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detpower   02-28-2008 at 01:11:34 AM

Hi all..I am sorry if this has been answered before but i really don't have time to search right now since im so busy..

Now for the question..I am currantly running xp 32 bit and want to run a 64 bit OS since i have 4 gigs of ram and a 64 bit cpu...

1.Can I upgrade xp 32 bit to xp 64 bit without formating my hard drive

2.Should I just opt for vista 64 bit all together and dump xp?


I use this pc only for gaming and web surfing..

Thanks for looking

------------------------------ Athalon 64 X2 5600 AM2 @ 3.0
DFI Infinity NF-Ultra2-M2
4 Gig Corsair XMS2 DHX DDR2 800 @1000
Saphire 3870 512
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Grumpy9117   02-28-2008 at 01:52:53 AM
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1. No
2. No

Grumpy

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detpower   02-28-2008 at 04:15:26 AM
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so should i stay 32bit?

------------------------------ Athalon 64 X2 5600 AM2 @ 3.0
DFI Infinity NF-Ultra2-M2
4 Gig Corsair XMS2 DHX DDR2 800 @1000
Saphire 3870 512
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Bobthesavage   03-01-2008 at 08:09:09 PM
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I agree, your hardware could probably take Vista pretty well, but theres really no reason to have a 64 bit OS for gaming or web surfing. I'd bet that FPS are going to be best in ur current setup with 32XP too.

------------------------------ Q6600 at 2.95
Xion 600W modular 12vATX PSU + Thermaltake 250W GFX card PSU
Cooler Master Stacker EVO 830 case with 9 fans
37gb 10k SATA (system: 32XP); 120 5.2K IDE (data); 80gb 7.2k SATA (system: 64Vista Ultimate)
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bhalton26   03-07-2008 at 03:23:57 AM
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I was gonna ask the same question that Grumpy ask. But I do have some other questions base on my specs.

1. Is there another way we can make XP 32bit use 4 Gigs of RAM
instead of the maxium 2-3 Gigs?
2. Do games like Crysis see that I have 4 Gigs, but just not Windows?
3. With my system specs below, do I really even need 4 Gigs?

CPU: Athlon 64 X2 5800 2.8GHz AM2 (might upgrade to 6400 3.2GHz)
Memory: 2 Gig Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 (might add 2 more soon)
Mobo: ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX
Power: Thermaltake toughpower 750W
Video: 2 BFG Tech Nvidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB OC
Case: NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX with 9 120mm fans and 2 80mm fans

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Grumpy9117   03-07-2008 at 12:29:16 PM
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1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291988/en-us
2. No.
3. No.

Grumpy

P.S. I don't ask the questions, I answered them.

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bhalton26   03-08-2008 at 09:01:08 PM
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TY grumpy. Guess I will have to purchase the x64 Pro once I have transfered all my files to another hard drive; which is over 100 Gigs :/

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arkadi   03-09-2008 at 08:56:29 PM
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I don’t really see the point, 32bit application will work bit slower on 64 bit os. Word of advice, make sure that you hardware support 64 bit os and you got all the drivers (don’t forget scanner/printer/webcam) and from really bad experience with xp 64 try the Vista 64, works perfect for me. P.s 64 bit OS for now suite for enthusiasts only.

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bhalton26   03-13-2008 at 02:00:23 AM
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I just installed another 1 Gig Corsair XMS2 onto my system and suprisingly my system boots up. On a past posted I thought x32 only took a max of 2Gigs, but the 3rd Gig is reading in my System Properties just fine. However I will not install the 4th Gig until I get a 64bit OS.

------------------------------ AMD Athlon X2 64 6400+ 3.2GHz Dual Core 1024x2 FBS

ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 64Bit upgraded.

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