Which do you prefer Windows 7 64bit or 32bit, and why?
I personally like my 64 bit machine better than my 32 bit machine because, well, it just handles things better. Maybe it's my imagination because some of my colleagues don't care for the 64 bit version at all.
What say you, kind folk?
Last edited by Norwood; 17 Sep 2013 at 20:33.
Yeah, there isn't much noticable difference between the two in terms of actual visual results like, say, doubling your RAM.
But with a good CPU I think 64bit can crunch a lot more numbers...
[QUOTE=bigmck;2535659]Thanks for the lesson, but yes I know.
North and south bridges, buses etc.
I had an i5 and upgraded to the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W quad with the ASUS M4A77TD AM3 (770) ATX AMD Motherboard
6MB L3 Cache is a huge boost from the...what does the i5 have? 4? 133 mhz FSB? Deneb has 4000 mhz plus 512KB L2 cachex4.
Throw ina shit-ton of G.Skill Ripjaws and a 750 watt power supply with an OCZ Vertex SSD for a system drive and I've got a nice speedy OS experience.
But yeah, I'm aware a proc and ram aren't the only things that give a machine speed. I just mentioned it in passing as two of the areas from which most people plan out a build.
Well I paid for 64 bits, might as well use them whenever possible.
You can use either bit-version you want with each license.
I prefer 32 bit on 4 gb RAM or less for better performance and less problems.
However 64 bit has become so common in recent years that there may be no difference now since drivers are easily available for both versions. I've never seen a reinstall come up short of a driver for either that cannot be found. 95% are in the Windows Installer or via Optional Updates.
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