PC System Analysis For Windows 8 Pro Requirements
The best chance at playing Windows 8 Pro at recommended sys specs on a 1920x1080 screen resolution will be if your PC has at least the GeForce GT 230/Radeon HD 6550D graphics card. The CPU required to meet recommended requirements is either an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ or Intel Celeron E1200 Dual-Core 1.6GHz processor. This type of gaming rig will deliver you around the 60 Frames per second. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 9 or Windows 8 Pro won't run. To summarise, Windows 8 Pro needs around a 10 year old PC to play at recommended settings.
Minimum Requirements
* Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.3GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1600+
* Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3470 or NVIDIA GeForce 210
* System Memory: 1 GB RAM
* Storage: 16 GB Hard drive space
* DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
Recommended Requirements
* Processor: Intel Celeron E1200 Dual-Core 1.6GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
* Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6550D or NVIDIA GeForce GT 230
* System Memory: 2 GB RAM
* Storage: 20 GB Hard drive space