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Windows 7 - amount of space |
11-19-2011
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amount of space
hey, how much space on a hard drive or SSD does it take to run the basic operating system (os), (120GB-20GB)? thanks
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number windows XP professional service pack 2
OS XP windows Professional
CPU intel core 2 Duo/ E8400 3.00 Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte EP355-DS3
Memory 3.50 GB
Graphics Card Gigabyte 512MB 8800GT
Sound Card ?
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2159m
PSU ?
Case CoolerMaster Centurion CAC-TO5
Cooling ?
Hard Drives C: 400GB
D: 80GB
G: 100GB
H: 300GB
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11-19-2011
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Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
If you mean Windows 7, a basic install of Home Premium, updated, is 15 or 20 GB if I recall, but that is too small once you add in programs and some breathing room. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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11-19-2011
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i'd say a 32gb to 60gb would be fine for the o/s .
scrooge | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build
OS win 7 ( 64 bit)
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95
Motherboard ASUS P7P55 LX LGA 1156
Memory G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD6800 Series
Sound Card hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 42" lg 3d tv
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logtech
Mouse logitect
PSU Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Pl
Case CoolMaster 922
Cooling CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU
Hard Drives 1 ssd pci-e revodrive
4 seagate 1.5 tb
Internet Speed 5 mbit
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11-19-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit |
Minimum space is around 16GB, 40Gb is acceptable, 75-100GB should be more than enough depending what you have installed or intend to install.
As an example I have 68 programs installed on my C drive and used space including Windows 7 SP1 is 67GB. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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11-19-2011
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Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
For the OS and a reasonable selection of programs you should not need more than 30GBs. That is the situation on my desktops that have 60GB SSDs with the user data on the HDD.
On the laptops I chose 80 and 90GB SSDs because here I also need the space for the user data - and there is plenty of free space. 4 systems are Windows7, one is Vista. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse terrible devices, who wants them
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel Pentium e5200 @2.50ghz
Motherboard Intel Corporation DG41wv
Memory 4.0gb DDr3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5450
Sound Card High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays DELL E170S
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 pixels
Keyboard Alien
Mouse A4Tech Q4-500
Hard Drives 488GB WD
Internet Speed 512 kbps
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11-20-2011
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Yeah, too many variables to pin down a number. It depends on the version and features installed. Not to mention individual choices on options. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built 2/11/2011
OS Windows 7 Pro-x64
CPU i7-2600 3.4GHz - 3.8GHz Turbo
Motherboard Intel DH67BL-B3
Memory 8Gb - 2x4GB, Muskin 991770 PC3-1333
Graphics Card Integrated Intel HD 2000
Sound Card Integrated Intel 10.1 HD, RealTek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays Asus LCD VH222H, Haier HL24XSL2a
Screen Resolution 1920x1080, 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech EX100 Wireless
Mouse Logitech EX100 Wireless
PSU Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold Modular
Case Rosewill Defender
Cooling Stock CPU, Four 120mm case fans, PCH fan added
Hard Drives Crucial C300-128Gb,
Western Digital WD5002AALX - 500Gb,
Western Digital WD7501AALS - 750Gb
Internet Speed 2.5/1.5 Mbs
Other Info Antec Veris Premier-Multimedia IR Station,
Cyber Accoustics-3602 Speakers,
AFT XM-5U Card Reader,
Hauppauge TV-HVR-2250,
Sony LX300 USB Turntable
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