32-bit vs. 64-bit: More Bit, More Performance?
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June 9th, 2012 written by Tibor in Windows Insights
Today’s PCs come pre-installed with either the 32-bit (also known as x86) or the 64-bit (also known as x64) edition of Windows. With the full retail package of Windows 7 (which includes one 32-bit and one 64-bit disc) now available, both novice and professional computer users are having a difficult time deciding which version they should use—especially when it comes to maximizing performance.
Which one to choose
Every box of Windows 7 comes with both the 32- and thr 64-bit-DVDs: So which one should you install? This performance and feature check helps you make the right choice.
Most experts would recommend installing the 64-bit version of Windows, as it is supposed to make your system run faster. On its Web site, Microsoft notes: “If you’re shopping for a new PC, you’re probably going to come across systems that are designated ’64-bit.’ These are computers running 64-bit editions of Windows, typically with 4 Gbyte of memory or more. Compared to 32-bit systems, which top out at around 3 Gbyte of memory, 64-bit PCs offer added responsiveness for people who are running a lot of applications at the same time and switching between them frequently.”
But, how much truth is there behind this? The TuneUp research team recently conducted an intense set of benchmarks to compare the performance of both editions.
Some History…
- AMD launched its first consumer 64-bit processor, the Athlon 64, in 2003, and marketed it as a great performance booster and the future of computing.
- Microsoft soon followed with a 64-bit version of Windows XP; however, this was essentially unusable since a lot of programs and drivers did not yet work with 64-bit hardware.
- Over the past two years, the 64-bit version of Windows Vista has become a more mature product. Thanks to a couple of compatibility updates from Microsoft and increased industry support, more than 95% of new hardware and software products now work well with the architecture.
64-Bit Computing—Pros
- More processing power: In very basic terms, 64-bit means that it can handle twice as many bits per clock cycle. For more on the technicalities of the architecture, we recommend reading this Wikipedia entry.
- More memory: The 32-bit consumer version of Windows is only capable of addressing 3 to 3.5 Gbyte of RAM; therefore, when you use more than 4 Gbyte, the additional RAM goes to waste. Hitting the 3 to 3.5 Gbyte limit only occurs if you work with several memory-hungry programs at the same time.
- Performance advantage: Practically speaking, applications can make use of the 64-bit architecture to process huge data operations more quickly. This is especially important with advanced programs, such as video editing suites, games, or encryption software.
- More security: The 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and 7 contain Kernel Patch Protection which prevents malicious programs from changing the Windows kernel. The operating systems also boast a Data Execution Prevention which uses a special processor feature to prevent an application from running code from a memory region where it’s not supposed to run. Overall, the 64-bit edition is more secure than its 32-bit counterpart.
64-Bit Computing—Cons
- Possible driver issues:32-bit drivers are not supported; hardware manufacturers have to provide special 64-bit versions. However, this is not as much of an issue anymore, as nearly all of the hardware that has been released over the past three years has shipped with drivers right out of the box. If not, these drivers will come via Windows Updates or download from the company’s support Web sites.
All popular devices today come with 64-bit support
- Higher memory consumption: All memory addresses are now 64 bits long instead of 32 bits. This results in a larger memory footprint for Windows and applications. We’ve seen 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and 7 taking up 200-350 Mbyte more RAM than 32-bit versions. If you have at least 3 Gbyte of main memory, this is not an issue, but on a low-end machine (1-2 GB), this causes more access to the hard disk and potentially slows down the machine.
- No compatibility with 16-bit software: Support for old 16-bit applications has been disabled. In most cases, this is not an issue, except when you or your company uses legacy software that has some 16-bit parts still built into it.
- Additional Windows layer: 32-bit applications run under the Windows on Windows 64 (WoW64) environment, which emulates the old 32-bit Windows systems. This means that all 32-bit programs need to go through an additional layer in Windows before they can be processed. Although this layer is very thin, it usually results in a 2% performance loss.
Performance Comparison
What we put to the test—both the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7 on the same machine, with the exact same set of programs and drivers—and installed in the same order. Both installations were used for at least three days in order to ensure that the Windows Indexer, the Windows Superfetch, and other features would not interfere. The TuneUp team strictly held to the official benchmark guidelines provided by Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Developer Central.
To compare the results, we used a desktop PC with a Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz processor, 4 Gbyte of RAM, and a GeForce 8800 GT graphics card. To test how well the more memory-hungry 64-bit architecture behaved with less memory, we also removed 2 Gbyte and ran the tests again.
The Benchmarks
- Compressing a 1 Gbyte file into ZIP format: This test shows how well the operating system handles tasks that really push the CPU. To compress the file, we used WinRAR, and on the 64-bit edition of Windows, we used the 64-bit version of WinRAR.
