Very late response. Hopefully it helps someone. I didn't look at the specs closely enough before jumping onto V9. I have a laptop with 2.8Ghz and 16 ram. What I have found is Piano V3 doesn't always work when I'm running it from my VST player even though my CPU meters aren't being pegged. I haven't had issues with any of the other synths. This release does make a major jump in specs. So, if it's specifically the piano you are after, I would be hesitant to upgrade.