32 or 64bit - What Version will you be installing

What Version of Windows 7 will you be installing?

  • 32 Bit

    Votes: 17 29.3%
  • 64 Bit

    Votes: 34 58.6%
  • Both

    Votes: 7 12.1%

  • Total voters
    58

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It's nearly here, so what version will you be loading and why.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 11
I'm gonna get the 32bit cause I don't have enough ram to take advantage of 64bit.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
Motherboard
Asus M2N68-LA
Memory
PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
Graphics Card(s)
PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
Sound Card
On board RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X163W LCD
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
Western Digital 160 GB IDE
PSU
Dynex 400w
Case
Nothin Special
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
Mouse
Wireless Logitech LX7
Internet Speed
Comcrap 10mb cable
Other Info
Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
My hardware is optimized for 64bit and I have 4 Gigs of RAM so 64bit all the way, IMO there is no need for 32bit these days, unless your computer doesn't support 64bit.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Brew
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard
eVGA 750i FTW
Memory
2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL
Graphics Card(s)
Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
USB IDE 750GB Ext.
PSU
HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp
Case
Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)
Cooling
Liquid Cooling System
Keyboard
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
64 bit...I have new pc w/ 5 gigs ram installed...:)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows Seven 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom 9150e Quad-core 1.80 GHz
Memory
5 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 9600 GT
Sound Card
stock
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2207h
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
external Maxtor 250 gig
2nd internal 225 gig
Keyboard
HP
Mouse
MS Lasermouse 5000
Internet Speed
5 MB
X64 bit of course...with 8GB RAM this is gonna be awesome:)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom of course...built by grimreaper
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (3.6GHz 24/7) maxed 4.05GHz
Motherboard
EVGA 790i Ultra SLi Model#132-CK-NF79-A1 BIOS P10
Memory
8GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 @ 1800MHz NVIDIA SLi-Ready
Graphics Card(s)
2XBFG GeForce GTX 280 OC Edition SLi'd
Sound Card
SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
Screen Resolution
1920X1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
3xWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive(s) RAID 0 x2 encased in 3xMasscool KuFormula SHF1 HDD Cooler(s)
PSU
ThermalTake ToughPower 1200W P/N:W0133RU Modularized
Case
ThermalTake P/N: VH6000BWS Armor Full-Tower
Cooling
ThermalTake SpinQ P/N: P0466 CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
Mouse
Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black
Internet Speed
10 Mbps DL-1Mbps UL wirelessly DWA-552 extreme N
Other Info
1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA
1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223L/BEBN SATA
1XLG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray burner
4XCooler Master 120mm Blue LED SickleFlow 2000 RPM
1XBelkin UPS F6C1500TWRK) backup power supply
On my two main comps I'm getting x64 (even though they only have 2 gigs of RAM, I want to try x64), but my junk comp doesn't have a 64-bit CPU so I have to go x86.
 

My Computer

OS
Win7 Ult x32 7600
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 4600+
Motherboard
Sapphire 780G
Memory
2GB DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire ATI Radeon 4850 1GB
On my two main comps I'm getting x64 (even though they only have 2 gigs of RAM, I want to try x64), but my junk comp doesn't have a 64-bit CPU so I have to go x86.

I'd reconsider... I've noticed that the 64-bit somehow uses 7% more memory than the 32-bit without any app running. I have 3GB memory atm so it's not that bad, but I don't know what will happen when I run all sorts of 64-bit software.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Vostro 1510
OS
Windows 7 Build 7100 32-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core Duo T8100 2,1GHz
Memory
3GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
250GB
I'd reconsider... I've noticed that the 64-bit somehow uses 7% more memory than the 32-bit without any app running. I have 3GB memory atm so it's not that bad, but I don't know what will happen when I run all sorts of 64-bit software.
I didn't know that, thanks for the heads up.
 

My Computer

OS
Win7 Ult x32 7600
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 4600+
Motherboard
Sapphire 780G
Memory
2GB DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire ATI Radeon 4850 1GB
I didn't know that, thanks for the heads up.
I guess some feedback from other users would be good in this case. I don't want to be responsible for preventing you from downloading a potentially great OS :P

It's just that in my case it used 7% more memory without any apps running. I don't know about others :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Vostro 1510
OS
Windows 7 Build 7100 32-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core Duo T8100 2,1GHz
Memory
3GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
250GB
My Vista (for example) X64 from X32 actually used less memory in my case, and I know that (when I install) Windows 7 X64 it will be a great OS - can't wait!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom of course...built by grimreaper
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (3.6GHz 24/7) maxed 4.05GHz
Motherboard
EVGA 790i Ultra SLi Model#132-CK-NF79-A1 BIOS P10
Memory
8GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 @ 1800MHz NVIDIA SLi-Ready
Graphics Card(s)
2XBFG GeForce GTX 280 OC Edition SLi'd
Sound Card
SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
Screen Resolution
1920X1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
3xWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive(s) RAID 0 x2 encased in 3xMasscool KuFormula SHF1 HDD Cooler(s)
PSU
ThermalTake ToughPower 1200W P/N:W0133RU Modularized
Case
ThermalTake P/N: VH6000BWS Armor Full-Tower
Cooling
ThermalTake SpinQ P/N: P0466 CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
Mouse
Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black
Internet Speed
10 Mbps DL-1Mbps UL wirelessly DWA-552 extreme N
Other Info
1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA
1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223L/BEBN SATA
1XLG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray burner
4XCooler Master 120mm Blue LED SickleFlow 2000 RPM
1XBelkin UPS F6C1500TWRK) backup power supply
64bit ..... ;) ''the only way its meant to be used'' :p
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
myself
OS
SEVEN x64
CPU
Q9450 @ 3.6GHZ 1.34v
Motherboard
ASUS P5K PREMIUM P35
Memory
8GB 1066 buffalo firestix @ 1152mhz CL5
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 5970 + GTX260 (physX)
Sound Card
Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
SAMSUNG 20'' & SAMSUNG 23'' (dual screens)
Screen Resolution
2048x1152 & 1680x1050
Hard Drives
1x seagate 160gb IDE & 1x seagate 160gb SATA
PSU
XCILIO 850w (78A)
Case
CM590 1x 120x38mm & 2x92x38mm / 4x 120x25mm
Cooling
AC7 PRO @ 92x38mm blower, Lamptron military bus bay controll
Keyboard
LOGITECH E110
Mouse
logitech NX5
Internet Speed
2MB
Other Info
its a continual ''work in progress''....
My laptop only supports upto 2 GB RAM, so x64 makes no sense for me. I would lose some performance for no real gain elsewhere, so x86 for me.

