Is ther any difference between the two(32bit-64bit) playing a game such as IL2 1946, not online, just by myself?
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Rookie gamer ? 32bit vs 64bit
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, Jul 30 2012 08:20 PM
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 07:20 PM
depends on the system your running it on, if you got a system powerful to handle the game and then some, probably none.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 08:38 PM
Thanks for the reply. The system originally had a 64 bit win.7 installed and I only had a 32bit oem disk to do a reinstall after problems i had. Just trying to decide whether or not to upgrade or leave it as is. Thanks again.
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Posted 01 August 2012 - 05:18 PM
Hi Bwrighttwo,
You don't need 64 bit Windows unless you have 4 Gb or more RAM installed. The upper limit that 32 bit can read is something like 3.6 Gb so any RAM you have over that is not being used.
The other argument for 64 bit is future-proofing. As I understand it, games particularly are moving over to working in 64 bit.
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You don't need 64 bit Windows unless you have 4 Gb or more RAM installed. The upper limit that 32 bit can read is something like 3.6 Gb so any RAM you have over that is not being used.
The other argument for 64 bit is future-proofing. As I understand it, games particularly are moving over to working in 64 bit.
Regards,
Chris Cosgrove
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:35 AM
Thanks Chris. The pc is 8gb. You are right though. I did not notice any difference in the quality. This leads me to a question that probably neds to be asked in a different forum but other than borrowing a 64bit oem from someone is there another way to get the pc back to 64bit? I have tried repair disks to no avail. Thanks again.
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 06:07 PM
do you have a license for a 64 bit version of windows?
Primary system: Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 945, Memory: 16 gigs of Patriot G2 DDR3 1600, Video: ASUS ATI 4890 and a Saphire 4890 in Crossfire, Storage: 1 WD 500 gig HD, 1 Hitachi 500 gig HD, and Power supply: Coolermaster 750 watt, OS: Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit.
Media Center: Motherboard: Gigabyte mp61p-S3, Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+, Memory: 6 gigs Patriot DDR2 800, Video: Gigabyte 4550, Storage: 500 gig Hitachi, PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550 watt modular PSU, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate.
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 06:34 PM
Yes I have the key. The pc is not even 6 months old. I have another topic in the Windows 7 forum about the 64bit 32bit issue I have. Thanks for your help.
Edited by bwrighttwo, 03 August 2012 - 06:42 PM.
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