Windows 8 Requirements
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Hello Sam, and welcome to Eight Forums.
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Windows Metro Style Apps Developer Downloads
System Requirements
The Windows 8 Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7:
So far:
Windows Metro Style Apps Developer Downloads
System Requirements
The Windows 8 Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7:
- 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
- Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
- To run Metro style Apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or greater
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom self built
- CPU
- Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
- Memory
- 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
- PSU
- OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
- Case
- Thermaltake Core P3
- Cooling
- Corsair Hydro H115i
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K800
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
- Other Info
- Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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And it will manage your 2GB of RAM better than Win7 
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10.0.10122
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
- CPU
- Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS Z87-Plus
- Memory
- 32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
- Sound Card
- 7.1 HDA
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
- Screen Resolution
- 1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
- PSU
- ThermalTake 1000W PSU
- Case
- Corsair Carbide R300
- Cooling
- Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
- Browser
- IE, FF, Chrome
- Antivirus
- AVG Internet Security 2015
- Other Info
- Some wired stuff
- Messages
- 5,707
Not only will it manage RAM better, it'll only suck 300 MEGABYTES of RAM. That, is impressive!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- CPU
- AMD FX 8320
- Motherboard
- Crosshair V Formula-Z
- Memory
- 16 gig DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS R9 270
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
x2 3 TB Toshibas
Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
- PSU
- OCZ 500 watt
- Case
- A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
- Cooling
- Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Touch Mouse
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014