Do you think Win 7 32bit or 64bit is better? Why?
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Do you think Win 7 32bit or 64bit is better? Why?
Darma ur question is mis-leading....sorry broQuote:
Originally Posted by darma
So u mean to ask if 32 or 64 bit is good in general or only specific to W7?
A 64 bit system is theoretically speeder in processing data than a 32 bit one.
But practically you can feel the difference if you use your PC for multimedia functions. I am using a 32 bit for your info.
with not very specific & heavy applications, 32/64 bit seems 2 b the same.
moreover for 64 bit more RAM is required, at least 4gb..so is costly
Its not true that more RAM is required for 64 bit. The thing is it can support upto 128 GB of RAM whereas 32bit can only support upto 4 GB of RAM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grr
There is a bit od performance difference on 64 bit compared to 32 bit, but you wont feel it until you measure the timings in miliseconds as done by testers or you use a extensive application like Photoshop or any video editor.
what i meant is fir 64-bit minimum RAM required is 4Gb...while for 32-bit even 2 Gb ram is good to useQuote:
Originally Posted by Avinash
Again you are wrong. There is no minimum requirement of RAM on 64 bit. I have run Windows XP 64 bit on 256 MB ram , Vista 64 on 512 MB Ram and Windows 7 64 on 1 GB RAM. And they run better than the 32 bit versions on same amount of RAM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grr
quoting from somewhere:Quote:
Originally Posted by Avinash
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If you use only 2GB of RAM, and do not plan to upgrade anytime soon. To really take advantage of 64-bit Windows 7, you need minimum 4GB RAM.
I do not know your source, but i can say i stand by what i said before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grr
I second Avinash's thought. You won't need a 4 gigs RAM for 64 bit system.
Mind that the minimum requirement of windows 7 64 bit is 2GB of RAM. For linux distros its even much smaller.
Thank you for all the insightful replies. I've tried both but I really can't feel any major differences between Win 7 32bit & 64bit versions.
Hmm. That's what i said earlier. You won't find any difference physically between them.Quote:
Originally Posted by darma
I only use XP , I do not have Windows 7 but if avinash arranged a giveaway of Windows 7 then I participate to win and use Windows 7 lol
Please read here from Microsoft.
Due to copyright didn't quote from them.
I use Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. I couldn't find a compelling advantage at the moment to use 64 bit. The only exception to that is that you can have more memory which I don't use half the memory I have now. so....I went with 32 bit.
When the need arises for me to use 64 bit, then I will go with it.
windows 7 ultimate x32
I have got win 7 home (x86), win 7 professional (x86) and i am using win 7 professional (x64). Got win7 home along with my dell laptop rest two from msdn e-academy.
I use windows 7 32bit.
Windows 7 PRO 64-bit :dance:
Windows7 home Premium
Windows 7 Professional :D
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Originally Posted by Samuel
u installed or just plan to test? 32 or 64bit?
Installed Windows 7 Professional 32-bit. Got it from MSDN E-Academy for free :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Grr
using win 7 ultimate x64?(genuine MSDN) for my appication (maya , after effects , photoshop etc.)
and Win 7 x86 (*****) :couch2: for surfing and downloading and share the os with my bro .... (utiilzing whole 4 GB ram in X86):first:..
I am using Windows 7 Home Premium on a HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook with 64-bit operating system.
Cool...more W7 users hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Samuel
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Nice 2 know that u r another 64- bit other than me & Avi, (& may be Mike)Quote:
Originally Posted by fxarena
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Hmm..so how is it going Mike? Can u post some pics of ur laptop...:pray2:Quote:
Originally Posted by mrm52858
Win7 x32..when I get more ram I'll go x64:)
Which version? Home, Home Premium, Pro., Ultimate,... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by damien
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Myself, Home version on 64bit ;)
I have two Windows 7 (Home Professional and Ultimate) but in the mean time I got one machine only which is being shared with my family. :sleepy: So, I set the Pro edition for the current 32-bit while the Ultimate will be kept till I buy a 64-bit system just for me. :pray2:
I have to use x64 as most of my application a support x64 (and i can utilize all my system ram and performance.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grr
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, same as you and I will never replace it, it's in some way ideal for me. Microsoft did great job producing Win7 x64.
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit, thanks to a friend of mine who gave it