Does my Motherboard prevent me from getting a 64 bit OS?

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AWESOMEfreak14

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On the webpage, of the Motherboard i am getting for my build, it says this:

"Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB."

Does this mean i have to get a 32 bit OS?
 
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fil1p

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Hey,

No, its simply pointing out that if you get a 32bit OS your machine will only be able to utilize 4GB of memory. If you want to utilize more than just 4GB (in reality it can be less) then get a 64bit OS. So make sure to get a 64bit OS.

Hope this helps!
 
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^ The above 2 posters are correct. 32 or 64 bit is decided by your CPU architecture and as long as you have something newer than a Pentium 4 ( 2005 ) you are fine and have a 64 bit capable CPU.
 
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