My son has a new Dell Studio 15 with 4 GB RAM and if I can convince him to let me install x64 on his, I might give that a try. Heck, I might sweeten the deal and offer to put 8 GB in the laptop if he lets me put Win 7 on there.:p

He mainly plays games and does simple word processing and internet searching for schoolwork. He shouldn't have too many problems.

PhreePhly
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MPC Transport T2500 Laptop
OS
Windows 7 x64 (RTM via MSDN)
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5 GHz)
Motherboard
MPC
Memory
4 GB SODIMMS (System Max)
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia 8600M GS 256MB
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" LCD with a Dell 2005FPW 20" attached
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 (15.4") and 1680x1050 (20")
Hard Drives
Toshiba 2.5" 320 GB 7200 RPM
64-bit here just like with vista.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX48BT2
Memory
Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
Cooling
Scythe Mugen II
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
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It is more stable to me and I like living on the edge....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
64bit is the only way for me, as they say once you've had x64 ....
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II x4
Motherboard
Gigabyte 880
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce HD
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
2 x 1TB
PSU
Thermalake 550w
Case
XCase
Internet Speed
8MB
"quoth the Raven: "32 nevermore!"
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Well I am now using Windows 7 on my main everyday PC, although I do have a backup install of Vista just incase anything goes wrong. At the moment I am still using 32Bit version with no reall problems and happy with the performance. I am reluctant to go 64Bit on this machine as I was keen to get Win7 up and running so installed build 7000 before a 64Bit version available. I now have a lot of software installed and can't be arsed to start all over again. Speed is good and after going back to Vista for a day on here I really notice a big difference and would not go back.
I will be going 64Bit though but just not on this machine. Will be starting with my laptop that has the needed 4Gig of ram onboard.
64Bit will come on this machine probably in a couple of months when 1/ I can be bothered and spend the time to start over and 2/ When I am happy that I know I can do everything I need in 64Bit and as yet that is not the case.

I think I am always going to need multiple opperating systems though as there is always something you need to do in one op that you can't do in another, and I do like to play. lol
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built / Acer Aspire 7720G Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Build 7600 Laptop and desktop. Also OSX 10.5.7 and 10.6 Snow on Laptop
CPU
AMD Athlon64 Dual core 4200+ / Laptop T5750
Motherboard
Gigabyte / Acer Aspire
Memory
2 x 1Gb = 2 Gb / acer 3GB
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600GT / Geforce 9300M G 256Mb
Sound Card
Terratec DMX 6fire for Music production and X-Fi Xtreme
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x 17" (Dell and Compaq) / 17" WXGA Laptop Screen
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 / 1440x900 (Full HD when conneced to 32" LCD)
Hard Drives
2x Sata 160GB 2x USB 300Gb 1x 160Gb IDE 1x USB 1TB / 250Gb Sata Laptop with Blu-ray drive
PSU
400W + Not 100% sure
Keyboard
Logitech Cordless Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Mx 700
Internet Speed
20 Meg Down / 1 Meg up Cable
Other Info
Konica Minolta Colour Laser printer, Epson Stylus R360 (Mostly used for printing on CD's/DVD's), Cannon Scanner, Mercury surround system, about 6 external hard drives all 200Gb plus along with the normall home entertainment stuff attached.... DBox 2, XBox 360, etc. etc.
x64

x86 is slowly going away.

Mobo's are already capable of supporting up to 32gigs of memory. There really is not much point to x86 unless your on a dated PC.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built junk box
OS
XP32/Vista64ultimate/Windows7 7000 x64
CPU
[email protected]
Motherboard
eVGA 680i sli p33 bios
Memory
Patriot Viper 4gig kit
Graphics Card(s)
4850
Sound Card
X-Fi Titanium Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
23"ACD 20.5" Dell
Screen Resolution
1920*1200 1680*1050
Hard Drives
2-10,000rpm raptors
1-300 gig Sata Drive
1-500 gig Sata Drive
PSU
670w TT PSU
Case
Coolermaster Server Case
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Wacom/G5/Kingston Expertmouse
Internet Speed
10/1.5
Other Info
I build and sling PC's
The more people use 64-bit the more software devs will support it :D
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX48BT2
Memory
Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
Cooling
Scythe Mugen II
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
Hello all.

I've tried every version to become "available" so far, both 32-bit and 64-bit. I now have the 64-bit "official" beta installed and it's doing great, no looking back. With 8GB of RAM it's sweet!















Later :shock: Ted
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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