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I didn't for get Vista ...
... Like I said at the beginning, I exclude the price of the OS (different versions and all that).

But as for testing this, yes, I have. I have the exact same motherboard and CPU here running Vista and there's no problem at all.
Posted by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes   Posted on: 08/06/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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You forgot...  RocketEater | 08/06/08
I didn't for get Vista ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 08/06/08
A sempron could run aero  bananatwinkie | 08/06/08
a sempron could  tlwhitford@... | 08/11/08
My P4 Toaster  dlhertzberg@... | 09/12/08
you don't have enough RAM, the sempron is fine  bluescreen_z | 09/14/08
Also if you look  Michael L Hereid Sr | 08/06/08
or cheaper  evilkillerwhale@... | 08/07/08
I didn't for get Vista ...  POPPA G | 08/07/08
You forgot that  GuidingLight | 08/06/08
Refurbished PC's are better bargains!  cnfrisch | 08/06/08
Concur!  Lang Murphy | 08/07/08
Concur? NOT!  Narg | 08/08/08
Also Concur-Dell Refurb Site  informationworker | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  spark555 | 08/06/08
Me personally?  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 08/06/08
To Hobby or Not  rMatey | 09/12/08
Absolutely!  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
We are talking about a HOBBY here  windozefreak | 08/07/08
I have to laugh...  melekali | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  Symbioxys | 08/06/08
Ubuntu...  melekali | 08/07/08
Tried them all  rMatey | 09/12/08
Add $90  btidwell | 08/06/08
Actually, it would.  mwagner@... | 08/07/08
parts !!!  billw1234 | 09/03/08
What are you putting the parts into?  John J. Jordan | 08/06/08
Page 2  Symbioxys | 08/06/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  huehueteot | 08/06/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  puffmanxx | 08/06/08
FRYS.COM has the best pricing I've seen! (nt)  mwagner@... | 08/07/08
There's a reason why those in the know call it FRIED Electronics...  Wolfie2K3 | 08/08/08
YMMV! Not all trips to Fry's are bad ones.  Bill F. | 08/08/08
The Only Way It Would Be Cheerful  itanalyst2@... | 08/06/08
Did you remove all the crapware first?  mwagner@... | 08/07/08
Better still...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 08/07/08
Why bother...nt  USTechHead | 08/07/08
Linux won't run the software we need  TerryNT | 08/07/08
I wouldn't use minimal hardware  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 08/07/08
RE: Did you remove all the crapware first?  Narg | 08/08/08
Sounds like user error...nt  USTechHead | 08/07/08
How enlightening... nt  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 08/07/08
I Imagine  melekali | 08/07/08
Funny....  Wolfie2K3 | 08/08/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  bryantrv | 08/07/08
Reading the article before posting is fun!  Xanthus179 | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  alan.miner@... | 08/07/08
overclocking  ricstorms@... | 08/07/08
overclocking  pennatomcat | 08/10/08
Did You Actually Build It?  nhoward | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  Olderdan | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  askmahesh@... | 08/07/08
Vista (WITH Aero) runs fine in 1GB  wolf_z | 08/07/08
News to you  rmakara1 | 08/07/08
vista on 1GB ram  thompsonwj@... | 08/07/08
If you cut out the flash and dazzle from Vista what do you have?  Bill F. | 08/08/08
It's one thing to select the parts...  GrizzledGeezer | 08/07/08
Great story  IT Dude77 | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  mwagner@... | 08/07/08
Please read before posting  rmakara1 | 08/07/08
you r right  gigaferz | 08/07/08
As someone who's done both  Bill F. | 08/08/08
Cheap? Not hardly...  6T9ura$$0ff | 08/07/08
No more ASUS for me...  wmlundine | 08/07/08
Wimp!  doctordawg | 08/07/08
It can be done for under $200...  g-man_863 | 08/07/08
Windows  perversion2003@... | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  evilkillerwhale@... | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  paullkellysr | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  ricstorms@... | 08/07/08
Message has been deleted.  bruitus@... | 08/07/08
Message has been deleted.  bruitus@... | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  jaydpiii@... | 08/07/08
Answers...  randysmith@... | 08/07/08
AMD 780G  se_lain@... | 08/07/08
You said "good quality"  reziol | 08/07/08
Idiot  parabyte | 08/07/08
And I remember...  fortierj | 08/07/08
Cheap & Cheerful  ktechman | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  OldPgmr | 08/07/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  atari8bit@... | 08/07/08
Not bad at the price you quote here,  melekali | 08/07/08
Refurbished Dell - 269 (comes with keyboard/mouse and OS  informationworker | 08/07/08
Similar build, but I didn't concentrate on cheap:  pennatomcat | 08/07/08
XP Linux dual boot  Hans Schmidt | 08/08/08
Stick to AMD on this style of computer...  Narg | 08/08/08
I'll bet your system has more than 2x 512 MB ...  Jim-MN | 08/08/08
The LG combo drive is no longer available from newegg  dinosaur_z | 08/08/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  stevenpowers@... | 08/08/08
Crossover  Hans Schmidt | 08/08/08
Pay for Linux?  ThereThere | 08/09/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  phillfri | 08/09/08
Re: Bad choice of motherboard  pennatomcat | 08/10/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  thomgood | 08/11/08
Many no-name power supplies would have worked fine  John238 | 08/30/08
Green and quiet is good  cliffdunaway | 09/12/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  billw1234 | 09/03/08
I wouldn't shop at your store!  jabailo1 | 09/14/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change  Godsman4U | 09/15/08
RE: Cheap and cheerful -- Mad Tux?  Tony T3 | 10/12/08

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