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Should my laptop use 32-bit?

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lazylink   10-05-2009 at 12:10:56 PM

Hi, I have this laptop:

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668292.php

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P87001 (2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
4096MB 1066MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory (2-2048MB modules)
500GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS Graphics with 1GB of GDDR3 Discrete Video Memory and Intel® PM45 Chipset
Maximum 4GB

Info on CPU:
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37006

Info on Video Card:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/produ [...] gt_us.html

I bought this laptop a month ago and it hasn't met expectations. It runs games OK, but it has many compatibility issues with Vista 64-bit. I got a coupon for a free Windows 7 OS with my purchase, when it is released and I was wondering if I should get the 32 or 64 bit versions. Thanks!

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buwish   10-06-2009 at 02:43:56 PM
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You would need a 64bit OS to utilize all 4GB of RAM. A 32-bit OS can only utilize roughly 3GB of RAM. More RAM, depending on what you run, can mean better performance.

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