Windows 7: 32bit vs 64bit on 2gb Ram

This maybe asked a million times, but will Windows 7 32bit run faster on a 2gb system vs running Windows 7 64bit on same system ??

Minimum requirements for 64-bit version is 2gb so your at the lower end. 64-bit is much happier with 4gb though.

Given the age of your hardware, Id go with 32-bit.

Kool, thanks

With the prices of DDR2 these days, jam 8 in there. My setup is screamin at x64 + 8GB + SSD.

system can't go past 2gb

Windows 7 32 bit. It works nicely in 2 gigs. 64bit has a harder time with drivers, ram, and resources.

Unlikely - I've had zero issues, and you need more memory. Bioshock 2 recommends 3GB for the Steam release, and I suspect its optimised for 64-bit. Even for multitasking, 7 will swallow it and manage it properly.

Comparing both after a fresh install 32bit is noticeably faster on my machine ....

Most people proclaim that 64 bit is way faster...but I think once they put a stopwatch to it...they will find that it's not really any quicker for 99% of the applications they run and the things that they do. That's been my experience with identical boxes running 4GB of RAM. Obviously the apps that are 64-bit do show improvement...but for me...it seems more of my apps are still stuck in 32-bit.

For me, 4GB is the minimum for 64-bit. Any less and 32-bit is likely the better option as far as I am concerned.

Hmmm, Even with four gigs of memory, I have never ever used more than two gigabytes at one time. But four gigs would have definitely helped with superfetch and everything.
64 bit pros-

• more security
• faster disk
• SLIGHTLY faster performance on good hardware

Cons-

• More ram to load at startup=more bootup time
• some graphics drivers do give a lower wei score
• 16 bit applications