- 3D Mark Vantage: This measures the performance of modern 3D games with standard settings.
- PC Mark Vantage: This series of benchmark tools is designed to test the productivity of the CPU, and read/write speeds of the memory and hard disks. It also tests the machine by automatically performing tasks such as playing multiple video files, editing photos or filling up WordPad with dozens of pages of text. We used the “default run” here.
- Cinebench: This benchmark measures the processor and graphics card performance under real world scenarios. It is based on the very popular CINEMA 4D, a product to create 3D special effects.
- Crysis: We used this graphically intense game to see if there is a gain in performance. As in the case of WinRAR, we used the 64-bit version of Crysis.
Compressing a 1 Gbyte file into ZIP format
The WinRAR test
The 64-bit version of WinRAR is clearly the leader. It was able to compress a 1080p HD file in little over one minute. The 32-bit version of Windows and WinRAR took noticeably longer to complete the task.
3D Mark Vantage
We noticed that the increased memory consumption of the 64-bit version of Windows slowed down the performance. The 32-bit version of Windows left its memory-hungry counterpart in the dust. As you can see, adding more RAM and going to 64-bit changed the game.
PC Mark Vantage
The latest version of the PC Mark Vantage is much more focused on actual (rather than simulated) scenarios. For example, PC Mark opens WordPad, several browser instances and HD videos, and edits photos over the course of the benchmark. The results here were quite obvious; when working with multiple programs, 64-bit takes the lead—in combination with 4 Gbyte of RAM. Under the 2 Gbyte system, the 32-bit version performed faster, probably because the 64-bit edition of Windows used up more RAM, and was not able to free up more for the benchmarks.
Cinebench
Cinebench, which made heavy use of the CPU and GPU, really took advantage of the 64-bit environment, as it drew a lot of data-intense 3D graphics on the screen.
The Cinebench test
Crysis 1680×1050, Medium
We configured Crysis with a resolution of 1680×1050 and used the “Medium” graphic settings, which provide a good compromise between performance and visual quality. The 64-bit optimized version of Crysis did not take the lead with more memory, and again did not perform well with less memory. This came to us as quite a surprise, as Crysis features its own 64-bit mode; however, it didn’t get slower. We figure that the 64-bit mode is a benefit in situations where there are more enemies and larger territories in the game than in the standard Crysis benchmark.
Bottom line
There are no two ways about it—64-bit is the future. There might be some configurations, especially on older PCs with legacy programs and devices or PCs with less than 2 Gbyte of RAM, where 64-bit does not offer any performance gains. In these cases, it makes sense to stick with the 32-bit version of Windows. If your computer came preinstalled with a 32-bit operating system, and you never work with resource-intense applications, then you will not see any benefit from formatting your disk and installing a 64-bit edition.
But the PC industry is moving forward! 4 Gbyte of RAM is becoming the standard for consumer computers. Software is also becoming more memory-intense; there are more 64-bit-supported games coming out. In addition, the compatibility argument is becoming less of an issue. For the past 24 months, we have not seen any device not working with 64-bit editions of Windows Vista or 7. If you’re looking for a new computer, go x64, but first check to see if your programs and devices are ready for this architecture.
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November 12, 2009 at 11:54 pm
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March 4, 2010 at 10:02 am
Osm Post !
April 24, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Thank you for this TuneUp! Really helpful
May 24, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Hello there,
Just a bit of FYI to understand the issues with 32-bit and 64-bit OS upgrades and later options that may or may not be available to you later:
When upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 you must upgrade the version currently installed within Windows Vista to the corresponding version in Windows 7. I.E. Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium; Windows Vista Business to Windows 7 Professional; and Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate. You also cannot upgrade a 32-bit operating system to 64-bit — to migrate from 32-bit to 64-bit will require a custom install.
Additionally, you will not be able to “upgrade” from a 32-bit version of Windows 7 to 64-bit — the architecture between the two is too drastically different to allow such a change. To learn more about the differences between a 32-bit operating system and 64-bit please go to the following link: http://bit.ly/2aT3xP
I hope that helps you out!
You can also find lots of information on Windows 7 here in our Springboard website:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default.aspx
Thanks again,
John M.
Microsoft Windows Client Support
May 24, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Windows7Guy, thanks for your feedback. Really appeciate it that you read our website – you must get tons of inquiries about the 32 vs. 64 bit issue at MS Support, right?
There’s nothing to add to what you wrote – excellent write-up. Btw. I can’t emphasize enough that all our readers should install and run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor BEFORE making the jump to Windows 7 (be it x86 or x64). They just released a new version about 4 weeks ago: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15.
Enjoy!
