Vista Aero Glass on Quadro NVS 110?

Hi, I have a Dell D620 with a T7200 C2D and the 256MB Quadro NVS 110 card. I have the option of upgrading to either Vista Home Basic or Home Premium, and even if I don't install it for a while, I need to make the decision soon.

My main question is, will the Aero Glass feature run smoothly on the Quadro NVS 110? I can't find anything that says if this is a DX9 card or not, and I definitely can't find anything that says if it will run the Aero interface *well*

I tried the upgrade adviser on MS site, and it said Home Basic would be best for me, but I'm still curious what people think my real world performance would be like with the 110 NVS.

Thanks a bunch! I wasn't sure if this belonged in the software or graphics hardware forum, so I apologize if it's in the wrong place.

 

ain't GMA950 can run aero well? i mean if that's the case, then your quadro card can run it as well.

 

Yup: the GMA950 (a weaker card than the 110M) will run Aero fine. As long as you have 1GB RAM or more you should be fine.

FYI: All notebook cards are DX9 only. DX10 cards will not be out for a while, but you only need DX9 unless you play the latest games (which I'm guessing no since the 110M isn't much of a gamers card).

 

Correct, this will not be much of a gaming PC.

But I do not want to hassle with the Aero Glass interface on Vista Premium if my system will be bogged down by it. It looks slick, but I just wanted confirmation that it would run *smoothly*

Since the upgrade adviser said I should get Home Basic, I was a bit worried that it sensed my graphics card was not up to par.

Any ideas why the system scan didn't recommend Vista Premium? I would think that if MS had any reason to believe I could run Premium, they would try to get me to buy it since it's more expensive.

 

Any video card w/ 128mb of memory or more can run vista fine. However, if you are just upgrading to Vista for the eye candy, I suggest you wait until MS release SP1 for Vista. You could also get most of Aero interface on XP with 3rd-party software. (ie TopDesk, WinBlind, VAIo project (unrelated to sony). Just google them.

 

No, no, I'm upgrading because it will cost me nothing and because it is supposed to be much better in all of the ways that matter to me (Security, modern interface design, etc)

I used to be very skeptical about Microsoft, especially through the Win 98 days when it seemed like I had a BSOD every 15 min. These days, with automatic updates I am much more comfortable trusting Microsoft. Feel free to call me crazy if you want, but the past five years I have had nothing but a steady growing respect for XP, especially with SP2 and Media Center.

Besides, if Vista is really awful I can just format and re-install XP

Thanks for the help putting my fears to rest, some reviews make it sound like anything short of an 8800 GeForce won't run Aero Glass. Glad to hear even a lowly Quadro 110 will do the job!