Im woundering if I should get Windows 7 RC x64?
I'm currently running Windows Vista Home Basic x32 OEM with 4GB of RAM(have another 4GB that isnt reconized) a 2.66 Quad-Core, ane Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 for video.
I only just recently got Vista on here so I don't really have anything to backup just stuff to restore from my switch from XP Pro.
What do you guys think?
Of course, everyone here would tell you 7 is great. With your memory, you also need a x64 OS. The obvious choice is 7100 RC x64 for you. Enjoy!
You should dual boot. Keep your original Vista and install 7 too. 500 GB is definitely large enough to setup a second partition to install 7 to. Or better yet, with your system being rather nice, a 2nd physical hard drive would be a sound investment for it to install 7 on. You can then benefit from placing the page file, temp/tmp directories and/or user profiles on another drive than where 7 is installed to for a performance increase.
great! i was thinking about that, on getting another 500GB HDD and installing on there, I'll order a new today and start the download for Windows 7 tonite(download can run while im asleep since its 20GB!)
eh its only 2.4 GB not 20
Well I got Win7 downloaded last night and I have another 500GB HDD on its way to Des Moines from Memphis TN along with a a nice 21.5" LCD HDMI Acer Monitor and a new GFX card that will support HDMI :) Should all be here friday, I cant wait
Good for you. A 4x2 GB ram is more than enough I guess
You arent required to have 4gb ram in order to run 64-bit version.
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