Best, Sandro
June 25, 2010 at 4:08 pm
iam using intel core 2 duo E4400…datz 2.00ghz processor with intel D945GCCR motherboard with 2gb RAM and Geforce 8600GT…. iam using 32bit both windows XP and Windows Vista…the motherboard is 64bit capable and supporting. iam thinkn abt installing a 64bit Operating system next hoping for increased performance.. especially 4 gaming purpose.. had other lot of memory consuming applications also.. i want to kno wether it is gud to change from 32bit to 64 bit O.S???? can anyone tel me will it increase atleast gives a much more performance for my system??? or do i need to upgrade???
June 25, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Hello Mahesh,
As you are an Indian, I think I will take your query. Not only your motherboard, but there days even the most cheapest motherboards come with 64 Bit processor support. But there is a catch here. On a system with 2 gigabytes of RAM upgrading to x64 architecture is meaningless, as you need atleast 4 gigs of RAM to fully utilize the 64BIT goodness. So primarily try to upgrade your RAM to atleast 4 gigs, the more RAM the better. But contrary to popular belief, only upgrading the RAM won’t make any sense unless you get native 64Bit applications. However, all popular applications are now available in 64Bit avatar. Moreover, some applications like Adobe Aftereffects CS5 don’t have any 32Bit version. There are many sites offering list of native 64Bit software, do check them first. And don’t forget to install the 64Bit version of Windows 7
Do let me know what you did. I would be looking forward to listening your expeience.
Best,
Jeet.
July 8, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Thanks jeet…
well iam looking forward to buy another 2gb RAM..so that i can make it to 4gb… here recently RAM cost increased suddenly… also i need to buy an external harddisk also… my 250gb hdd has only around 10gb free left..and i cant afford to lose any of the data in it..
then Jeet,,i had a doubt regarding with RAMs.. iam using currently 2gb ram 800(PC-6400) and my old 1gb ram is 667mhz.! i was thinkn 4 the time being to install dat 1gb ram also..becoz there is time when i use my system with physical memory usage around 86% to 90%.. yeah paging file is der but as u kno dat ram is simply sitting in the box case, so just make use of it.
Is it gud to use 2 RAMs of different frequency range?? as far as i kno if v put lik dat, the whole memory system works under the lowest speed among the RAMs..-so 4 my case it may work at 667.. Am i rite jeet??? also is der any problm using lik dat???
July 8, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Hello Mahesh,
Don’t use RAM of different frequencies-they will hurt your performance. You are correct on that frequency matter.
Have a nice weekend,
Jeet
July 21, 2010 at 8:32 am
nice blog….very informative…..i used to have a laptop with windows vista 32 bit….but it recently got stolen…..now i plan to get a new one….i need to run applications like turbo C++ and other similar applications……so what should i opt for….32 bit windows 7 or the 64 bit windows 7 ????
July 21, 2010 at 10:55 am
I would suggest checking compatibility first: Run the Windows 7 upgrade advisor and see if there’s a problem. If your programs aren’t listed, try the compatibility list http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx and check the software companies website and see if they describe ANY issues regarding x64 versions. If you do have 4 GBytes of RAM (or more), then I would suggest going x64. Otherwise stay with 32-bit and you’re fine!
Best, Sandro
July 21, 2010 at 10:59 am
Hello Shayan,
It’s a real pleasure to find end users taking interest in Tune Up’s blog post. Now as you know Turbo C++ is a 16Bit application, or a ‘Dos Based’ application. So using Windows 7 in any of its flavours won’t make any difference. How ever if you plan to switch to Microsoft Visual Studio or applications like Adobe Aftereffects CS5 them 64Bit will really be worthy. As you know in India 64Bit is still limited to few guys of the geeky community, chances are thin that you would find a satisfactorily powerful machine with atleast 8GB RAM without emptying your pocket. My tip? Go for an Apple MacBook Pro 15.6″. Its sweetly priced at Rs 89k for its cheapest avatar. You can easily upgrade its RAM to 8Gigs, but do expect to say Rs 20k more. You will get both Mac and Windows flavour from you lappy (Courtesy Boot Camp) as well as get a 64Bit Beast as well.
Best,
Jeet.
August 20, 2010 at 9:54 am
Hi Jeet, Thanks for the insight on the previous questions.
I have a Core i5 with a MSI otherboard. I tried installing three OS’s on three partitions (WinXp 32, Win 7 32but and Win 7 64bit). All the installations seem to be working fine.
However, I think the speed isnt as great … the computer suddenly hangs for like 30 seconds when I right click on the desktop .. save a file … etc .. but the process then resumes ….
