Solved Will a 64 bit version of wndows work well on a core two due processor?

I have a Pentium D 3.4GHz processor on my desktop with 4 GB Ram, with a 32 bit Windows 7 installed, will installing a 64 bit version+ adding ram improve performance with my processor?

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if you are referring to Intel® Pentium® D Processor 945 or 950 (4M Cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) then its instruction set is 64bit and you should be able to run win7 64bit on it... but then again we would need to see the actual specs I asked you to confirm

I'm sorry for the confusion, the profile specs I had posted were for my laptop but now I'm asking about my desktop.

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Well based on the specs you would be either using the Intel pentium D 945 or 950 both of which are 64 bit capable. You can install the 64 bit windows on it. But max RAM for the motherboard is only 4GB so you can't add in more... So you are good to go.

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Thanks centaur78. It's nice to know that I'm ready to go 64.

Please tell me if the following logic is correct:
On the current 32 bit Windows, I have 4GB RAM but only 3.25GB is usable, since I can't add any more then the only reason for upgrading to 64 bit would be to access that 0.75GB which won't make much difference in performance or speed.

Yes, you'll never be able to access that .75gb as its system reserved.

At your current setup i don't see any point for you to upgrade to 64 bit unless you need to do some serious work like Autocad or 3D or programs that are CPU intensive

if you want to know the allocation of your RAM...

go to run > type "resmom" and click on the memory tab... It should show you basically how its allocated.

Ok so it looks live I'm going to save myself the hassle of upgrading to 64 bit.

Thank you all for your answers

Well if you still need to go ahead with the upgrade you would need the change the motherboard that supports your processor to a one that can take in more ram .. and in some case you would probably need to change the processor... which again is like buying a new system..

Do rep the those helped. thanks

i had an old acer t650 with a pentium D 920 & max of 2gb ram, nvidia gt520 graphics. ran win7 x64 fine. upgraded the processor to a 950. upgraded the system drive to an ssd. it was fine for general browsing, photoshop, playing dvds & youtube, etc. was a bit slow for some aspects, but it did work. imaging the sys drive took about an hour.

i finally upgraded to a new pc with an i7 quad core and 16gb ram, nvidia gtx650 (and reused my drives) and video conversion/photoshop, etc is much faster. general browsing, downloads, etc somewhat faster but not a lot. i can't type or move the mouse any faster than before. plays games at highest res a lot better tho. imaging same sys drive takes 10 minutes. photo and video enhancement and conversions are a lot quicker.