Will spec on old PC meet these requirements?

FrankGrimes

I'll be receiving a piece of virtual cycling trainer software soon that has the following requirements:

Recommended system resources
Processor: minimum Pentium IV (3.0 Ghz)
Memory: 1024 MB for XP, 2056 MB for Vista
Hard disc space: 850 MB
Graphics card: DirectX9 compatible 3D card with 256 MB of memory (not shared) GeForce FX or equivalent
Sound card: DirectSound compatible
Various: 1 free USB port; DVD player (for use of Real Life Video & ErgoVideo only)
OS: Windows XP SP2 or Vista SP1 (32 bit)

I want to run it on an old PC that is currently out of order due to a harddrive issue. I hope to swap out the HDD with a spare and put Windows 7 on it. Failing that, I'll reinstall XP on it. Here are the specs of the old PC - will it be up to the job of supporting the program with the above specs?

HDD: Samsung SpinPoint P120S 200GB SATA2 8MB 7200RPM NCQ
Mobo:-Abit AN8, nForce4, Socket-939, ATX SATA, GbLAN, Firewire, DDR, Sound, PCI-Ex16
CPU:AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz Socket 939, 512KB, BOXED w/fan
Monitor:-BenQ 17" LCD T705 TCO99 Monitor, Black/Silver
Graphics card:-Sapphire Radeon X700PRO 128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express,Tv-Out, DVI-I, Lite-Retail
RAM:-TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB Dual Pack Kit w/two matched PC3200 DDR DIMMs

Overheal

http://gizmodo.com/5334818/there-are-levels-of-survival-windows-7-is-prepared-to-accept

FrankGrimes

Thanks Overheal. I reckoned the PC would be able to run Windows 7 alright but it's the graphics requirements for this software I'm not sure about. Does that spec look like it will run DirectX9? I've had a look around on the web but can't quite figure out if this spec will run DirectX 9.

marco_polo

The card will anyway.

http://ati.amd.com/products/mobilityradeonx700/index.html

DirectX® 9.0 & OpenGL® Leadership Continues
ATI Mobility Radeon™ X700 offers the latest DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL shader support to ensure that current and upcoming games look and play brilliantly, especially in high-definition.

FrankGrimes

Good stuff, thanks marco_polo.

I got Win 7 installed on the old PC in no time and it's running smoothly so far.

Overall Windows Experience Index score is 3.6 as that's the CPU score. Graphics =4.9 Gaming graphics=4.4 RAM=4.5 HDD=5.4.

I guess only way to be sure will be to wait till the software arrives and try it then, but does it look likely to support the above requirements?

Overheal

thats more than I get tbh.