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BlueGeek

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Windows 7 Professional 64bit

I only realised afterwards how useless the Virtual Machine is to me so I should have just gone Home Premium. But I don't regret the purchase at all!

Please don't' ever, ever, ever use Windows Vista. Ever.
 
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wpswart006

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Vista FTW, how else will will you convince your wife/person in charge that you need more ram! :p
 
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Park@82 said:
win 7 64bit. I wanted to make a shift to 64bit, win 7 was the only way to go. Very happy with it.
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What is the real difference between 86x and 64x? because I heard that it just allows you to have more ram.. But at the same time... It takes out (uses) alot of ram...

Is 64x made for like programing? Because doesn't some of the program doesn't run on 64x... but most of them runs on 86x?
 
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kaisterkai said:
What is the real difference between 86x and 64x? because I heard that it just allows you to have more ram.. But at the same time... It takes out (uses) alot of ram...

Is 64x made for like programing? Because doesn't some of the program doesn't run on 64x... but most of them runs on 86x?
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86x = 32x most computers are 32bit, but if you have a dual core or better and 4+ gb of RAM then a 64bit OS will us it more effectively, problem is a majority of programs are written for a 32x OS
 
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Lifehacker

What's Different About 64-Bit?

While 32 bits of information can only access 4 GB of RAM, a 64-bit machine can access 17.2 BILLION gigabytes of system memory, banishing any limits far into the future. This also means that your video cards and other devices will not be stealing usable memory space from the operating system. Windows 64-bit Home editions are still limited to 16 GB of RAM for licensing reasons, but the Professional and Ultimate versions can use up to 192 GB of RAM, so keep that in mind when building that killer system.

The per-process limit is also greatly increased—on 64-bit Windows, instead of a 2 GB limit, each application has access to 8 TB of virtual memory without any special API, a huge factor when you consider applications like video editing or virtual machines that may need to use enormous amounts of RAM.

On Windows, the 64-bit versions also come with a technology to prevent hijacking the kernel, support for hardware-enabled data execution protection, and mandatory digitally signed 64-bit device drivers. You also won't be able to use your 16-bit apps anymore, which hardly seems like a loss.
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Source: http://lifehacker.com/5431284/the-lifehacker-guide-to-64+bit-vs-32+bit-operating-systems
 
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kaisterkai said:
Wow.. 64x sounds really cool.. But if it's for gaming? Will 32x/86x be ok?
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32bit would be ok for gaming but paving the future forward it is more of a brick wall. So I recommend 32bit for Netbooks due to the fact that most don't even address more than 4GBs and 64bit for the notebooks and desktops.
 
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killadoob

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On Windows, the 64-bit versions also come with a technology to prevent hijacking the kernel,

Is that the reason i have never been on the receiving end of a virus? I recall xp 32 getting lots of them but when i moved to 64 bit xp and then vista and then 7 i feel i don't even need an anti virus. Am i fooling myself?

I can every couple weeks just in case but never had one on 64 bit.
 
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kaisterkai said:
Wow.. 64x sounds really cool.. But if it's for gaming? Will 32x/86x be ok?
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Yes it will be 'OK'. But read that quote from Lifehacker.

The per-process limit is also greatly increased—on 64-bit Windows, instead of a 2 GB limit, each application has access to 8 TB of virtual memory without any special API, a huge factor when you consider applications like video editing or virtual machines that may need to use enormous amounts of RAM.
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A game will be completely unable to use more than 2GB of memory. So even if you have 4GB of memory, of which 3.5GB is usable, you won't possibly be able to use more than 2GB for the game.
 
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7. My C drive has only like 5gigs left and my system runs like semi-brand new.

If it was XP I would switch it on, mow the lawn, come back and it would still be booting.
 
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