32bit or 64bit Win 7

[DCM]

Which is better, thinking of going Win7.

[HarlowS]

depends if your system is a 32 bit or 64 bit cpu

[trekkerkk]

ive been running 32-bit on a core 2 duo processor,
i think its really good
plays crysis better than vista on the same laptop,

trekkker

[jimmy]

It only matters if you want more than 3gb of ram. I'd go 64bit - but I guess it's just a bit less compatible

[DCM]

Energy Efficient AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor 4450e, which states it is AMD64 (64bit), and am currently running 4Gb memory on a Vista Home Premium 32bit OS.

[jimmy]

Then you're already over the limit and have lots of ram sat doing nothing

[DCM]

Originally Posted by jimmy

Then you're already over the limit and have lots of ram sat doing nothing

sounds like my kids, sat round doing nothing! lol

[HarlowS]

If your running a 64bit chip it makes no sense opting for a 32bit OS. Go the 64 route

[DCM]

Right, well time to hunt down cheap deals on Win7 64bit

[mark christopher]

are drivers harder to get for 64 bit?

[DCM]

Wouldn't of thought so, 64bit machines been about for a while now?

[mikeyscott]

www.overclockers.co.uk are pretty good.

[coolcars782]

I have 64bit Win7 and I have never have any problems with it My laptop is a Acer 5551, AMD Athlon II x2 2.1ghz, ATI HD 4250 1405mb Graphics, 3gb DDR3 Ram, and runs fine

[bigred5765]

been running win7 64 on a dell amd laptop had no troubles in any way driver or software

[Cream]

Windows 7 64bit for the win :-) Only compatabilty problems I've had are REALLY old games. Other than that it's been plain sailing, and you'll get to use that 1 gig of memory your P.C. hasn't been using :-)

[DCM]

Thanks guys, will invest in a one next month.... now, any advantage buying any more than Home Premium?

[MatJohnson]

Originally Posted by jimmy

It only matters if you want more than 3gb of ram. I'd go 64bit - but I guess it's just a bit less compatible

4GB is the limit for a 32 bit machine. XP could only address 3GB but the newer os's can address all 4gb

[JCJC]

Originally Posted by DCM

Right, well time to hunt down cheap deals on Win7 64bit

Amazon have some good deals using the 'other sellers option', Home Premium £114 or 27 new from £50, Ultimate £168 or 34new from £71, add a couple of quid for postage.

[super__dan]

Dirty bit...............................

[Northy]

Originally Posted by super__dan

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