ORIGINAL: wdolson
I've been running beta test versions of AE and it runs without a hitch on all my machines. This computer is:
CPU - 1.6 Ghz
RAM - 1 GB
Video RAM - 32 MB
The video card is 2001 vintage.
The thing that is most critical is the RAM. I have run it fine on a computer with 512 MB, but it performed better when I upgraded the RAM to 1 GB. I also have my firewall outside the computer, so my computer isn't bogged down with a lot of anti-virus stuff. With anti-virus stuff running in the background, that will increase the CPU and, to a lesser extent, the RAM needs.
Basically any new computer you buy today will have enough resources to run AE. Though with Vista, RAM might be tight unless you have a lot of it. Vista is a major memory hog.
Bill
That's very good to hear. Of course there are all sorts of little tweaks you can also do besides just turning off the anti-virus software - even basic things like not having a pretty picture on your desktop. It all adds up to help improve performance by freeing up RAM.
Given what you've said, I reckon I could get it running on my 2.4 ghz pentium, 256 mb, 32mb gfx card which is stripped of all unnecessary background processes (that is unless you've gone and done that on the machine you are referencing to get it playing).
It would probably be exceptionally slow but I tend to read when the computer processes the turn anyways.
Worth a shot in any case - if I take the good desktop to play a strategy game I think my gf will kill me.
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