sdt Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hey everyone i have a pc with 4gb ram and 1gb ram Nvidia GTX 560 and x86_64 processor and i have both Win7x64 and Win7x86. The question is what will run better for me?Win7x64 or Win7x86+Pae patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdt Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 i cant really decide... flip a coin maybe? Any ideas which is a better idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 There is NO difference whatever that you can actually appreciate (not even through benchmarks) between running a 32 bit or a 64 bit OS.There is also NO actual noticeable difference between a 3.5 Gb and a 4 Gb system. (if you need a lot of RAM for the specific use you do of the PC, then you need A LOT of it). IMHO: If you have 4 Gb, run a "normal" 32-bit 7 (no need to "risk" a patch for no practical gain). If you have 4 Gb a 64 bit OS may result as actually being slower/worse as it will likely use MORE RAM than the corresponding 32 bit one, vanifying the 0.5 Gb "more accessible RAM" you have. If you have sensibly more than 4 Gb RAM (let's say from 8 Gb, up) then it would make sense to use the 64 bit version. jaclaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryTri Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 And if he has 6 GB of RAM? Shouldn't he use Windows 7 x64? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdt Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 And if he has 6 GB of RAM? Shouldn't he use Windows 7 There is NO difference whatever that you can actually appreciate (not even through benchmarks) between running a 32 bit or a 64 bit OS.There is also NO actual noticeable difference between a 3.5 Gb and a 4 Gb system. (if you need a lot of RAM for the specific use you do of the PC, then you need A LOT of it). IMHO: If you have 4 Gb, run a "normal" 32-bit 7 (no need to "risk" a patch for no practical gain). If you have 4 Gb a 64 bit OS may result as actually being slower/worse as it will likely use MORE RAM than the corresponding 32 bit one, vanifying the 0.5 Gb "more accessible RAM" you have. If you have sensibly more than 4 Gb RAM (let's say from 8 Gb, up) then it would make sense to use the 64 bit version. jaclaz Thank you jaclaz for helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 And if he has 6 GB of RAM? Shouldn't he use Windows 7 x64?I consider it a "turnpoint". Wasting 2.5 Gb of RAM is "waste". Still, it is IMHO "not enough" to completely justify the *switch* to 64 bit, which has a number of strings attached, including more space on hard disk needed. In my perverted mind 6 Gb corresponds to what in the good ol'times was 96 Mb, more than 64 Mb, but sensibly less than 128 , if you do "normal" things, 4 Gb (or 3.5 Gb) are "enough", if you need more juice, go for 8 Gb. jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Needing/wanting to run 64bit applications would be the only reason why I personally would use a 64bit OS on a system with 4GB or less RAM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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