Dumb Question: Can I install x64 on a 32 bit machine?

Ram ram ram is that all you people think about?, you know there are other benefits to a 64 bit system other than ram.

YupYup said:

Ram ram ram is that all you people think about?, you know there are other benefits to a 64 bit system other than ram.

Yes everyone knows that, but the point I'm making is that you won't see a significant benefit without enough RAM ram ram...

zrob said:

As I said in my earlier post.....you need to have at least 6 gb of ram to see any difference. 12gb will really make a difference

I would like to point out until this year Notebooks had a limit of 3 GB ram
and 4 GB ram from just a year ago, also many now have a Cap of 8 GB few go higher, this need for more and more RAM is something that should not be because it tends to be because of Lazy programing

Yes everyone knows that, but the point I'm making is that you won't see a significant benefit without enough RAM ram ram...[IMG]file:///C:/Users/DR5476%7E1.BIL/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/DR5476%7E1.BIL/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg[/IMG]

And you know How? I think you miss the point that a 64 bit will talk faster to the software then a 32 bit You do not hit a performance wall just by ram alone it depends on more factors, your just making a generalization not based on real performance but probably fault ridden PC scores.......... these PC scores are not real life performance.

@Howdr

I said you won't see a significant difference, not no difference. I know because I had 2.2 Core2Duo, 3GB RAM, and I couldn't tell the difference between 32-bit/64-bit but it doesn't mean there wasn't any. The OP has 2GB, so the difference may not be noticable.

If you want potentially a very small performance increase with 2GB RAM 64-bit, then go ahead and try it. Just don't be surprised if at times your computer seems very slightly faster, or other times when your computer seems very slightly slower.