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Windows 7 - Ultimate 32-bit vs HP 64-bit |
12-14-2009
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Ultimate 32-bit vs HP 64-bit I placed an order for this sytem;
Intel(R) CoreT i5-750 2.66 GHz 8M L2 Cache LGA1156
EVGA 9800 gt 512 mb
750gb HDD
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz RAM
EVGA P55 LE Intel P55 Chipset
700W PS
Now I have a choice;
Buy Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit from my school for 15$, or buy Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for 105$
Would you say it's worth 90$ for 64 bit > 32 bit? I'll be using it for basic web browsing, MS Office, and the occasional game (Mainly just FPS, I'm sure I'll get Crysis soon). Oh, and I'm on a somewhat limited college budget.
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number CyberPower OS Deciding CPU i5:750 Memory 4gb DDR3;1667 mhz Graphics Card EVGA 9800gt 512 Sound Card integrated Monitor(s) Displays LG 20 |
12-14-2009
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#2 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
I would go for the $15 offer. Is that $105 offer for an HP version of Home Premium, if so I would not go that way, because It would be OEM, which means that it is a disposible OS and you wouldn't ever be able to use it again, if you had to move to another PC, or make changes in the components of your system. Besides, you can beat that price for it on eBay for a MS version.
EDIT: The main negative for opting for the Ultimate x32 is that it won't use all of that 4GBs of RAM. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig) |
12-14-2009
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc |

Quote: Originally Posted by Jimbo1 I placed an order for this sytem;
Intel(R) CoreT i5-750 2.66 GHz 8M L2 Cache LGA1156
EVGA 9800 gt 512 mb
750gb HDD
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz RAM
EVGA P55 LE Intel P55 Chipset
700W PS
Now I have a choice;
Buy Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit from my school for 15$, or buy Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for 105$
Would you say it's worth 90$ for 64 bit > 32 bit? I'll be using it for basic web browsing, MS Office, and the occasional game (Mainly just FPS, I'm sure I'll get Crysis soon). Oh, and I'm on a somewhat limited college budget. Of course it is subjective, but to me the 32 bit is the way to go. Use the 32 bit and enjoy it. As time progresses, MS will come out with Windows 8 (or something with a similar name), you can buy at that point. Since you are asking the question, like most of us, you cannot just buy everything that you see and want, therefore, buy the 32 bit and put the savings to another use. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
12-14-2009
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
I would definitetly pursue the x64 option, but I'd start with your school, and asking if it is possible to obtain the media for x64. If not, ask if the license is considered retail, versus OEM. If it is retail, Microsoft will allow you to purchase the x64 media for about $10. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel Core i7-2600 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3 Memory 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333 Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470 Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA PSU OCZ ModStream 700W Case CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus Hard Drives OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS Ultimate 32-bit vs HP 64-bit problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:25 AM. |  |