Windows 7 32 or 64 bit for me?

skinz187

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hello all,

just completed a build - primary use is gaming, downloading, surfing, basic stuff.

here is my build

amd 955 be
4 gb mushkin blackline 1333
asrock 870 extreme3
ati hd 6870 x 2 crossfire


games i plan on playing - cod black ops, iracing, dragon age II

so...should i go with windows 7 home 32 bit or 64 bit?

what are the advantages...disadvantages?
 

coldsleep

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64-bit.

There are no disadvantages to going with 64-bit, unlike with Vista 64-bit, where there were problems with compatibility, those have largely been ironed out.

If you go with 32-bit, you won't be able to access all 4 GB of the memory on your system.

These days, there's no good reason to go with 32-bit unless you have some critical ancient program you run that only runs on a 32-bit OS.