Will SDR# run on my computer?

Software requirements

• Windows XP SP3 or later, Windows Vista, Windows-7 and Windows-8 should all be just fine.
• Windows .NET release 3.5?
• There are some installation notes about Windows-7 and Windows-8.
• Notes on using Windows-8

Hardware requirements

• Ideally a dual-core CPU, an Intel Atom may struggle (e.g. Netbook PC)
• At least 200 MB free memory
• USB 2.0 hi-speed port essential for TV dongle

Getting the most out of limited hardware - user comments

• Shrink the window to a minimum.  Slow down the FFT update rate and set the FFT Resolution to a low number like its original default of 4096. [Joanne, W6MKU]

• I have a 2.1 GHz CPU with 1 GB of memory that runs SDR# great.  That  computer has Win XP, Home Edition.  Your computer should be OK.   On some computers it helps a lot to minimize the SDR# window.  And as Gregory said move the Speed slider down to very near the bottom.  Open the Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc key combination) and see how much CPU usage you have with SDR# running.  Mine is 60 to 70%.  Others have had stuttering problems, and solved them  -- but I do not know how. It may be helpful to tune to a local NOAA weather station (162.55 MHz here) and make adjustments to get that right first.  Set the ppm, set the Sample Rate,  the FFT, etc. [Marion,  K4GOK]
• I have a single core with 1.73 GHz clock only and 2 GB of memory (running Windows XP SP3) ... SDR# does not need all the CPU power so I can run other apps together with SDR# without any audio dropouts (with a FUNcube dongle as front-end).  With an RTL stick you need much more power ... but also no problem with that slow old crappy single core laptop (likely the increased power is a function of the higher sampling rate required with the RTL stick [djt]).  As an example, I can run SDR# (or any other SDR software except SDR Radio V2) together with Sonde Monitor (for decoding weather balloons) feed that to APRS net via internet and show sonde position in Google Earth ... (and stll some CPU power left hi hi).  I would guess with some tweaking it should run on a 1-1.2 GHz single core (with proper setup and not the slowest hardware around).  Sadly my 1.2 GHz laptop is broken (some years ago)... otherwise I could test if that does still function properly on that 1.2 GHz  laptop.  [Sigi DG9BFC]
  
   

Will it run under....

WINE on Linux

Not known by DJT at the time of writing.

A Virtual PC

Yes, but watch the speed, you may need more CPU power and will need more memory to operate successfully in a virtual PC environment.