Windows 7™ is the latest version of Microsoft® Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft® for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs and media center PCs. Windows 7™ was released to manufacturing on
July 22, 2009,and general retail availability on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista™
If you are planning to install Windows 7 ™ you will need to determine whether you have enough memory and you will also need to consider the additional memory requirements
if you intend to also use the new 'Aero' features, which provide an enhanced visual experience.
How much memory will I need ?
Microsoft® will be releasing three main versions of Windows 7, Windows 7™ Home Premium, Windows 7™ Professional and Windows 7™ Ultimate.
Our research and experience though has shown that 1GB for Winows 7 Home Premium™ and the other versions is really not enough and you should really consider
2GB and 4GB respectively for optimal performance. Also remember that this minimum requirement does not consider any other applications you are using, therefore for example if you
are using desktop publishing type software then you will need to take into account the memory utilised by this software in order to identify your total memory requirements.
Buying a new PC with Windows 7™
If you are buying a new PC then it is almost certainly more expensive to buy additional memory from the manufacturer than OFFTEK. If the amount of standard memory is not
adequate then we recommend checking our memory configurator and then comparing the price with the PC manufacturer. You will almost certainly save money and depending on the amount
of additional memory required, the amount saved can be significant.
Is my PC Windows 7™ Ready?
Use the information below to determine if you PC is capable of running Windows 7™ or whether you need to upgrade.
Microsoft® recommends
these hardware requirements: which includes the Aero capability,
Microsoft® recommends this minimum system configuration: a 1GHz or
faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU; 1GB of system memory; a dedicated
graphics card with at least 128MB of graphics memory; a 40GB hard drive
with 16GB free space; and a DVD-ROM drive.
Microsoft® recommends
these hardware requirements: which includes the Aero capability,
Microsoft® recommends this minimum system configuration: a 1GHz or
faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU; 1GB of system memory; a dedicated
graphics card with at least 128MB of graphics memory; a 40GB hard drive
with 16GB free space; and a DVD-ROM drive.
Microsoft® recommends
these hardware requirements: which includes the Aero capability,
Microsoft® recommends this minimum system configuration: a 1GHz or
faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU; 1GB of system memory; a dedicated
graphics card with at least 128MB of graphics memory; a 40GB hard drive
with 16GB free space; and a DVD-ROM drive.
Will My PC Be Able to Run Windows® 7™?
Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate
Processor
1GHz
1GHz
1GHz
System Memory
1GB
1GB
1GB
GPU
Direct X 9 capable*
Direct X 9 capable*
Direct X 9 capable*
Graphics Memory
128MB
128MB
128MB
HDD
40GB
40GB
40GB
HDD Free Space
16GB
16GB
16GB
Optical Drive
DVDROM
DVDROM
DVDROM
*Direct X 9 capable GPU with Hardware Pixel Shader v2.0 and WDDM Driver support
