Thinking of upgrading quick quesiton about x86 and x64


  1. aprillia99
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    Thinking of upgrading quick quesiton about x86 and x64


    Ok well i have a laptop with windows vista 32bit on it and i would like to upgrade the RAM to 4gb ( the mobo can handle it) and i would like to upgrade to 7, but im not sure if i would need x86 or x64 can someone shed some light on this

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  3. Tepid
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    Difference between 64bit and 32bit

    Just also keep in mind that not all 32bit apps play nice on 64bit OS.
    It's not usually a big problem,, but it does happen, and should be a slight concern.

    However,, 32bit OS's are (hopefully) on their way out and 64bit will rule for a while.
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  4. jfar
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    Go for 64bit if you have 4 gigs of ram.
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