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Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Vlambo - 01-28-2010
Herro all, Vlambo hurr at goddamn Uni.
So, I got a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, and I contemplating switching my system to it. Currently I use a modified XP, with 3.0 Ghz Dual Core, with 2 GB of ram. I was wondering if my machine would be able to run Win 7 x64 to similar performance as my XP.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - CaffeinePowered - 01-29-2010
If you put another 2 gigs of RAM in, then I'd go for it
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Vlambo - 01-29-2010
Aye, that was what I was thinking as well. Tis really the only thing holding me was my RAM.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Spore - 01-29-2010
Wait, you just fell into getting a copy of Win7 Ultimate and you have to ask if you should use it?
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Vlambo - 01-29-2010
No no no, I know I can use it, I'm simply wondering if my machine can handle it. I built this machine for XP, and XP is all I've used. I've avoided Vista like the plague, and my knowledge of 64-bit OS's is lackluster at best. I can sound like I know what I'm talking about to people who's computers I'm fixing, but not to you chaps.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Spore - 01-29-2010
(01-29-2010, 09:14 AM)Vlambo link Wrote: No no no, I know I can use it, I'm simply wondering if my machine can handle it. I built this machine for XP, and XP is all I've used. I've avoided Vista like the plague, and my knowledge of 64-bit OS's is lackluster at best. I can sound like I know what I'm talking about to people who's computers I'm fixing, but not to you chaps.
I can either bore you with a bunch of videos of people managing to run Windows 7 on netbooks, or I can just tell you it will work fine on your system.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Kirby - 01-30-2010
Check all your hardware first, see if there are 64Bit Windows 7 drivers available.
I made that mistake, now I'm on 32bit Win7
Also, I'm using 2GB of ram just fine, although the other 2GB gets here on Monday, with my 25" HDLCD yay.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Vlambo - 01-31-2010
ah, looks like I'm just gonna go with 32-bit Win 7 until the summer. Now, to get all my files and such onto my external
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Gump - 02-13-2010
depends
get 4GB+ before running w7 or you'll notice a large hit in FPS
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - zaneyard - 02-13-2010
(02-13-2010, 01:46 PM)Gump link Wrote: dependsdoubt it
get 4GB+ before running w7 or you'll notice a large hit in FPS
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Vlambo - 02-13-2010
I made the switch to 32 bit Win7 last week. Its seems pretty awesome. No driver issues, except for my ancient webcam
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Didzo - 02-14-2010
Windows 7 is sexy.
Vista is sadness.
XP is retro-cool.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - at0m - 02-14-2010
I made the switch on my gaming rig, then went and installed it on my HTPC, laptop, other laptop, and my girlfriend's laptop. Some of the HomeGroup features are pretty slick, even if they were _possible_ with earlier versions of windows, the integration is fantastic.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Gump - 02-15-2010
(02-13-2010, 03:47 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: [quote author=Gump link=topic=4150.msg136698#msg136698 date=1266086771]doubt it
depends
get 4GB+ before running w7 or you'll notice a large hit in FPS
[/quote]
W7 manages itself better than Vista, but still takes up plenty of system RAM. If you want to keep free of hitches for optimal performance 3gb+ is a sweet spot to aim for.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Dtrain323i - 02-15-2010
I'm running 4gb RAM on my build. But I have two slots still open so I may up it 8gb.
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Didzo - 02-15-2010
(02-15-2010, 04:43 PM)Dtrain323i link Wrote: I'm running 4gb RAM on my build. But I have two slots still open so I may up it 8gb.
DOOOO ITTTTTTT
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - copulatingduck - 02-15-2010
it depends on what you do with your computer. in general 4gb is where you start to have severely diminished returns, unless your work or hobbies can really make use of the extra 4gigs (think photoshop or video-editing, notsomuch videogaming)
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - ThunderStain - 02-17-2010
Im using windows 7 ultimate 64-bit with just 2 gigs of ram and a 3.0ghz dual core processor (were like brothers). Switching over (from windows xp media center edition) did nothing to change my performance noticeably either negatively or positively (my boots time improved 5 fold though).
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Cloud_9ine - 03-22-2010
(02-15-2010, 08:48 PM)Duck link Wrote: it depends on what you do with your computer. in general 4gb is where you start to have severely diminished returns, unless your work or hobbies can really make use of the extra 4gigs (think photoshop or video-editing, notsomuch videogaming)
I would assume high quality render CADing would fall under the list of things that would be good for more ram.
If I knew the price of RAM would go so high from last fall to now, I would have bought another 4 gigs, my same 4 GB DDR3 I got in fall, is up over $20!
Re: Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7? - Vandamguy - 03-23-2010
old topic is old , but its not my necro
for anyone else thinking about switching over to 64 bit OS, there is another advantage that gets overlooked often: there's no rootkits (virus things) for x64 .. yet.