Any point changing my OS

CloverJ

Hey guys
Im thinking of ungrading my os on my laptop currently running Vista(R) Home Premium SP1 32 bit Editionbut was thinking of goin for 64 bit as supposidley its fster and would allow me to install up to 8gb ram. Now im am a complete idiot when comes to these thing so help would be greatly appreciated . Foolish idea or mite work. Ill be using my laptop mainly for gaming but doing drawings fro work on autocad and solidworks that kinda ****e. Those two programs i know are very demanding.

Thanks in advance for any advice given

Clive

Alanstrainor

What laptop is it?

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CloverJ wrote: »

Hey guys
Im thinking of ungrading my os on my laptop currently running Vista(R) Home Premium SP1 32 bit Editionbut was thinking of goin for 64 bit as supposidley its fster and would allow me to install up to 8gb ram. Now im am a complete idiot when comes to these thing so help would be greatly appreciated . Foolish idea or mite work. Ill be using my laptop mainly for gaming but doing drawings fro work on autocad and solidworks that kinda ****e. Those two programs i know are very demanding.

Thanks in advance for any advice given

Clive

anything is better than vista.

so for you, win win situation.

CloverJ

what ya recommend mate im crap at this kinda stuff

Meesared

Windows 7 is a pretty safe bet, pretty rock solid OS IMO

CloverJ

sorry lad its a dell studio xps 1640 laptop can give ya spec if it helps mayb see what i can upgrade and change but will it make much of a diff really like

CloverJ

but will i go 32bit or 64 bit currently 32 bit vista home premium

BostonB

Dump vista get Windows 7.

32bit vs 64bit memory limits

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7#Physical_memory_limits

CloverJ

Cheers guys think ill go for it sure give it a blast windows 7 ultimate 64bit

Again thanks for all the help

Meesared

Ultimate isn't worth the outlay Home Premium does the job fine.