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    5920G 32bit or 64bit?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Besi681, Sep 25, 2009.

  1. Besi681

    Besi681 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was browsing some thread and i read about x64 and x32.
    A couple of months ago i bought a 5920G
    4GB DDR2
    250GB HDD
    Centrino Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4Ghz
    256MB GeForece 8600m gs

    ...and it has Vista Home premium preloaded 32Bit.
    I'm waiting win7 to come out but i need some advices and ideas about changing from x32 to x64.
    Is this a good idea? Will 4GB ddr used fully by x64 systems instead of 3GB limitation in x32, and will my pc boot and work faster?
    Is true about x64 instability or a lot of issues and incompatibility with devices and apps?
    Please any idea especially by x64 user will be a great...
    Thanks to all replies
     
    Besi681, Sep 25, 2009
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  2. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    64bit is way to live. >.<
    64bit can read all the RAM you have in your laptop(4gb or above).
    Almost all 32bit software can work on 64bit without problems.
     
    DarkSilver, Sep 25, 2009
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  3. ATG

    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    W7 Pro x64.

    1. Yeah it's a good deal though not at all vital.
    2. Yeah you'll be able to use all 4GB of RAM.
    3. Will it boot faster? Doubt it and if it does it won't be by much.
    4. Not true, the incompatibility and software issues are in the past, nowadays 99% of the software is running on x64, unless, of course, you try to run some very old software...
     
    ATG, Sep 25, 2009
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  4. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    It may just be a placebo effect, but I think the x64 version is a lot more stable than the 32-bit one.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 26, 2009
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