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The thread discusses experiences with Windows 7 on older or low-spec machines. The original poster inquires about runtime performance on very slow hardware like Pentiums. Subsequent replies share personal testing with various builds and hardware configurations, noting that Windows 7 generally performs acceptably but may lack driver support and certain features like Aero on older systems. Overall, users find Windows 7 somewhat usable on modest hardware but with limitations.
The thread discusses experiences with Windows 7 on older or low-spec machines. The original poster inquires about runtime performance on very slow hardware like Pentiums. Subsequent replies share personal testing with various builds and hardware configurations, noting that Windows 7 generally performs acceptably but may lack driver support and certain features like Aero on older systems. Overall, users find Windows 7 somewhat usable on modest hardware but with limitations.
I tested out build 7077 on the last computer I owned, which had 256MB's of RAM, a 2.3GHz (Single Core) CPU, and integrated Intel graphics circa 2004/5. Effects like Flip3D and the Taskbar Previews are a bit slow, but for the most part, the OS runs just as well as XP.
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I have 7068 x86 on a Dell Inspiron 5150. 3ghz cpu, 2gb ram, and an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 GPU. It runs decent enough, but there are no supported drivers that I could find for the GPU, so Aero does not function at all.
I also have a computer with an AMD 1600+ CPU, 1gb of Memory and an Nvidia Geforce 5900 256mb GPU that I will be loading W7 x86 on tomorrow to see how it runs.
I also have a computer with an AMD 1600+ CPU, 1gb of Memory and an Nvidia Geforce 5900 256mb GPU that I will be loading W7 x86 on tomorrow to see how it runs.
