I recently went and bought Windows 7 Home Premium. Now I don't know which to use. 32 bit or 64. My PC currently has 32 bit Vista. What is the difference and which should I choose?
64-bit is better because it's twice as much as 32-bit.
Very funny :smile: No being serious though I have 3 gigs or RAM so I probably should use 64 bit?
Well if you plan on ever getting more than that it'd be easier to go ahead and 64-bit. There's no reason not to anyway. Go 64 and never look back.
Well, you're probably going to want to upgrade your ram anyway, so it's best just to get 64 bit. Most 32 bit apps work on it, just make sure you have a x64 compatible mobo/cpu.
Well I have an Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2220 2.4 GHz. It will run it I assume.
If you can run a 64 bit, just do it you will almost see no difference. But you can pop in more ram and don't have to reinstall.
It depends on what type of computer you have. If your processor is a 64-bit processor, go for 64-bit Windows because it supports more that 3GB of RAM. If the processor's a 32-bit processor, then you are stuck with 32-bit Windows and a max 3GB of RAM.
To see if your processor is 64-bit or not, Go to Windows Logo>Run>msinfo32 and look under System Summary for something like System Type. If it says x64, get the 64-bit version.
(It's also under Windows Logo>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Information)
[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;21351232]It depends on what type of computer you have. If your processor is a 64-bit processor, go for 64-bit Windows because it supports more that 3GB of RAM. If the processor's a 32-bit processor, then you are stuck with 32-bit Windows and a max 3GB of RAM.
To see if your processor is 64-bit or not, Go to Windows Logo>Run>msinfo32 and look under System Summary for something like System Type. If it says x64, get the 64-bit version.
(It's also under Windows Logo>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Information)[/QUOTE]
For system type is says x86 based-pc, I don't see anything about 32 or 64 in there. Ill keep looking.
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I can't find anything that says it's 32 only. I'll just try the advisor thing to make sure.
x86 is 32bit.
Get CPU-Z and see if it supports EM64T
64bit is definately the way of the future.
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Assuming your cpu is x64 compatible... otherwise it would be x86
Only things that do not work on 64bit OS is 16 bit programs (DOS, win 3.1x, some win95 apps, etc) and some 32 bit programs that have really shit drivers they depend on.
I went with the 32 bit. I can always go back and reinstall 64bit later on. So far I like windows 7, it sure is much faster. Thanks for the help.
[QUOTE=Kialtia;21352283]x86 is 32bit.[/QUOTE]
I never understood why my program files says "Program files(x86)" I also have a program files but by default everything installs to the x86 one
[QUOTE=GhettoGeek;21387530]I never understood why my program files says "Program files(x86)" I also have a program files but by default everything installs to the x86 one[/QUOTE]It installs there when you install 32-bit programs. 64-bit goes to the normal Program Files.
OP, go 64-bit. There's no reason not to. Just about everything 32-bit works on 64-bit, except for drivers, which most people release 64-bit versions of now anyways.
Yeah, I always thought x86 was 64 since it's a higher number and everything default installs there. Thanks for teaching me something.
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[QUOTE=-SC-Lakitu;21387619]It installs there when you install 32-bit programs. [B]64-bit goes to the normal Program Files.
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OP, go 64-bit. There's no reason not to. Just about everything 32-bit works on 64-bit, except for drivers, which most people release 64-bit versions of now anyways.[/QUOTE]
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ya but stuff like that still works as 64 bit then right
i wouldn't assume that would matter
[QUOTE=bepassley;21387631]Yeah, I always thought x86 was 64 since it's a higher number and everything default installs there. Thanks for teaching me something.
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*picture*
ya but stuff like that still works as 64 bit then right
i wouldn't assume that would matter[/QUOTE]Crysis' installer just identifies as 32-bit I guess, since 32-bit binaries are installed alongside in Bin32.
That'll still run 64-bit though, yeah. The folder it's in doesn't decide whether it runs 32 or 64, the program does.
The folder is only for organization I presume. I don't know the real reason they do it, but it's not too important so I never looked up why.
[QUOTE=Mokkan13;21362789]64bit is definately the way of the future.
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Assuming your cpu is x64 compatible... otherwise it would be x86[/QUOTE]
When I built my first PC five years ago I got a 64 bit processor because "they were the way of the future". Except that for the next several years 32-bit processors kept getting faster and faster, dual core was the new "way of the future" and everyone forgot about 64-bit.
Now I guess it's back in?
You always want to use the highest bit OS your CPU supports. Always.
[QUOTE=Larikang;21408814]When I built my first PC five years ago I got a 64 bit processor because "they were the way of the future". Except that for the next several years 32-bit processors kept getting faster and faster, dual core was the new "way of the future" and everyone forgot about 64-bit.
Now I guess it's back in?[/QUOTE]
AFAIK nearly all processors made in the last 5 years are 64-bit.
At this point what's the point of a 32bit os for anything other than really old hardware?
[QUOTE=winsanity;21418022]At this point what's the point of a 32bit os for anything other than really old hardware?[/QUOTE]
Well said. It's backward compatibility that people won't let die so computer technology can move on.
I prefer 32-bit because most older applications won't work on 64-bit, and that includes a huge amount of ROM Hacking tools.
Though 64-bit will be the better option when everyone gets more than 6gb ram.
[QUOTE=AntonFTW;21422805]I prefer 32-bit because most older applications won't work on 64-bit, and that includes a huge amount of ROM Hacking tools.
Though 64-bit will be the better option when everyone gets more than 6gb ram.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I love using my 5GB RAM with my 1GB 5850 on 32 bit Windows.
[QUOTE=Dr Egg;21424355]Yeah I love using my 5GB RAM with my 1GB 5850 on 32 bit Windows.[/QUOTE]
Why do you have 5gb of ram?
Well, depends on what software you use. You won't really notice a difference between 32bit and 64bit when you only play games, while when you do movie editing or stuff with huge databases, it really improves when working with 64bit.
But beware that 64bit [b]can[/b] actually bottleneck, so better choose 32bit until you get more RAM and need to upgrade to 64bit.
[QUOTE=AntonFTW;21422805]I prefer 32-bit because most older applications won't work on 64-bit, and that includes a huge amount of ROM Hacking tools.[/QUOTE]
Please give examples.
Even if you don't have 4 gigs of RAM, 64 bit.
the only 32-bit thing that didn't work for me was some dell printer drivers, the last update was in 2006 or something, and it tried to put the software in a Program Files (x86) (x86) folder, and failed. Everything else works well though.
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