Windows 8 system requirements
If you want to runWindows 8on your PC, here's what it takes:
* Processor:1 gigahertz(GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)
* RAM:1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
* Hard disk space:16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
* Graphics card:MicrosoftDirectX9 graphics device with WDDM driver