Can i install win 7 x 64 bit on it or would it be best to install the 32 bit version.
Any help would be most appreciated.
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kellys_eye wrote:Loads of variables!
Some would say go for 64-bit to keep ahead of the game (future-proof) and if 64-bit costs the same as 32-bit then why not? Your machine is designed for it!
But it really depends on what you DO with the software you run on your PC. Are you prepared to pay extra for a 64-bit version of 'Word' (for example) when you wouldn't even be able to see any performance difference between the 64 and 32-bit versions?![]()
Are 64-bit versions available? Does the 'main' software you run work on a 32-bit platform (they 'say' it's backwards compatible but then again they used to say that about DOS software running on Windows machines - I'm going back a good few years to illustrate my point here but it's still valid).
IMHO there are only a few PC users that actually require a 64-bit platform/OS as most peoples software requirements don't extend this far. I've used XP for the last 5(?) years (feels like more) and never had cause to NEED a faster (i.e. more powerful machine). But, then again, I don't run high-end graphic/processor intensive software (CAD, 3D rendering etc).
The PC and software manufacturers have a vested interest in pushing the boundaries of performance (i.e. income stream) therefore will do anything to 'force' PC users to upgrade.
I'm of the old school that uses a PC until it fails to meet my PERSONAL requirements in performance which also means running software that can be considered 'old' but, as far as I'm concerned, offers me no more nor less than what I require of it. As a result, the PC I got 5 years ago still does what *I* want of it and I'm not at the mercy of the software/hardware 'pushers'.
No doubt those same people are thinking desperately of a method to make ALL PC's obsolete as that would be their financial utopia!
Like I said, nothing wrong with future-proofing and, if you purchase a new machine 'today' you're as likely to get a 64-bit processor as not.Megaross wrote:Always go for 64, even if you're running 32 bit software.
If for nothing else just being able to support more than about 3gb of ram, and future proofing.
You can run 32 bit software on a 64 bit OS but you can't run a 64 bit program on a 32 bit OS.
Megaross wrote:Always go for 64, even if you're running 32 bit software.
If for nothing else just being able to support more than about 3gb of ram, and future proofing.
You can run 32 bit software on a 64 bit OS but you can't run a 64 bit program on a 32 bit OS.
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Known spammer banned. Guess you were on your Wallyphone.