32 bit vs 64 bit Comparison

robin87 said:

Hi man am little confused about what i should do ?
here is the specification of my processor plz tell me whether to use the 32bit or the 64bit
AMD Athlon9tm0 64 X2 Dual Core processor 5200+2.59GHz, 1.87GB of RAM
So please let me know coz am under windows XP that is about to blow up
The version am runnng had been setup sense 25/7/2005
I want to go for Win. 7 which one do u see it's more suitable for me the 32 or 64 bit.

Go with x32, as you don't have the minimum requirements for x64.

~Lordbob

TheBetaFox said:

My processor supports 64-bit, and I've got all the requirements needed for 64-bit Windows 7, although I'm sticking with 32-bit. Will changing to 64-bit make any difference or will it just eat twice the RAM if I have no 64-bit compatible apps other than Photoshop?

It will make a difference (for sure) if you have over 4 gigs of RAM.

Personally, I could probably get by with x32 as well, but why NOT use x64? The applications out there that are x64 native are small right now, but x64 is growing in popularity.

While there is no reason for you to NEED to switch over (especially if you are all setup on that install), it is definitely something you should do by your next computer or reinstall.

~Lordbob

Dilbert8056 said:

There is absolutely no need to go crazy using 64 bit apps on a 64 bit OS.

Maybe not, but there is also no reason NOT to use it.

I don't know if I would call it going crazy with them... There are not THAT many x64 native applications.

~Lordbob

Lordbob75 said:

Dilbert8056 said:

There is absolutely no need to go crazy using 64 bit apps on a 64 bit OS.

Maybe not, but there is also no reason NOT to use it.

I don't know if I would call it going crazy with them... There are not THAT many x64 native applications.

~Lordbob

Actually, in Dilbert's case, there may be a very good reason to stay with 32-bit Office. Many good commercial plug-ins only work in 32-bit. I have the same setup now, as well. I was running 64-bit Office, but needed to use an Excel add-on that only ran in 32-bit. I was a bit ticked I needed to remove and re-install Office. We're getting to 64-bit slowly and surely, but there are still a few hiccups on the the road to all 64-bit.