win7 to be 64bit or not to be

steves6403 · Oct 20, 2009, 11:59 PM

hey guys

With the win7 release looming was wondering with which one i should use win 7 64bit or 32bit

Ive been looking round the net for this question to be answered ...Its always the question that drives us

Any thoughts to my dilemna

PLEASE POST

**kris23** · Oct 21, 2009, 12:31 AM

64 bit hands down....... much better....

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/articles.php?articleid=137

Veridian3 did a comparison with 32 bit XP vs the rest in that article (located in forum discussion) and said that 64 bit beat the 32 bit OS

Judas · Oct 21, 2009, 12:48 AM

anyone that uses 32bit should be shot... imo..

the only reason anyone should be using 32bit is if they have 32bit only cpu's to install it on.

OldBuzzard · Oct 21, 2009, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

anyone that uses 32bit should be shot... imo..

the only reason anyone should be using 32bit is if they have 32bit only cpu's to install it on.

Glad that you clarified that.

I'm running Win 7 32 bit on an Asus eee900, and was looking for my body armor

Yeah, the ONLY reason to install the 32 bit version is if you only have a 32 bit processor.

steves6403 · Oct 21, 2009, 02:02 AM

Hey guys
Thats great to hear but what about compatablity in games and anything else worth considering.,,etc

**kris23** · Oct 21, 2009, 02:45 AM

nada..... nothing........ zip...... at least anything made to run on vista 32 bit and 64 bit will already will run on 7.....

games even like 64 bit better......

steves6403 · Oct 21, 2009, 03:41 AM

shanks guys i,m feelin the love

~~CitySlicker~~ · Oct 21, 2009, 06:21 AM

from a practical point of view, if you got more than 4gig ram go 64bit - other than that it's useless to go 64bit.

ET3D · Oct 21, 2009, 02:11 PM

Even with 4GB it's worth going for 64 bit. I've been using Vista x64 for a while now, and it worked well, and when I installed Vista x86 on the same PC (for work) there was a noticeable difference for the worse.

MitchRapp · Oct 21, 2009, 04:43 PM

well, there's always XP-mode for older apps ... so yeah you won't lose with 64-bit

Judas · Oct 21, 2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CitySlicker

from a practical point of view, if you got more than 4gig ram go 64bit - other than that it's useless to go 64bit.

come again?

what?

thunderclap · Oct 21, 2009, 04:48 PM

I think what he's referring to the general conception that 64-bit is only useful if you have more than 3GB of RAM.

Judas · Oct 21, 2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderclap

I think what he's referring to the general conception that 64-bit is only useful if you have more than 3GB of RAM.

Which is a misconception... as it has far more advantages then just "ram" or physical memory..

I've been installing 64bit windows even when 512mb of ram was still considered "average/minimum"

there is a NOTICEABLE improvement in a number of things when it comes to vista or win7's x64 performance even under low memory situations... there is more to 64bit then just ram..... much more.

vicsrealms · Oct 21, 2009, 07:40 PM

I'm hoping Win7 64-bit will fix some of my problems. Vista 64 keeps locking up my browsers and they won't close I had to build a cheap system and install Win XP 32-bit on it to get reliable access to the internet. Besides, it gives me a nice fuzzy feeling having complete access to 8GB of RAM on a gaming system if I ever need it for Fake Factory's CM10 Half Life 2 mod. ~grin~

Zardon · Oct 21, 2009, 07:55 PM

dont forget there are actually benefits from using a 64 bit OS as it can fully utilise the 64 bit instruction set of most recent processors.

Photoshop cs4 64 bit for instance is 10-15% faster than the 32 bit version, and there are benefits with other applications such as cinema 4D (try cinebench 32 bit and 64 bit for instance).

MitchRapp · Oct 21, 2009, 10:36 PM

64bit advantages:
supports more than 3.35gb RAM unlike 32bit
supports DirectX 10 and over
supports 64-bit processors, utilizing more of the benefits from such CPU's

... IS THE FUTURE

that's... about it right?

~~CitySlicker~~ · Oct 22, 2009, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

....

there is a NOTICEABLE improvement in a number of things when it comes to vista or win7's x64 performance even under low memory situations... there is more to 64bit then just ram..... much more.

okay can you be more precise?

sorry, btw, email notifications still do not really work for me... so I am unable to respond fluently. There seems only one thread here in this forum that sends me notifications.

Judas · Oct 22, 2009, 05:13 PM

Zardon pointed out a few of the benefits..

I'm sure you can pull up google and search on the matter as well..

But really why is this being discussed much further, 32bit to 64bit is like talking about if 32bit is better then 16bit.... or 8bit vs 16bit and so forth...

At the time for both there really wasn't THAT much difference by the majority of average joes or some of the more technicaly involved, that noticed emediately when they first arrived either.

Oct 20, 2009, 11:59 PM	#1
steves6403 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lilydale australia Posts: 250 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	win7 to be 64bit or not to be hey guys With the win7 release looming was wondering with which one i should use win 7 64bit or 32bit Ive been looking round the net for this question to be answered ...Its always the question that drives us Any thoughts to my dilemna PLEASE POST

Oct 21, 2009, 12:31 AM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be 64 bit hands down....... much better.... http://www.hardwareheaven.com/articles.php?articleid=137 Veridian3 did a comparison with 32 bit XP vs the rest in that article (located in forum discussion) and said that 64 bit beat the 32 bit OS __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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steves6403 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lilydale australia Posts: 250 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be Hey guys Thats great to hear but what about compatablity in games and anything else worth considering.,,etc

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be nada..... nothing........ zip...... at least anything made to run on vista 32 bit and 64 bit will already will run on 7..... games even like 64 bit better...... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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steves6403 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lilydale australia Posts: 250 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be shanks guys i,m feelin the love

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~~CitySlicker~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 183 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be from a practical point of view, if you got more than 4gig ram go 64bit - other than that it's useless to go 64bit.

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ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be Even with 4GB it's worth going for 64 bit. I've been using Vista x64 for a while now, and it worked well, and when I installed Vista x86 on the same PC (for work) there was a noticeable difference for the worse.

Oct 21, 2009, 04:43 PM	#10
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be well, there's always XP-mode for older apps ... so yeah you won't lose with 64-bit

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thunderclap HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 348 Rep Power: 34	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be I think what he's referring to the general conception that 64-bit is only useful if you have more than 3GB of RAM. __________________ Marc B. Genrefinity.net - Your source for all things in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres

Oct 21, 2009, 07:40 PM	#14
vicsrealms DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas, US Posts: 58 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be I'm hoping Win7 64-bit will fix some of my problems. Vista 64 keeps locking up my browsers and they won't close I had to build a cheap system and install Win XP 32-bit on it to get reliable access to the internet. Besides, it gives me a nice fuzzy feeling having complete access to 8GB of RAM on a gaming system if I ever need it for Fake Factory's CM10 Half Life 2 mod. ~grin~

Oct 21, 2009, 07:55 PM	#15
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be dont forget there are actually benefits from using a 64 bit OS as it can fully utilise the 64 bit instruction set of most recent processors. Photoshop cs4 64 bit for instance is 10-15% faster than the 32 bit version, and there are benefits with other applications such as cinema 4D (try cinebench 32 bit and 64 bit for instance).

Oct 21, 2009, 10:36 PM	#16
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: win7 to be 64bit or not to be 64bit advantages: supports more than 3.35gb RAM unlike 32bit supports DirectX 10 and over supports 64-bit processors, utilizing more of the benefits from such CPU's ... IS THE FUTURE that's... about it right?