AnyDVD HD and Vista

[jim1812]

I "finally" have permission from 'the Boss' to look for a new computer. One that I really like is HP Elite M9340F: Intel 2 Quad 2.66, 6Gb memory, Vista Home 64 bit processor with SP1. My question is this: will AnyDVD HD run on this machine? Don't wanna purchase a 6 gig machine and have nothing run! Also, if not 6 gig memory, what would you guys recommend for memory: 2, 3 or what?
thanks to all you gurus

Jim1812

PS and if I put this in the wrong thread, I sincerely apologize.

 

[DrinkLyeAndDie]

I "finally" have permission from 'the Boss' to look for a new computer. One that I really like is HP Elite M9340F: Intel 2 Quad 2.66, 6Gb memory, Vista Home 64 bit processor with SP1. My question is this: will AnyDVD HD run on this machine? Don't wanna purchase a 6 gig machine and have nothing run! Also, if not 6 gig memory, what would you guys recommend for memory: 2, 3 or what?
thanks to all you gurus

Jim1812

PS and if I put this in the wrong thread, I sincerely apologize.

I'm assuming the processor is an Intel Core2Quad Q6700 @ 2.66 GHz?

From the CPU, memory, and OS standpoint there will be no problem. You will require an HD-DVD and/or BluRay drive to make use of the AnyDVD HD features. The videocard is important. You want a videocard that doesn't offload to the processor.

 

[jim1812]

AnyDVD and Vista

Thanks for the info. To the best of my knowledge the video card is a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS graphics with 512 mem. Everything else you mentioned is/was correct.
Thanks,
Jim1812

 

[DrinkLyeAndDie]

Thanks for the info. To the best of my knowledge the video card is a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS graphics with 512 mem. Everything else you mentioned is/was correct.
Thanks,
Jim1812

I have no experience with this video card. Maybe someone else can answer. I believe a GeForce 9500 should work in a system for dealing with HD/BD content. It's clocked lower than the 9500 GT and has GDDR2 instead of GDDR3 memory. Maybe someone else knows how this performs when watching HD/BD content. At the price point of the new card releases I'd personally separately buy one of the lower end ATI Radeon HD 4000 series of cards like a 44xx, 45xx, or 46xx.

As long as you have the HD/BD drive and the card is up to the task then I'd say the rest of the specs should be just fine for using AnyDVD HD.

 

[oldjoe]

The NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS will be fine and get all the RAM that you can for Vista. I would suggest going with Dell for a pre-built PC. They have some very good business discounts.