32bit or 64bit?

[sergio503]

Hey guys well i have an asus p5lp-le yea i knoe its not much.
Motherboard Specifications, P5LP-LE (Leonite) - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
There the link thats my motherboard

My question about is that how many GB of ram does each socket support because i currently have a 32bit with 3GB ram, thinking about making it a 64bit and adding more memory later on.
So how much does each dimm support? does anybody know?

Its an hp oem mobo
"Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 4 GB*"
this is from the link above does it mean it only support 4GB max for even if its a 64bit??

 

[thundertjE]

More or less yeah. It means that HP had probably tested and concluded that 4GB is the safe maximum for that Motherboard.

 

[sergio503]

Well will 64bit be bettar then 32 bit running 3 GB?

 

[thundertjE]

Not really Sergio.

I will let you some article you should read - 32-bit and 64-bit Windows: Frequently asked questions

 

[whs]

If you want to improve your performance, your plan will buy you very, very little. I run 32bit with 3GB of RAM and my system is super fast - due to a SSD. If you really want to improve performance, get a small 40 to 60GB SSD for the OS (move user folders to the HDD). That would really make a difference. You are looking at around $100 upgrade cost (look for sales).

PS: I also have several 64bit systems with a lot of muscle - and they all have SSDs, but this 32bit is my favorite. You would not believe how much milage you get out of a modest system with a SSD.

 

[sergio503]

oK THEN THAKS ILL KEP MY 32BIT SYSTEM THEN

 

[thundertjE]

You're welcome!