While Microsoft is making Windows 8 available to the public, there are a few caveats to keep in mind. This build (8102) is a pre-beta, which is why it would be premature for us to run any benchmarks on it. Microsoft is trying to highlight functionality as opposed to performance.
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Windows 8 Preview: System Requirements
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 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
There are three developer builds available at Microsoft’s website. Everything is x86-based, so if you were looking to root and experiment with an ARM-oriented version of Windows 8, you’re out of luck. That’s slated for a much later date (most likely next year).
Versions available for download
- Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)
SHA-1 hash - 6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF (4.8 GB) - Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)
SHA-1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9 (3.6 GB) - Windows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86)
SHA-1 hash - 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC (2.8 GB)
If you’re running 64-bit apps and or have a preponderance of RAM, you’ll want the 64-bit version of Windows 8. Otherwise, all three builds are virtually identical. However, the 64-bit build with developer tools includes the following:
- Windows SDK for Metro-style apps
- Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
- Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
- 28 Metro-style apps, including the BUILD Conference app
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