Will Windows 7 run on this build!?

[iPok]

So, my relative has quite an old system, and I was thinking of giving him an SSD with Windows 7 to boot from. However, I'm unsure whether the specs are good enough.

His PC Specs (that I know of):
Motherboard: Foxconn n15235 (SATA II ports)
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180, 2.00GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 520MB
RAM: 2GB
OS: Windows XP (SP3), 32-bit

I am basically wondering whether that CPU is good enough for windows 7 ultimate 64-bit.
On the windows 7 requirements, it states 1GHz processor and 2GB RAM needed.

Does this mean the CPU will run only half as well as before? Will it be very slow?
And, will 100% of the RAM be taken up? Or is that just recommended for a decent speed?
Also, I don't think the MB supports ACHI booting. Is this a major issue?

Thanks!

 

[kanewolf]

The requirements for Win 7 are MINIMUM requirements. You really have no reason to go with Win 7 ultimate 64bit. A Win 7 Home 32 bit would be sufficient. You aren't going to have more the 4GB RAM so a 64 bit is really no benefit.

There are some other threads on Win 7 on that motherboard.

 

[iPok]

Thanks kane, what if I were to upgrade the RAM to 4GB?

 

[kanewolf]

Win 7 will be happier with 4GB. It will run in 2GB but it will start to hit the SWAP file pretty quickly. You will notice performance drop when the RAM is exhausted.

 

[iPok]

All right. Do you know if the CPU would be able to cope? Seeing as the current XP version only takes 233 MHz.

 

[kanewolf]

If you want a basic web browser, e-mail, youtube, light MS office, photo browsing and light editing, you should be good. You will end up with a "mom" type configuration. If that is what you are looking for then you should be good.

 

[logainofhades]

I ran win 7 basic, just fine, on a Pentium 4 2.0ghz system once, just to see if it would. :lol: