32 bit vs 64 bit Comparison

[ICIT2LOL]

Don't quite understand

Frede I don't understand what you mean by "yellow slots" as in my limited experience yellow slots are usually the PCI card slots ie graphic, audio cards, extra USB ports etc.

I stand to be corrected but isn't DDR2 a little "outdated' and also quite expensive as I have just added some (2GB 800Mhz) to an older computer belonging to my son (laptop) plus cleaning out a heap of crap and the performance isn't a great deal faster.

Personally I would be getting a newer or new machine for what it's worth.

 

[FredeGail]

Yes they're a bit outdated, but my mobo doesn't support DDR3.
The yellow slots is my 2 last ram slots, they're often used for better overclock etc..
I have some friends running same spec and ram as I do, with 64-bit and they have no problems either.

Best Regards,
FredeGail

 

[Terabites]

Basically, 64-bit computers perform faster than 32-bit computers.

 

[Ravi5kumar]

Basically, 64-bit computers perform faster than 32-bit computers.

You are right!

 

[FredeGail]

Question:

I have World of Warcraft installed here on my 32-bit OS. It's on my HDD, that means it's not the same drive as Windows is on. My Windows 7 is on my Solid disk as well. If I change to 64-bit, will I be able to run the game still? I'm not sure you can have the game in 64-bit.. it just uses whatever the OS have. Or what?

Best Regards,
FredeGail

 

[Lordbob75]

Question:

I have World of Warcraft installed here on my 32-bit OS. It's on my HDD, that means it's not the same drive as Windows is on. My Windows 7 is on my Solid disk as well. If I change to 64-bit, will I be able to run the game still? I'm not sure you can have the game in 64-bit.. it just uses whatever the OS have. Or what?

Best Regards,
FredeGail

You will have to reinstall the game (as well as other programs).

~Lordbob

 

[FredeGail]

Oh okay. Thanks

Best Regards,
FredeGail

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Good luck

Good luck Frede reckon you can only try and as Lord Bob says would be the way I'd go cos every machine heee is 64bit except I have to watch Youtube on 32bit IE but it's not the end of the world eh??

PS Time to save your pennies ?Krone's for a newer machine mate - easier for an old bugga like me to say but worht it in the end

 

[FredeGail]

New machine?! The only old thing I got in my machine is my DDR2.. DDR3: which my motherboard won't support



Best Regards,
FredeGail

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hmmmm

Did you say you're mobo won't support DDR2 cos I thought you were looking at putting DDR2 in? or have I got it horribly wrong somewhere.

On the other your mobo does support DDR2 and if you have room for the two extra sticks then why not just do it? It's not that expensive - well not out here - don't what gear costs where you are living.

For example 2x2GB sticks Corsair SODIMM @ 800Mhz = AU$60 Twin sticks Corsair (2x2GB) 800Mhz = AU$39.

Just thought but if the Danish suppliers are really that expensive the UK's just over the water and with say a 5% shipping cost got be worth a try??

 

[FredeGail]

Sorry!
Corrected. What I meant was, my mobo doesn't support DDR3.

But can I buy 2 more of the same sticks so I have 8GB? Or impossible?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok

Frede I stand to be corrected but as I said I am only really a bit of a novice at this myself but I cannot see any problems in you getting two sticks of the same brand and putting them in mate - as long as they are RAM slots - I am not doubting you for one second but you need to be absolutely sure - you don't need a fried mobo eh??.

I suppose one way is to shut down and unplug your machine take your static precautions take out a stick and see if it would indeed fit into that yellow slot because all RAM slots are different - you can't put DDR3 into DDR2 slots for example. Mate as I just said I am not doubting your ability for one moment but research counts for everything - well in my experience.


What I did was to research what I had already - that is what your current sticks are - speed, unbuffered etc and what your mobo will support in in speed. Again I stand to be corrected but if say your mobo will only support say 553Mhz speed then it's probably best to fit the same speed - 553Mhz - 800Mhz whatever it happens to be. I maybe wrong but I think the slightly higher speed may be compatible with the lower speed mobo - but I would rather stay in the safe zone and stick (no pun) with the speed I already have and / or what my mobo can support.

