Is this CPU 64-bit or 32-bit ? and if it's 64-bit, should I stop using 32-Bit Windows (7 HP)?

ShieldX10

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Hello , I am Shield and I have a question about 32-Bit Windows with a 64-Bit Hardware.
I recently got a Ultrabook which i bought just for mobility and watching FHD Movies and attaching to a TV for music and party output and for *Read below* . It's a detachable Acer Laptop with an amazing built quality but with [i5 3317U](http://ark.intel.com/products/65707/Intel-Core-i5-3317U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-2_60-GHz) . Yes , that's a dual core with 4 threads and supports Hyper-Threading. But I don't know why a 32-Bit Windows 7 Ultimate OS was pre-installed in this.

Everywhere in the web it shows me it's a 64 Bit hardware, but that's not a logic for using x86 OS having a x64 CPU.Should I upgrade to 64-Bit OS? Should I buy a new OS?

- Is it because of the Ram or something? (That's my guess)
-I have all 64 Bit Software and everything that cost upto $499 (Sony Vegas 13 PRO Suite) and If that dosen't work my money and work go to real waste.
-It was released in 2012 Q2 so it should be 64 Bit (The other guess)
My Specs (If it helps)-

1080x1020
4 GB Ram , (2.60) 1.60 Shared with Intel HD 4000 Display Driver
i5 -3317U 1.7 Ghz (Turbo 2.6)
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit
1 TB 7200 RPM
Nvidia GT 640M 2GB
( http://s11.postimg.org/77dubmo83/Tom_Hardware.png )



That's of coarse is not for gaming. For Gaming a Desktop GTX 970M 4GB and a i7 5820K (x64) with 12 Gigs of DDR4 Ram (3x4GB) @ 2402.42 Mhz and a AlienWare for my office with office Copyright OS attached (if that helps).
 
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Hopefully this helps you out, a sort of basic primer of 32 vs 64 bit.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/taking-the-mystery-out-of-64-bit-windows

You could buy a 64bit version of windows but it may not help you out much. It depends on if you can install more ram or plan to install more ram in your laptop. A laptop may already be struggling with vegas pro since the hardware specs are usually well below those of a real desktop. You may or may not notice any appreciable difference going to a 64bit version of windows, the biggest reason is typically for ram support since 32bit is limited to 4gb (usually somewhere between 3.5-3.7gb usable). If you don't plan to increase or can't increase your ram on that laptop then there wouldn't...
The instruction set of CPU is 64 bit, it's related to the number of bits which can be addressed, it's related to RAM.

If you have 64 bit versions of softwares, they'll not work in 32 bit OS.

Release time doesn't matter.

As your specs state, Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit is a, well, 32 bit OS.

It is not a compulsion to use 64 bit with a 64 bit CPU (all current CPUs are 64 bit), but a 32 bit OS will not run 64 bit coded programs.
 
Hopefully this helps you out, a sort of basic primer of 32 vs 64 bit.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/taking-the-mystery-out-of-64-bit-windows

You could buy a 64bit version of windows but it may not help you out much. It depends on if you can install more ram or plan to install more ram in your laptop. A laptop may already be struggling with vegas pro since the hardware specs are usually well below those of a real desktop. You may or may not notice any appreciable difference going to a 64bit version of windows, the biggest reason is typically for ram support since 32bit is limited to 4gb (usually somewhere between 3.5-3.7gb usable). If you don't plan to increase or can't increase your ram on that laptop then there wouldn't really be any point. If you're able to and plan to increase the laptop's ram to 8gb, then it would make sense to use a 64bit version of windows to take advantage of the additional memory.
 
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