Switched to widnows 7 64 bit

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Switched to widnows 7 64 bit; Absolutely no problems!
Topic Started: Aug 24 2009, 09:51 PM (155 Views)
serrebi	Aug 24 2009, 09:51 PM Post #1
Special Member Posts: 226 Group: Member Member #55 Joined: September 21, 2004 Gender Male Mood Proud	I thought I'd make a thread talking about how I recently decided to make the jump from 32bit xp to 64 bit windows 7. A lot of ppl thought I was crazy but I'm actually really surprised. I was under the impression that I'd have problems running legacy 32bit apps, but I haven't ran into an application problem. Microsoft has left a lot of 32bit app support in there. Almost everything asides from my anti virus, screenreader, and a network optamizer [CfosSpeed] is all 32bit apps and it runs better then I've ever seen it on 32bit. I do have 4GB of memory, and to be fare, that was a big reason I finally made the switch, but I still think it's a viable option if you have a 64bit capable processor, and most of you do by now if you've bought a machine in the last 2 years or so. MS must have learned from the vista debacle.
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zzzzzzzuhlast	Aug 24 2009, 09:56 PM Post #2
Mercora's Purple Monkey Posts: 686 Group: Investor Member #843 Joined: August 5, 2009 Gender Private	I am looking forward to trying it...I don't have that much ram , but will give it a shot any way.
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StEC	Aug 24 2009, 10:00 PM Post #3
Gender Hudini Admin Posts: 16,574 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: August 19, 2004 Gender Male Mood Sick Browser Firefox Blog StEC's Blog!	Speaking of ram I saw a comp with 16gigs of ram... WTF!?!?
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zzzzzzzuhlast	Aug 24 2009, 10:04 PM Post #4
Mercora's Purple Monkey Posts: 686 Group: Investor Member #843 Joined: August 5, 2009 Gender Private	16? wow! I was impressed when they upgraded the serpenthost server to 8 gig 16 would be amazing!
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stuffradio	Aug 24 2009, 11:09 PM Post #5
Training Posts: 27 Group: Member Member #186 Joined: March 25, 2005	Yes, I switched to Windows 7 64 bit like last month or something.



dfxshadow	Aug 25 2009, 04:38 AM Post #6
Silver Member Posts: 1,861 Group: Retired Staff Member #54 Joined: September 19, 2004	My current setup is Windows 7 64 bit. I agree it is a monster of an OS. My current system is Intel Q6600 @ 3.15ghz 8GB DDR 1066 Soundblaster XFi Gamer Pro Nvidia GTX 285 1GB Black Edition. And let me tell you what. Windows 7 64 bit runs phenomenal.
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Athulryes	Aug 25 2009, 11:20 AM Post #7
Loyal Member Posts: 712 Group: Member Member #410 Joined: December 10, 2005 Gender Male Mood Curious Browser Firefox	I'm using Vista 64 bit and I have 8gigs of ram and a Quad core. I was thinking when 7 came out I'd definately buy it in 64 bit.



serrebi	Aug 25 2009, 11:22 AM Post #8
Special Member Posts: 226 Group: Member Member #55 Joined: September 21, 2004 Gender Male Mood Proud	I'm gonna go to 8GB ddr2 833. I believe I have enough room for 4GB more. I like to waste money :D
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paq7512	Aug 25 2009, 05:31 PM Post #9
Loyal Member Posts: 301 Group: Member Member #7 Joined: August 22, 2004	Cool stuff, I love running x64 stuff. I mainly use my computer for web, chat, info, fun, o yeah and mathemical engineering. I am currently running Matlab 7 x64 and it is smooth. There is no need for me to update my system yet, I am waiting to upgrade to get USB 3, Sata III, and Pci-e v3 and then I will ugprade, around next year or so. I can get Windows 7 since I have access to Technet and MSDN but I will stick with Vista X64 Ultimate Sp2 since school is keeping me busy. :D My setup: Abit IP35 PRO E6750 8GB DDR2 1TB WD BLack BOOT Drive 3x640GB WD Black Storage drives 2x1TB external Fantom Backup drives 1x400GB Western Digital mini external Edited by paq7512, Aug 25 2009, 05:31 PM.



zzzzzzzuhlast	Aug 25 2009, 06:03 PM Post #10
Mercora's Purple Monkey Posts: 686 Group: Investor Member #843 Joined: August 5, 2009 Gender Private	Athulryes Aug 25 2009, 11:20 AM I'm using Vista 64 bit and I have 8gigs of ram and a Quad core. I was thinking when 7 came out I'd definately buy it in 64 bit. You can try it, there are torrents out there to give it a shot before you decide to buy it when it is released.
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StEC	Aug 25 2009, 07:08 PM Post #11
Gender Hudini Admin Posts: 16,574 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: August 19, 2004 Gender Male Mood Sick Browser Firefox Blog StEC's Blog!	Damn I am drooling at some ur rigs! I am due for a new comp later this year or early next me thinks will do a custom built since I have gotten comfortable doing it now.
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zzzzzzzuhlast	Aug 25 2009, 08:00 PM Post #12
Mercora's Purple Monkey Posts: 686 Group: Investor Member #843 Joined: August 5, 2009 Gender Private	Custom rig is the way to go! it has been years since I have made one (have been blowing the cash on laptops, or the servers) Let me know what n where you are shopping, I really have no Idea now what parts to get to build a Killer comp!
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zzzzzzzuhlast	Aug 27 2009, 06:03 PM Post #13
Mercora's Purple Monkey Posts: 686 Group: Investor Member #843 Joined: August 5, 2009 Gender Private	After all the hype of 64 bit in this thread I finally downloaded it and made a DVD. Installed on a test Comp and will post my comments on it soon. So far it is not on a sceamingly fast comp, but an older one ( dual core 2.66...2 gig ram ) ...I was down to only having one keyboard, so I grabbed a cheap one on the way home from work so I don't have to keep running back and forth. It was a cheap 15 dollar one, and I am laughing as when I hooked it up I looked again and it is water-proof! ......which is good as I spilled beer on the last one that died on me!
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zzzzzzzuhlast	Aug 27 2009, 10:48 PM Post #14
Mercora's Purple Monkey Posts: 686 Group: Investor Member #843 Joined: August 5, 2009 Gender Private	wow....I guess I should post this in what are you doing now.... what i did tonite was winder why the power in my Apt kept shutting off! There is no rain or storms, and I did pay the electric bill so it was a piss off to have the Fucking power turn on and off all evening! ....not good for desk tops so I unplugged them and picked on the mac laptop....is typing on it now....clean install of win7 64.... so far so good! this is a real install not a parallels virtual machine, but a real one! If I am typing here it is working
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