opti plex 960 and win 8

rocket69

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Ok here's my dilemma
I have an opti plex 960
Specs are ..... OS XP Home with intel core 2 duo E8500
@ 3.16 ghz . 4 gig ram only sees 3 gig. 500 mb wd hd.
Question here is can i buy win 8 and this machine run 8 properly?
I did windows assistant but really didnt give me much to go on.
Says i have 33 apps and devices are compatible
And 9 items for my review
For the most part it looks like windows media wont work
And resouliton wont work with snap
And secure boost isnt compatible either. So with that being said
Could i get some feed back as to if i can install 8 and it runproperly?
Thanks in advance
 
It will run fine on that box and you'll actually notice the PC will be faster. Do a clean install. I have 8.1 on a e8400 optiplex I use as a HTPC and its noticeable quicker than it was with XP.

Media center is a paid add on now because so few people use it. It does not come with the windows install any longer. With 8pro its $10 and 8 standard I think it $49. No real reason to use it unless you have a cable card tuner.