Windows 7 - 32 bit or 64 bit?

benskia · 22 Oct 2009 at 22:24

Hi everyone,

I'm running a q6600 processor with 4gb memory and 4850 graphics card.
Any reason why I shouldn't use the 64bit version of windows 7?
Possibly my terratec 24/96 soundcard might give me some driver compatibility issues.

Is there anything unlikely to work?
Are most games okay with 64 bit?

Also - what happens if I do have problems, can I change my mind and use the 32 bit instead?

mrk · 22 Oct 2009 at 22:26

All games are ok with 64bit, sell the Terratec and get a Xonar D2/D2x and then laugh at the fact that people still use 32bit on systems perfectly capable of 64bit

benskia · 22 Oct 2009 at 22:37

Well I need a decent ASIO capable soundcard & most of them are USB interfaces now and not PCI.

I'm sure there's something adequate tho.

Righto. Just need to check how compatible cubase 5 is with win 7.

simpletom · 23 Oct 2009 at 00:25

I have the same issue and have bitten the bullet and upgraded to Win7 64. Terratec DMX does not work well with Vista and therefore I presume Win7 x64.

USB soundcards, from what I have read, can offer very low latency now anyway. It may be time for an upgrade.

kylew · 23 Oct 2009 at 01:24

I have a USB guitar interface (Rig Kontrol II) and that has very low latency and is ASIO compliant.

simpletom · 23 Oct 2009 at 19:09

I have just installed Windows 7 x64 and have my Terratec DMX 6-Fire working. Sort of. I got them from Terratec's FTP server, here.

OzZie · 23 Oct 2009 at 19:21

Cubase 5 working in W7 64-bit.

benskia · 23 Oct 2009 at 22:16

Thanks for the info guys.
I'm on my way to being convinced.

What happens if I change my mind tho.
Can I re-install as 32 bit?

Brian Stuart · 24 Oct 2009 at 13:43

benskia said:
Thanks for the info guys.
I'm on my way to being convinced.

What happens if I change my mind tho.
Can I re-install as 32 bit?

Yes, your product key covers both 32 and 64 bit versions but only one to be installed at a time

R4z0r · 24 Oct 2009 at 13:48

Brian Stuart said:
Yes, your product key covers both 32 and 64 bit versions but only one to be installed at a time

Cool, but can you use the same disc to install as 32 or 64bit? If not, where do you get the 32bit one from if you decide you want to use 32 bit?

Brian Stuart · 24 Oct 2009 at 14:55

If it is a retail copy then both 32 and 64 bit disks come in the pack. If you have not bought it yet then get a move on while the price is still low.

benskia · 24 Oct 2009 at 22:33

Is the price going to go up soon then?

Brian Stuart · 24 Oct 2009 at 23:07

It is still being sold at OcUK for less than OEM.

Alien8 · 1 Nov 2009 at 00:33

benskia said:
Hi everyone,

I'm running a q6600 processor with 4gb memory and 4850 graphics card.
Any reason why I shouldn't use the 64bit version of windows 7?
Possibly my terratec 24/96 soundcard might give me some driver compatibility issues.

Is there anything unlikely to work?
Are most games okay with 64 bit?

Also - what happens if I do have problems, can I change my mind and use the 32 bit instead?

Major problems with Call of Duty World at War Game...
Works fine with Vista 64, but SP crashes :mad:

the MP seems to work ok with Windows 7 64bit, I've tried all the updates[Graphics,Sound...] to get the SP to work, but COD 4 works ok...
Most other 3D Games seems to work fine..UT3, even old Quake3..