Can i run windows with 700mhz processor

[philip95]

Can i run windows with 700mhz processor

 

[caperjack]

Can i run windows with 700mhz processor

winxp, and maybe win7 ,it will run,but what it would be good for is another question ,if you want to use it on the internet ,then that would be a different story ,

 

[FuturDreamz]

What is the full specifications of your system? Windows 7 may run on a 700Mhz processor, but not if the video card is unsupported.

 

[yowanvista]

Can i run windows with 700mhz processor

Yes, but you'll likely encounter a lot of lags especially if you have less than 512MB of RAM.

but not if the video card is unsupported.

Windows 7 will use the standard VGA driver if the card doesn't support WDDM.

 

[whs]

Run maybe not, but walk could be possible.

 

[bobafetthotmail]

If you have 512 mb of RAM or more, it's doable, heck, DocBrown installed Win7 on friggin dual pentium II at 400 mhz, so why not?

Now, it will be very very frustrating to use, even a netbook will fly circles around it, but hey.

 

[Lovus]

Yes you can run but is impossible to use it

 

[Alejandro85]

I probably will run, but even if it works, it would be REALLY slow, as that system is well below the minimum requirements for Win7.
XP will run fine most likely.

If you have 512 mb of RAM or more, it's doable, heck, DocBrown installed Win7 on friggin dual pentium II at 400 mhz, so why not?

Now, it will be very very frustrating to use, even a netbook will fly circles around it, but hey.

Have a look here: Windows 7, running on Pentium II 133 Mhz / 96Mb RAM - YouTube
Doc's PC is a dream in comparison

 

[philip95]

but will work enough to find out the processor socket and yes i need to get more ram for it but fist i want to konw if there any point

 

[caperjack]

but fist i want to know if there any point

hard one to answer ,whats the point indeed ,i have 2 tower in my room right now, people gave me for free ,one a 900 intel and one a 1.4 amd ,full working tower and unless i use them myself ,my only other options is to take them to the recycle depo ,or give them away ,but nobody wants them ,i live in an area where even poor people on welfare want what everyone else has ,like i3 and i5 intel, you cant even get 5 dollars for an older style monitor or older tv's

is it a brand name tower ,if so what is the make and model #
you should be able to open the tower and remove the cpu fan and the socket type should be written on the white plastic around the cpu ,if its a intel ,it will likely be a socket PPGA 370

 

[yowanvista]

but will work enough to find out the processor socket and yes i need to get more ram for it but fist i want to konw if there any point

You'd be better off with a new system with modern components. An old system won't simply do it especially with the slow processors. Finding a processor upgrade would be a pain and I doubt that an obsolete processor would even handle Windows 7 without any slowdowns. Your current Pentium III is likely a Socket 370/Slot 1 processor which has long been discontinued.

The fastest processors are the last P3 and Celeron which are both clocked at 1.4GHz. (Not worth upgrading)
ARK | Intel® Celeron® Processor 1.40 GHz, 256K Cache, 100 MHz FSB
http://ark.intel.com/products/27525/Intel-Pentium-III-Processor---S-1_40-GHz-512K-Cache-133-MHz-FSB

You'll need a Slotket in case you're using Slot 1 if you're planning to upgrade the processor. You could upgrade your graphics if your board has an AGP slot. Anything like the Geforce 6200/6600GT or AMD HD3000/4000 series would be perfect but AGP cards are in legacy support so you'll have no new major drivers.

As for the RAM you should consult your board documentation, chances are that it supports around 512-768MB of RAM. Should be SDRAM or DDR1.

 

[philip95]

but fist i want to know if there any point

you should be able to open the tower and remove the cpu fan and the socket type should be written on the white plastic around the cpu ,if its a intel ,it will likely be a socket PPGA 370

all the cpu says is ADM

 

[philip95]

but will work enough to find out the processor socket and yes i need to get more ram for it but fist i want to konw if there any point

You'd be better off with a new system with modern components. An old system won't simply do it especially with the slow processors. Finding a processor upgrade would be a pain and I doubt that an obsolete processor would even handle Windows 7 without any slowdowns. Your current Pentium III is likely a Socket 370/Slot 1 processor which has long been discontinued.

The fastest processors are the last P3 and Celeron which are both clocked at 1.4GHz. (Not worth upgrading)
ARK | Intel® Celeron® Processor 1.40 GHz, 256K Cache, 100 MHz FSB
ARK | Intel® Pentium® III Processor - S 1.40 GHz, 512K Cache, 133 MHz FSB

You'll need a Slotket in case you're using Slot 1 if you're planning to upgrade the processor. You could upgrade your graphics if your board has an AGP slot. Anything like the Geforce 6200/6600GT or AMD HD3000/4000 series would be perfect but AGP cards are in legacy support so you'll have no new major drivers.

As for the RAM you should consult your board documentation, chances are that it supports around 512-768MB of RAM. Should be SDRAM or DDR1.

i can sfrud a system i plan to upgrade my old comptuer and when i saved enough i will buy a new mother borad, CPU and DDR 3 RAM and trasfer over some of the new bit from my old one

 

[RoasterMen]

A 700 Megahertz processor CAN run on a windows 7 OS.

By the way, I ran Windows 7 Ultimate on my old pc:

Intel Pentium III 800MHz
1GB DDR
NVIDIA GeForce FX5900XT
450W PSU
120GB HDD

and runs like a charm.

 

[philip95]

will it work with winows 8

also where can DDR ram
like the one in the image below
http://www.4allmemory.com/content/editor/images/168_lg.jpg

not online places

 

[caperjack]

will it work with winows 8

also where can DDR ram
like the one in the image below
http://www.4allmemory.com/content/editor/images/168_lg.jpg

not online places

you will have problems getting drivers for it with both win7 and win8
and you missed a few words in you post ,
i will assume you meant to say where can you buy some ddr ram,and you don't want to buy it on line ,your best option is local computer repair guys ,they may have some kicking around ,but its getting hard, iam a local computer repair guy in my neighbour hood and i throw it[usuall only 128meg sticks] away all the time

 

[philip95]

will it work with winows 8

also where can DDR ram
like the one in the image below
http://www.4allmemory.com/content/editor/images/168_lg.jpg

not online places

you will have problems getting drivers for it with both win7 and win8
and you missed a few words in you post ,
i will assume you meant to say where can you buy some ddr ram,and you don't want to buy it on line ,your best option is local computer repair guys ,they may have some kicking around ,but its getting hard, iam a local computer repair guy in my neighbour hood and i throw it[usuall only 128meg sticks] away all the time

i need 1 gb over 3 ports

 

[AddRAM]

Just put xp on it.

 

[Lovus]

You should pay attention for hardware before the software .

 

[caperjack]

will it work with winows 8

also where can DDR ram
like the one in the image below
http://www.4allmemory.com/content/editor/images/168_lg.jpg

not online places

you will have problems getting drivers for it with both win7 and win8
and you missed a few words in you post ,
i will assume you meant to say where can you buy some ddr ram,and you don't want to buy it on line ,your best option is local computer repair guys ,they may have some kicking around ,but its getting hard, iam a local computer repair guy in my neighbour hood and i throw it[usuall only 128meg sticks] away all the time

i need 1 gb over 3 ports

that doesn't add up !

you need to find out from the motherboard manufacturer ,how much ram it will take ,some of the older board with 3 slots only worked with 256 in each slot ,some worked with 512 in each slot .your just wasting time guessing ,you need to get the motherboards model # to search and see what it will take for ram