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Should I make the switch to x64 Win 7?
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01-28-2010, 11:06 PM

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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.
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01-29-2010, 06:25 AM

If you put another 2 gigs of RAM in, then I'd go for it


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01-29-2010, 08:51 AM

Aye, that was what I was thinking as well. Tis really the only thing holding me was my RAM.
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01-29-2010, 09:02 AM

Wait, you just fell into getting a copy of Win7 Ultimate and you have to ask if you should use it?


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01-29-2010, 09:14 AM

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.
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01-29-2010, 09:24 AM

(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.


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01-30-2010, 06:54 PM

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.


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01-31-2010, 02:07 PM

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

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02-13-2010, 01:46 PM

depends

get 4GB+ before running w7 or you'll notice a large hit in FPS


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02-13-2010, 03:47 PM

(02-13-2010, 01:46 PM)Gump link Wrote: depends

get 4GB+ before running w7 or you'll notice a large hit in FPS
doubt it


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02-13-2010, 06:14 PM

I made the switch to 32 bit Win7 last week. Its seems pretty awesome. No driver issues, except for my ancient webcam
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02-14-2010, 01:35 AM

Windows 7 is sexy.

Vista is sadness.

XP is retro-cool.



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02-14-2010, 11:49 PM

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.



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02-15-2010, 04:08 PM

(02-13-2010, 03:47 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: [quote author=Gump link=topic=4150.msg136698#msg136698 date=1266086771]
depends

get 4GB+ before running w7 or you'll notice a large hit in FPS
doubt it
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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.


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02-15-2010, 04:43 PM

I'm running 4gb RAM on my build. But I have two slots still open so I may up it 8gb.






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02-15-2010, 07:04 PM

(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.

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02-15-2010, 08:48 PM

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)


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02-17-2010, 11:23 AM

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).


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03-22-2010, 02:43 PM

(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!
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03-23-2010, 01:37 AM

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.
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