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phillies   12-12-2008 at 04:15:52 AM

I'm building a new Intel E8500 system with 4 gig ram with a high end video card for gaming. I never had Vista before and figured now would be the time to upgrade. I was shocked to see the full Vista will cost be around $200. But I noticed I could get the OEM system buiders version for less than $100. I'm assuming the OEM version is the full version, right? Would there be any problems with getting the OEM version? And what's this 32bit and 64bit thing? Which one do I get?

 

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Ok, I just read the sticky that is posted above this thread. I think that answered most of my questions. I'm sure not sure what the difference between the 32 bit and 64 bit versions are but I guess getting the Vista 64 bit OEM will be just fine.

 

Thanks,


Message edited by phillies on 12-12-2008 at 04:20:44 AM
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arges86   12-12-2008 at 09:05:29 PM
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for one thing, if you want more than 3.5 gb of RAM, you need the x64 version.
The 64 bit is also a little more secure, since any viruses have to be written specifically for it to work (or have a compatible 32 bit installer)
for gaming, i'd say stick w/ the x64 version

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phillies   12-12-2008 at 09:23:44 PM
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I did not know that... Thanks!

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