Tom's Hardware > Forum > Windows Vista > Vista General Discussion > Vista 32 bit or 64 bit?
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
mario2008   10-03-2007 at 03:29:49 AM

My current rig

q6600

2 gig ram

P35 DS3P

1950xt

500gb hd

I dont have any idea which version to get 32 bit or 64 bit? and one more thing should i get premium or home or ulimate edition?

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Scotteq   10-03-2007 at 12:21:44 PM
- 0 +

Don't bother with Ultimate - MSFT has delivered on very few of the promised extras.

32 or 64? I've run both: They look/feel/behave pretty much the same. From a usage standpoint, 32's defaults are more home computing friendly. 64 likes to nuke things who's security certificates it doesn't like, for example. Kind of annoying. I haven't found anything yet that out and out won't run if it gets by security. (Speedfan and Coretemp aren't liked by 64 because of their security certificates).

OTOH, in and of itself 64 runs noticably quicker. Not "OHH EMM GEE" faster, but it's definitely snappier.

Games? I have Bioshock, NWN2, and Oblivion installed and haven't had any trouble running them at all. WOW runs beautifully as well. But I can't leave that on my comp - It's Ev1L and tries to take over my life. They look a bit prettier on 64 then they did on 32, but I'm pretty sure that's mostly because nVidia have a 64 bit driver for my card. Not as much a function of the OS.

Which version? Premium gets you Media Center. But if you use different software for that, then stick with the regular Home one. Oh - I do prefer a retail license, for less hassles reinstalling if I screw something up.

Also - Hard Drives are cheap, and Dual Booting is a great way to have your cake and eat it too.

------------------------------ Which Chip? Well, it depends on which set of thieving b@stardz you choose to support: The ones who use insider trading to enrich themselves while running their company into the ground? Or the ones who illegally pay vendors to not support the first group?
 Reply to Scotteq
loneeagle   10-03-2007 at 07:03:15 PM
- 0 +

I had Vista 32 with 2GB and I moved to Vista 64 4GB (Home Premium).

You should install the 64 bits if you plan soon to increase your RAM. Vista love it. I am very happy with my new system. Vista is great with 4GB. Will never go back, for now! :)

Reply to loneeagle
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Windows Vista > Vista General Discussion > Vista 32 bit or 64 bit?
Go to:

There are 1306 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.204 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?