Windows 7 On Older Hardware

jon.bda · 29 Dec 2009 at 17:47

The wifes PC upstairs is now the last remaining PC in the place running XP and i was wondering if anyone on here had put Win 7 on anything a bit more 'technically' challenged?.

P4 (Skt 478) 3.2ghz
2gb Geil PC3200 ram
512meg ATi X1950 Pro
LanParty 875B mobo
320gb sata HDD
sata dvdrw

Its only used for Office/internet/etc and no gaming at all. Reckon it'd run half decent?.

Dangerous · 29 Dec 2009 at 17:49

I'm running Althlon XP 1700 with 512MB RAM and it runs quicker than XP ever did!

Eddie · 29 Dec 2009 at 17:51

I've ran it on a system similar to that (similar apart from a better gfx card and an Athlon 4000+) without any problems, maybe a little slower at things but it ran decent enough to be worthwhile and not a pain.

alex24 · 29 Dec 2009 at 17:53

Run the upgrade advisor in case there's a driver problem, but if not win 7 should run very nicely on that.

jon.bda · 29 Dec 2009 at 18:13

Dangerous said:
I'm running Althlon XP 1700 with 512MB RAM and it runs quicker than XP ever did!

Cheers guys, will give it a go over new years when i've got a couple of days off i reckon!. As for drivers, i had trouble with my Skt939 LanParty mobo and nothing being available for Windows 7...i'm hoping with hers being Intel based though it should be pretty painless.

csmager · 29 Dec 2009 at 20:21

Technically challenged? That system's not exactly bad, by any stretch. It'll run perfectly.

antipacker · 29 Dec 2009 at 20:43

will be ok

Kennysevenfold · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:17

Would run pretty fast if you ask me bruv

Geek. · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:19

yyu should have no problems with that spec enjoy win7

me227 · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:32

I wouldn't really consider that hardware to be that old. It'll run fine.

doggs · 29 Dec 2009 at 22:58

I would imagine that system will run Windows 8

OpenToSuggestions · 29 Dec 2009 at 23:01

OP: To the regular pc user your rig is fine.

Only to people like us is it hugely out of date.
It will run windows 7 fine though.

Senture · 29 Dec 2009 at 23:10

Had windows 7 Home Basic running perfectly fine and speedy on a Dell Dimension 1100. Celeron 2.66, 1GB RAM and a 40GB HDD.

SlugForAButt · 30 Dec 2009 at 01:29

Senture said:
Had windows 7 Home Basic running perfectly fine and speedy on a Dell Dimension 1100. Celeron 2.66, 1GB RAM and a 40GB HDD.

Nice.