Will this spec be enough to run IIS for personal use?

Shaye87 · 18 Feb 2009 at 10:03

Hi
I am thinking of setting up local IIS server for personal use, no one is gonna access it from "outside".
Do you reckon the following machine will be enough?

Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2
1015 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
Intel Pentium E2140, 1600 MHz (8 x 200)
Disk Drive (80 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)

If so, on what operating system I best Install the IIS (latest, ver 7 i think) server on?

Thank you

Moley · 18 Feb 2009 at 10:09

That should be plenty.

SimonCHere · 18 Feb 2009 at 10:11

I currently run IIS, VS, SQL 2000 and other stuff on a pentium D 3.4ghz with 1gb ram.
That'll be fine.

Shaye87 · 18 Feb 2009 at 10:15

Cheers,
Do I need to run it on a server OS (e.g 2003/2008) or I can get it to run on XP/vista as well?

Inquisitor · 18 Feb 2009 at 10:17

It'll run fine on XP or Vista.

K.C. Leblanc · 18 Feb 2009 at 10:29

Shaye87 said:
Cheers,
Do I need to run it on a server OS (e.g 2003/2008) or I can get it to run on XP/vista as well?

Check this, but I'm pretty sure you need XP Pro, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate for IIS. There is a limitation of the number of connections, but it's fine for testing.

If you're the only person who'll be accessing it, you might want to look a using Innotek Virtual Box or VMWare server to create a virtual PC.