We do not currently recommend AMD processors because they are lagging too far behind Intel.
Although NaturallySpeaking 11/12 and below will run on Windows XP, we recommend Windows 7/8 64-bit and minimally8 Gb of RAM. We only recommend Intel-based i7 Ivy Bridge quad core processors and if this is a new computer, we recommend adding 16 Gb of RAM for upcoming technology. New computer RAM is relatively inexpensive. The actual speed of the processor is not important but the amount of cache plays a significant role. Our favorite computer company is M-Tech. If an i7 isn't in the budget an i5 or i3 will work but the i3 would be our last recommendation because of the smaller cache. Even the i5 may occasionally time out. Note that while you can run NaturallySpeaking on faster processors, like hex cores, you probably won't notice any difference.
Note that DNS Ver. 10 will not run on Windows 8 and you may experience some issues with Ver. 11. Only Ver. 12 is completely Ver. 8 compatible.
If you are planning on installing Ver. 10/11/12 on an older computer make certain that your computer supports SSE2 instructions. NaturallySpeaking 10/11/12 requires that the processor support SSE2 in order to run properly. To determine whether or not your computer supports SSE2 click http://cpuid.com/cpuz.php. You will also need to install SP 3 if you are using Windows XP
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