Machine compatibility

MrBill · 2012/10/26

Can't find a site to check if a PC will run Win 8 like M$ had for Win 7. I can find the specs for a machine, so I guess that it will have to do.

Evan Omo · 2012/10/27

Hi Bill. Is the machine a pre-built OEM machine or is it a custom build?

How old is the machine? What OS does that PC run now?

MrBill · 2012/10/27

The one in my specs. I have XP on one HD and Win 7 on the other. Thinking about getting rid of XP and upgrading to Win 8 just for kicks. I have room to add another HD if need be. I don't hardly use XP anymore. Just update it and all my security programs on it every month or so. I am pretty sure that it will run fine on it.

SpywareDr · 2012/10/27

Microsoft.com > Windows 8 system requirements

If you want to run Windows 8 on your PC, here's what it takes:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)

RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch (more info)

To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768

To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768

Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

Secure boot requires firmware that supports UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and has the Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database

Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance

Microsoft account required for some features

Watching DVDs requires separate playback software (more info)

Windows Media Center license sold separately (more info)

BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive (Windows 8 Pro only)

BitLocker requires either Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or a USB flash drive (Windows 8 Pro only)

Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with second level address translation (SLAT) capabilities and additional 2 GB of RAM (Windows 8 Pro only)

A TV tuner is required to play and record live TV in Windows Media Center (Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8 Media Center Pack only)

Free Internet TV content varies by geography, some content might require additional fees (Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8 Media Center Pack only)

To check if your PC meets these requirements, you can run the Upgrade Assistant.
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Evan Omo · 2012/10/27

Then that machine should work fine with Windows 8. Just note that your HD 4350 is no longer being supported by AMD since they stopped making new drivers for the HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series of video cards.

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