VISTA 64 vs 32 bits

leeh14 · 27 Jan 2009 at 15:42

hey,

I would like to run Vista 64 bit on my machine as then i am able to upgrade my RAM to over 4GB. Is it possiable to run 64 bit vista on a machine that only has 2 gb?

gary996 · 27 Jan 2009 at 15:44

YES IT IS

Redgie · 27 Jan 2009 at 16:19

The only thing that needs to be 64 bit is your processor

reflux · 27 Jan 2009 at 16:22

Redgie said:
The only thing that needs to be 64 bit is your processor

...which means you need an Athlon 64, Phenom, Pentium D, or Core 2 Duo/Quad

Clum · 27 Jan 2009 at 16:42

I just made the move to vista 64 today. went really smoothly and vista is so much more responsive than it was with the 2gb i had before.

Do it now!

pingwing · 27 Jan 2009 at 16:45

Clum said:
I just made the move to vista 64 today. went really smoothly and vista is so much more responsive than it was with the 2gb i had before.

Do it now!

WOOOO!!!

Thats the attitude we need to finally get rid of the silly hanging on to 32bit windows nonsense

(and for the OP 64 bit is the way to go!)

Redgie · 27 Jan 2009 at 17:18

Don't worry, in a few years all the 32 bit PCs will die! Read it on Wiki, forget when tho, hopefully soon

leeh14 · 27 Jan 2009 at 18:28

so a intel core 2 quad q6600 would be up to the challege??

Andy90 · 27 Jan 2009 at 18:32

More than adequate

RJC · 27 Jan 2009 at 18:56

Yep your Q6600 will be fine.

Kennysevenfold · 27 Jan 2009 at 20:23

another one solved

Redgie · 27 Jan 2009 at 23:13

It will do the job perfectly, and overclocks to 3.2Ghz in most cases nicely too

mame · 28 Jan 2009 at 01:40

You need a 32bit OS like you need an AGP port.