Hi.
I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit OS. I just learned that it is 64 bit compatible. so i have the cd for upgrading but my RAM is 3GB DDR3. Is it worth it to upgrade??
I am planning to increase my RAM, but not now. Soon. I just wanted to finish with the OS first. Will there be any problems with running a 64 bit OS on 3GB RAM?
Thanks...
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Motherboard
PEGATRON CORPORATION Eureka3
Memory
5.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
Sound Card
(1) Webcam C110 (2) Realtek High Definition Audio
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) ST3500418AS ATA Device (2) Generic- Compact Flash USB Device (3) Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device (4) Generic- SD/MMC USB Device (5) Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device (6) HP Portable Drive USB Device
I wouldn't expect any issues with using 3 GB of RAM and 64-bit. You probably won't notice the difference one way or the other. There's no particular advantage to moving to 64-bit if you have only 3 GB of RAM. Suit yourself.
My Computer
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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
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Pale Moon
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All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
2nd ASUS X299 Apex/Intel i9-9940x with Custom water loop/7H-Prem-x64/Corsair 450D case/Ram Trident-z 3600C16 4x8gb / Samsung970Evo plus 500gb SSD/Dual ssd EZ swap evo/PSU EVGA SuperNova 1200w-P2 80+Platinum/GPU Titan Xp /8-ML-140 on push-pull on 2-280GTX rads
There is no upgrade path from a 32 bit to 64 bit OS so that means a clean install of the OS and all applications. No way around that. The differences between a 32 bit and 64 bit OS is not just 32 bits. Internally they are very different.
Unless you have a specific need it is probably not worth the trouble.
I wish to increase the RAM. Will do it soon. but i just wanted to know in the meantime, whether there will be any complications.
Thanks.
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Motherboard
PEGATRON CORPORATION Eureka3
Memory
5.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
Sound Card
(1) Webcam C110 (2) Realtek High Definition Audio
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) ST3500418AS ATA Device (2) Generic- Compact Flash USB Device (3) Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device (4) Generic- SD/MMC USB Device (5) Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device (6) HP Portable Drive USB Device
If you plan on adding more ram at a later date then yes, install the 64bit version now.
It will save the hassle of having to install it later when you actually get the Ram.
All they mean above is, Windows won't run any better on either version when given 3gb of Ram, however if you're future proofing then x64 is the way to go.
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 8.1
CPU
Intel i5 3750k OC'd 4.0Ghz
Motherboard
P8Z77-V LX3
Memory
16GB Vengence Corsair
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 770 OC 2GB Windforce
Sound Card
C-Media 7.1 Surround Card
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 3D 23" & BenQ 24" & LG 19"
Screen Resolution
1920*1080, 1920*1080, 1440*900
Hard Drives
Crucial 512GB SSD
WD 1.5 TB
WD 500Gb
PSU
850MW Silverstone
Case
inWin DragonRider
Cooling
4 * 140mm LED Akasa, One 140mm Fan Akasa
Keyboard
Corsair k95
Mouse
R.A.T 7 Contagion
Internet Speed
152 Mb Fiber Optic
Antivirus
ESET Nod32
Browser
Waterfox x64 / Chrome x64
Other Info
Freenas / Plex Media server
Q6600
6Gb DDR3
6TB ZFS Raid
500W PSu
2 x Intel NIC's
Hi,
The biggest I believe reason a manufacture would load a 32 bit system instead of 64 bit would to save power consumption if it's a laptop,
Mine is also 32bit 3 gig ram but it's a low end laptop also but is 64 bit compatible,
Is it worth reloading to 64 bit ?
Probably not in my case
Your spec's look like my desktop so you should be okay,
Screen resolution is different but for the most part it looks like mine
Same chip set, G45/ 43
Cheers.
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom assembled by me :}
OS
Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
CPU
i7-5930K 2nd i9-9940x both water blocked VRM's too
2nd ASUS X299 Apex/Intel i9-9940x with Custom water loop/7H-Prem-x64/Corsair 450D case/Ram Trident-z 3600C16 4x8gb / Samsung970Evo plus 500gb SSD/Dual ssd EZ swap evo/PSU EVGA SuperNova 1200w-P2 80+Platinum/GPU Titan Xp /8-ML-140 on push-pull on 2-280GTX rads