Those prices I quoted for where I am - that Corsair (the $39) I quoted was a pair for desktop - the SODIMM is for a laptop. There are more expensive sticks of course - there are some at the store I get my stuff from up to $95 but they are Kingston finned sticks and run at 1066Mhz - so you get my drift re speed and what you have already?? - probably would fit but of use - debatable on what you have on board already because the sticks you have already are your mobos usable limit. Personally I would not fit these without asking someone who really knows their stuff - I'd hate you to go and bugga up your machine


Hey as we are drifting a bit off topic here why not put in a thread asking re the use of what form of RAM you should be using there are tons of folks / gurus in here who can tell you straight off th e top off their head what you can and can't use because I just know the difference in the types, sizes, speeds, unbuffered, etc and there are things like latency rates I don't - sorry not much help eh??

But as I said and I'll say again for an hour's research and asking re a thread looking at your gear is it really worth cooking what you've got??

 

[lancethedude]

There are many, many threads on this one simple question: 32 bit or 64 bit Windows?
Well, there are a few things to consider when making this choice. The most obvious difference between 32 bit and 64 bit is the amount of RAM the system can use. The limit on 32 bit is 4Gb of RAM, whereas a 64 bit operating system (OS) can use up to 8Tb (128 in 64 bit Vista, and 192Gb in Seven).

~Lordbob

is this a typo 64 bit can use 8 terabytes of ram or is it 8gb

 

[Lordbob75]

There are many, many threads on this one simple question: 32 bit or 64 bit Windows?
Well, there are a few things to consider when making this choice. The most obvious difference between 32 bit and 64 bit is the amount of RAM the system can use. The limit on 32 bit is 4Gb of RAM, whereas a 64 bit operating system (OS) can use up to 8Tb (128 in 64 bit Vista, and 192Gb in Seven).

~Lordbob

is this a typo 64 bit can use 8 terabytes of ram or is it 8gb

No, it really can make use of 8 terabytes. There is not the hardware to physically have 8 terabytes of RAM, thus the 128Gb limit in Windows.

~Lordbob

 

[Britton30]

Sorry!
Corrected. What I meant was, my mobo doesn't support DDR3.

But can I buy 2 more of the same sticks so I have 8GB? Or impossible?

Quick answer is yes. Buy the exact same stick as you have now, sometimes different brands will not work properly together. Make sure you get the same speed too, PC2 8400, etc. The RAM speed will default to the slowest one in the motherboard.

 

[Britton30]

Clearing up the 32/64-bit memory limit confusion

Note: Wondering how we arrive at that 4GB limit? Here’s the math for 32-bit systems:
232 = 4,294,967,296 bytes
4,294,967,296 / (1,024 x 1,024) = 4,096 MB = 4GB
It’s different for 64-bit:
264 = 18,446,744,073,709,551,616
18,446,744,073,709,551,616 / (1,024 x 1,024) = 16EB (exabytes)

This is very interesting.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hmmmmm

Sounds just like an analogy I heard once of pushing a bucket of water through a garden hose and then shoving the Atlantic ocean through it instead LOL!!

The maths are incredible eh??

 

[ssmaharajan]

Very nice article and worthy one.

 

[sarahgomez]

The major difference between the 32bit and 64 bit is how their proccesor respond to certain information. The 64 bit version of windows handles large amount of random access memory where as 32 bit holds less random access memory. When you going to install a certain software you must keep these things into mind. once I downloaded joomla templates , they are not responding into my system. Then I read the specification of the software and get it know it will just work on 32bit OS.


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[pallesenw]

is this a typo 64 bit can use 8 terabytes of ram or is it 8gb

Currently the virtual address space is 16 TB (64-bit processes). User and kernel space each get 8 TB. Your installed ram goes to the physical address space.