AMD Athlon 2800 and 1gb ram enough to run vista?

I have AMD Athlon 2800, and recently upgraded to 1gb ram, iam running xp pro at the minute. would it be fit to run vista ? which bit x64 or x32 suits my system? wb thanks

 

1GB is ok for the XP Pro, but 2GB would be better. Vista 32 & 64 bit are suitable for the garbage can, and that is about it.

If you are set on going to Vista, go with the 32 bit, and for sure, have 2GB of RAM, minimum, in your computer.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't install Vista on your setup either unless you upgrade to 2GB. Stick with XP Pro as it will be tons faster.

 

You can only run 64bit if your comp is 64bit there are issues regarding drivers for 64bit which are'nt so prevailent with the 32bit version,the main difference is 64 lets you run more ram over the 3 or is it 4gig boundry plus 64bit is faster,2gig minimum is a must you should've noticed how your xp performs with the extra ram,mainly being able to run more proggys at once & the lag of launching is no longer as bad as it was.

Edit: if that cpu is single core i personally would'nt bother

 

thanks for your replys, think ill stick with xp pro

 

If you're keen to try something different that won't cost money do as creaky & i have done & install a linux distro,for me it's ubuntu,the performance is unbelievable,pisses me off that xp ain't as fast,considering how many apps are inside linux.

As for vista if & when you decide to get a copy be sure to compare the releases,i think for comparison vista ultimate would be xp pro & so has a few more bells & whistles

 

need bit help? upgraded my ram to 1gb today (2X 512mb) as it was 256 before, now my system keeps shutting off and when iam in firefox error comes up and shuts down firefox to.. whats wrong with it? wb thanks

 

yes system recognses the 1gb in system information, myt try putting old one in again and see'n if its stable, see that memtest link do i burn to disk to instal it?

 

Yeah, make yourself a bootable CD of it, it runs outside any operating system.

Oh, and I too echo the thoughts about Vista. A sempron 3600+ mobile chip with 1GB is completely useless in vista, it takes several minutes to do anything.

 

did a memory test there.. came up 3 errors what do i do now?

 

Faulty memory by the sound of it. Test each combination individually, and with luck a certain stick or set will come out as the culprit - replace it.

 

ok thanks, but only recieved the 2 new rams from crucial this mornin

 

Indeed, and Crucial, while a relatively good manufacturer, do experience that a little more often than another rival brand, from what I've read.

 

hi i took 1 of the 512 rams out, and left 1 of them n slot and system seems to be stable.. could there be somthng wrong with slot 2?

 

found source of problem, one of the 512mb rams doesnt seem to be stable,, would it be alyrt to have 512 n 1 slot and 256mb n other? but my 256mb ram is samsung :S wb