ATI releases Vista testing tool
Tests computer, dishes X1600 PRO
By Fuad Abazovic in Wien: Friday 08 September 2006, 14:16
ATI MADE a nice tool that can test whether your machine can meet
the Vista Premium requirements.
I tested my working machine based on Pentium M 2000 MHz, 1024 MB of
memory, Shuttle lunch box and ATI X1600 HDMI card. It turns out
that my machine is not good enough for Vista Premium.
Sources at ATI confirmed that seventy per cent of people who took
the test are not ready for Premium. The only thing I failed to meet
was the minimum disk space - you need to have at least 15GB free
and I don't.
But I fail to meet the Vista optimal requirements for the Premium
version too. ATI banned its own kid mainstream and the fastest of
the HDMI X1600 card. The Radeon X1600 Series (Radeon X1600 Series
(0x71C2)) is simply not enough for Vista.
This is what ATI said: "Sorry, your video card does not meet this
recommended requirement. Upgrading to a more powerful video card
will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We
Recommend' button to see some great options." The company
recommends a $400 card to make us all happy, something like X1900
XTX. Surprise, surprise.
I am sure that Vista will run on this machine just fine but
according to this test this machine is simply not good enough for
the mighty Volista. You can try it yourself here http://www.ati.com/technology/windowsvista/GetReady.html
and here is a screenshot with my particular score
