Switching to Vista x64

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urbncwby

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Hello! I'm a newbie here. I built myself a pretty decent system with following specs and I'm currently using Vista Ultimate 32-bit edition. I've been thinking about switching to 64-bit. Just wondering if it's a good idea or not with the hardware I have listed below ? (All hardware drivers and BIOS firmware up-to-date) I found out that my mobo and its BIOS doesn't have a memory remapping feature. Will that be needed to take full advantage of my 4GB RAM if I make this switch ? BIOS sees full 4GB but my current Vista 32bit only sees 3582MB of it. Also is 4 GB worth the switch or should I really get 8GB to take full advantage of x64 ? I do plan on upgrading to 8GB later down the road but probably not for a few months.

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
GA-965P-DS3 rev3.3
4 x 1GB Corsair 800Mhz DDR2 sticks
eVGA 8800GTS 640MB
 

My Computer

System One

hi, welcome!

yes, upgrade to 64 bit. Its not just the extra RAM you will see, but the currently unused 64bit registers in your 4 cores could make a difference in performance. 64bit is also more secure. You paid for a lot of silicon that is currently sitting idle.

I've built 12 vista 64 systems and have never encountered a remapping issue, guess there's a patch though if you need it.

4GB is more than enough for gaming. 8GB might be useful for media production, video editing or heavy virtualization, otherwise its a complete waste of money, windows won't even use it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    asus p5ql-e
    Memory
    ocz pc 1066 2x2gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    asus eah3650 silent
    Sound Card
    Edirol UA-25
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway FPD2185W
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    750g samsung
    PSU
    Zalman ZM460B 460W
    Case
    Lian Li A05 + 2 x Sythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm case fan
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper Z600 fanless CPU cooler
    Keyboard
    Merc Stealth
    Mouse
    Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
    Internet Speed
    DSL
If you have the hardware, take advantage of it.
Use 64bit software.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
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