COD etc you'll need another gig of RAM, and a slightly superior processor.

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upgrage your processor to core 2 duo intel at least 2.0 GHz…

Athlon are craps!!

RAM is enough…

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Thee is no reason to upgrade tbh, stick with XP.