Windows 7 64 bit

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    windows 7
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    Windows 7 64 bit


    Do windows 7 64 bit uses more ram than windows 7 32 bits? Do i see performance degradation if i upgrade to windows 7 64 bit?
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  2. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
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    The 64-bit versions can address more memory than the 32-bit versions (in other words, the 4GB memory address space limit, which includes I/O devices, is removed). You are effectively limited to the memory capacity of your motherboard. As for upgrading, this is not possible, sorry. When going from 32-bit to 64-bit (or vice-versa), it needs to be a clean install due to the different architecture involved. I myself have not noticed any difference performance wise between 32-bit and 64-bit.
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  3. Posts : 3,822
    Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
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    if you have more than 4G RAM - you will notice the difference.. 64-bit runs smoother..
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  4. Posts : 325
    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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    I'd be inclined to disagree. For a while me and my buddy had the exact same system only his was 32 bit and mine 64. I could see no difference what so ever.

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    BugMeister said:
    if you have more than 4G RAM - you will notice the difference.. 64-bit runs smoother..
    How so? I'm not saying your wrong, but I've never seen my RAM usage go over 2 1/2GB. I mean, when you see systems that have like 6 or 8GB do they ever get the use out of it?
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  5. Posts : 1,487
    Windows 7 x64 / Same
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    kylehimself said:
    I'd be inclined to disagree. For a while me and my buddy had the exact same system only his was 32 bit and mine 64. I could see no difference what so ever.

    Edit:
    BugMeister said:
    if you have more than 4G RAM - you will notice the difference.. 64-bit runs smoother..
    How so? I'm not saying your wrong, but I've never seen my RAM usage go over 2 1/2GB. I mean, when you see systems that have like 6 or 8GB do they ever get the use out of it?
    Turns out that too much free memory is not a good thing. Unused memory is wasted memory today (since Vista).

    That said, too little is not good either. Monitor your memory use and buy memory sizes accordingly.
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  6. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    doweeez said:
    Do windows 7 64 bit uses more ram than windows 7 32 bits?
    Yes, the code is a bit bigger and takes more space in memory. In addition, the installation on the hard drive is a bit bigger as well due to having to have the 64-bit support and the backward support to 32-bit.

    doweeez said:
    Do i see performance degradation if i upgrade to windows 7 64 bit?
    It's unlikely, unless you have a very small amount of RAM. At the same time, you likely won't see much performance gain either....
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  7. Posts : 136
    Windows 7 Ultimate
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    BugMeister said:
    if you have more than 4G RAM - you will notice the difference.. 64-bit runs smoother..
    I'll throw my hat in on the side of "smoother". My laptop system (with W7 Ultimate 64-bit) alongside my office development box running W7 Ultimate 32-bit definitely has a smoother "feel" to it. 64-bit (once things are cached up, that is) just "clicks".

    -Max
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  8. Posts : 238
    7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, 7 Pro x64, XP Pro x86, Linux Mint Nadia Cinnamon
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    Let's put it this way...when I'm running my 3d software, THEN I notice the jump in performance from 64-bit with 6GB memory from 32-bit with 4GB.
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  9. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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  10. Posts : 409
    Win 10 Home Premium 64 Bit
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    the most important thing to remember is there are 32 more bits in 64 bit , bits of what im not sure , in my pc its bits of biscuit my 3 year old has rammed into my new blueray drive. Im currently benchmarking to see if the custard creams are having any effect on my ingame framerate

    ill report back asap
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