What are the recommended minimum system specifications for a Windows system?
Each research project we run on the World Community Grid has different minimum machine requirements.
For the Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy project, the minimum requirements are (BOINC workunits will not be available in Phase I, but will be available in Phase II):
* At least a 550MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
* At least 60 MB RAM (with virtual memory enabled)
* At least 25 MB free disk space available for use by the project (in the agent install directory)
* The ability to display 8-bit graphics at 800x600 resolution
* An Internet connection with minimum 40 kbps speed
* Operating System: Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
For the Genome Comparison project, the minimum requirements are:
* At least a 160MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
* At least 60 MB RAM (with virtual memory enabled)
* At least 25 MB free disk space available for use by the project (in the agent install directory)
* The ability to display 8-bit graphics at 800x600 resolution
* An Internet connection with minimum 40 kbps speed
* Operating System: Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
For the Help Defeat Cancer project, the minimum requirements are:
* At least a 1000MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
* At least 1025 MB RAM (with virtual memory enabled)
* 2000 MB Hard Disk Drive with at least 500 MB available for use
* The ability to display 8-bit graphics at 800x600 resolution
* An Internet connection with minimum 40 kbps speed
* Operating System: Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
For FightAIDS@Home, the minimum requirements are:
* At least a 550MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
* At least 250 MB RAM (with virtual memory enabled)
* 600 MB Hard Disk Drive with at least 50 MB available for use
* The ability to display 8-bit graphics at 800x600 resolution
* An Internet connection with minimum 40 kbps speed
* Operating System: Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
For the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 project, the minimum requirements are:
* At least a 550MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
* At least 250 MB RAM (with virtual memory enabled)
* 600 MB Hard Disk Drive with at least 100 MB available for use
* The ability to display 8-bit graphics at 800x600 resolution
* An Internet connection with minimum 40 kbps speed
* Operating System: Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP |