Windows 7: 32x or 63x or 86x..??

hayper · 24 Nov 2009

i'm a litle bit confused...

i have a all of them 32 and 64 and 86 x bit dvd for instal... how to decide..

I have
MB-P5KPL/EPU
Grapich-3650 magic pro DDR2
CPU-core 2 duo 2,53
RAM-2 GB ddr2

anything else? pls help me to decide..!!??

cya

seekermeister · 24 Nov 2009

I think that the 86 x in your list is actually x86, which stands for 586, which is simply x32. I don't know your hardware, but if everything is x64 compatible, install x64. The only downside is that some programs and drivers are not compatible with x64, but this is becoming less and less of a factor, but is something to be considered is a particular program or device is critical for you.

swarfega · 24 Nov 2009

32-bit and x86 mean the same thing. Looking at your cpu Id suggest 64-bit.

mushroomboy · 24 Nov 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

32-bit and x86 mean the same thing. Looking at your cpu Id suggest 64-bit.

not true, it stands for the cpu build (286 which is what the original 32bit arch was). I think the new arch is 586, but it is all backwards compat. Also they have x86-64, which is really the 586 or 686 with 64bit extentions I believe? I'm not sure on this, but x86 stands for the original architecture that they designed 32bit OS for. Though that doesn't mean that every 32bit cpu is x86, it just means that the x86 processors can run that 32bit version of windows. =)

http://www.techterms.com/definition/x86

antt · 24 Nov 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by mushroomboy

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

32-bit and x86 mean the same thing. Looking at your cpu Id suggest 64-bit.

not true, it stands for the cpu build (286 which is what the original 32bit arch was). I think the new arch is 586, but it is all backwards compat. Also they have x86-64, which is really the 586 or 686 with 64bit extentions I believe? I'm not sure on this, but x86 stands for the original architecture that they designed 32bit OS for. Though that doesn't mean that every 32bit cpu is x86, it just means that the x86 processors can run that 32bit version of windows. =)

X86 Definition

Yup, correct about the x86-64 extension set [wikipedia.org]. Don't worry about all this though hayper. For all intensive purposes, x86 = 32bit and x64 = 64bit. Its up to you which one you install, your processor is perfectly capable of both. 64bit has come along way in recent years, I would give it a shot.

mushroomboy · 24 Nov 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by antt

Quote: Originally Posted by mushroomboy

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

32-bit and x86 mean the same thing. Looking at your cpu Id suggest 64-bit.

not true, it stands for the cpu build (286 which is what the original 32bit arch was). I think the new arch is 586, but it is all backwards compat. Also they have x86-64, which is really the 586 or 686 with 64bit extentions I believe? I'm not sure on this, but x86 stands for the original architecture that they designed 32bit OS for. Though that doesn't mean that every 32bit cpu is x86, it just means that the x86 processors can run that 32bit version of windows. =)

X86 Definition

Yup, correct about the x86-64 extension set [wikipedia.org]. Don't worry about all this though hayper. For all intensive purposes, x86 = 32bit and x64 = 64bit. Its up to you which one you install, your processor is perfectly capable of both. 64bit has come along way in recent years, I would give it a shot.

I say extentions, some say it's true 64bit, some say other ****. If it runs 64bit code it is 64bit, but who cares. =P I just say it that way because I don't want to start the pure64 battle...

hahahaha

hayper · 25 Nov 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by mushroomboy

Quote: Originally Posted by antt

Quote: Originally Posted by mushroomboy

not true, it stands for the cpu build (286 which is what the original 32bit arch was). I think the new arch is 586, but it is all backwards compat. Also they have x86-64, which is really the 586 or 686 with 64bit extentions I believe? I'm not sure on this, but x86 stands for the original architecture that they designed 32bit OS for. Though that doesn't mean that every 32bit cpu is x86, it just means that the x86 processors can run that 32bit version of windows. =)

X86 Definition

Yup, correct about the x86-64 extension set [wikipedia.org]. Don't worry about all this though hayper. For all intensive purposes, x86 = 32bit and x64 = 64bit. Its up to you which one you install, your processor is perfectly capable of both. 64bit has come along way in recent years, I would give it a shot.

I say extentions, some say it's true 64bit, some say other ****. If it runs 64bit code it is 64bit, but who cares. =P I just say it that way because I don't want to start the pure64 battle...

hahahaha

friends i instal the 32x one... and i'm enjoy in it... i tought the x64 will be compicated from x32,,some programs must be for x64 then and i wounder the some games will not work on 64x...
thx a lot Windows 7-boys... if any one need something game,program,new movie... contact me!

cyaa

mushroomboy · 25 Nov 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by hayper

Quote: Originally Posted by mushroomboy

Quote: Originally Posted by antt

Yup, correct about the x86-64 extension set [wikipedia.org]. Don't worry about all this though hayper. For all intensive purposes, x86 = 32bit and x64 = 64bit. Its up to you which one you install, your processor is perfectly capable of both. 64bit has come along way in recent years, I would give it a shot.

I say extentions, some say it's true 64bit, some say other ****. If it runs 64bit code it is 64bit, but who cares. =P I just say it that way because I don't want to start the pure64 battle...

hahahaha

friends i instal the 32x one... and i'm enjoy in it... i tought the x64 will be compicated from x32,,some programs must be for x64 then and i wounder the some games will not work on 64x...
thx a lot Windows 7-boys... if any one need something game,program,new movie... contact me!

cyaa

x64 has a x32 compat api, most (not all, but the programs that won't work usually aren't for the average user...) programs work, and I've never had problems with any game thus so far.

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