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michaelt86   11-05-2009 at 12:27:53 AM

Hi,

My current setup includes a AMD 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2ghz processor, 2 GB OCZ ram, eVGA 8800GTS 320MB and an Asus A8N-SLi prem mobo,

Would my system be capable of running Windows 7 x64? Or would I need to downgrade to Windows 7 x86?




Thanks.

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HVdynamo   11-05-2009 at 12:50:11 AM

Your system should be able to run Windows 7, although it may not seem very snappy. I am also still running my Socket 939 rig with Windows 7 64-bit. My system is in my sig.

------------------------------ Athlon 64 X2 4400+ @2.4GHZ,Zalman CNP9500 LED CPU cooler Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe, 2GB Corsair XMS-3500LL w/ activity lights, Nvidia 9800GTX 512MB, 2 x 400Gb Western Digital Sata drives, Audigy 2 Zs, PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool 1Kw
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jitpublisher   11-05-2009 at 12:50:29 AM

You are perfectly fine with win 7 on your build.

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michaelt86   11-05-2009 at 01:47:42 AM

I know it can run windows 7, but can it run x64 or do I need to use x86?

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photonboy   11-05-2009 at 01:51:27 AM

I have both XP and Windows 7 on the same motherboard and everything's fine.

In a lot of ways there's nothing wrong with XP so be sure of your reasons for upgrading. XP is no longer supported which means certain security upgrades and other things.

I would definitely get the OEM version of Windows 7 x64. You could also dual boot but I haven't been back to XP since switching.

You may wish to add 1gb or 2GB if possible. Make sure it's the same type and latencies (7-7-7-24 or whatever you have).

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HVdynamo   11-05-2009 at 10:24:23 PM

Your processor is an Athlon 64, the 64 means 64-bit, so yes you can use the 64-bit version of windows.

------------------------------ Athlon 64 X2 4400+ @2.4GHZ,Zalman CNP9500 LED CPU cooler Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe, 2GB Corsair XMS-3500LL w/ activity lights, Nvidia 9800GTX 512MB, 2 x 400Gb Western Digital Sata drives, Audigy 2 Zs, PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool 1Kw
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