This is much slower than my previous computer which was blazing fast despite being a Core 2 Quad with 1 GB Ram (my new comp is Core i5 with 4 GB ram) …
Any idea what the problem is? I use Win 7 32bit for the above purpose
I am now planning to erase everything and go for Win 7 64bit as the only OS. Does this make sense? Will my 32 bit programs work on it?
August 20, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Hello Santosh,
You are most welcome. It’s my pleasure that I could help you. Now your pc slowdown can have several causes. But studying your case I think you have got a virus or any other kind of malware. However your plan to upgrade your os is and extremely good one. Your 32bit applications will run as usual. There will be no problem anyway, but don’t expect overperformance as they are 32bit in nature. However, your 64bit applications will be really snappy. I would also recommend you invest Rs400 for one year of license Kaspersky Internet Security. Its a good security solution and I reviewed it in my blog. Do check it out. Anyway, best of luck for your upgrade, happy weekend and wish you an extremely prosperous Raksha Bandhan.
Love to see Indians taking so interest in technology.
Best,
Jeet.
September 1, 2010 at 12:16 am
hii Jeet..hw r u?? nw iam using 64bit windows 7..bought a external hdd 500gb. nw i had 3 O.S…old windows xp 32bit, windows vista 32bit, windows 7 64bit.. lik i told u b4 i cant afford to lose wat i hav been doin 4 past 3 years.. datz y installed windows 7 64bit on a new partition… nw total 4gb 800… its working fine… cool….system is as fast and smooth..
nw my new doubt is may i need to upgrade my geforce graphics card… currently using geforce 8600gt… upto 2010, almost all games..atleast works fine with min graphics.but next yr onwards my system will struggle to play the games.. datz y need to upgrade graphics card.. as u kno my system board is 945GCCR and core2duo at 2ghz… will upgrading graphis card help to work upcoming games.. u kno latest games say min req of processor speed 2.2 or 2.4ghz nd above… so jeet i want to kno wethr my system is capable to survive 1 or 2 years for gaming purpose if i upgrade to much high performance graphics card????
the graphics card in my mind is geforce 8800gt..it is high end card in nvidia 8series…nd i dont tink 9 series cud stand in my system… i checked and compared a lot of geforce graphics cards nd its performance levels..my choice to buy is 8800gt, 9600gt and 240gt.. will my system deliver more performance with dese new cards under old 945 board nd just 2ghz core 2 duo processor??? so dat upcoming games will able to b played.
September 1, 2010 at 12:50 am
jeet..another doubt 4 me too..hehe iam a big doubter rite?? am i making u bored? ok so the thing is with system bus speed of my system motherboard.. as v kno iam using 4gb ddr2 800.dat means (PC2-6400) its data rate at 800mt/s, i/o bus clock of 400mhz, memory clock of 200mhz…—so dis is ddr2 800 means…
wen i chek system bios der it says system bus speed of 533mhz..wat it actualy mean wen v compare with ram memory speeds? i mean the ram had bus clock of 400mhz. and if the system had max 533mhz capacity, will ddr2 1066 ram works in dis board?? bus clock of ddr2 1066 is at 533mhz. so by using ddr2 1066 ,it delivers nd works at max 533mhz fully??
is ram speed nd system bus speed corelated with their functioning depending upon dese memory clock measurements!!???dis bus system bus speed means processor bus speed?
i referred to dis wikipedia site for more info abt ram and also abt my 945 motherboard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15117/eng/D945GCCR_TechProdSpec.pdf
September 1, 2010 at 1:22 am
jeet sory i made a mistake in my last post….nd iam unable to delete dat post..
actualy system bus speed is at 800mhz..dat is 800fsb.. my system memory at 533mhz..wt do it mean..my ram is ddr2 800-u kno d spec.. wat realy meant by 533mhz system memory speed..?? also i chekd memory configuration in bios setting..der is selection for 400mhz and 533mhz..it is set to automatic-dat is 533mhz iself…
so total system bus speed 800fsb, is it possible to increase fsb or it is fixed?? will ddr2 1066 works in my system???
by referring the two links can u tel me watz actualy the speed of my ram?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15117/eng/D945GCCR_TechProdSpec.pdf
September 1, 2010 at 10:02 am
Hi Mahesh,
just approved your comments. In one you said, that you can’t delete another one.
Is there one, that you want to be deleted? I can do that.
If you want to edit/delete your own comments in the future, just register to the blog, than it will be possible, if you are logged-in.
Best,
Alexandra
September 1, 2010 at 1:24 am
jeet iam sory 4 al above huge essays posted.. just want to kno abt it..hope u can help me kno abt al dese things..thnks 4 ur patience
September 1, 2010 at 6:39 am
Hello Mahesh,
It’s ok. You can ask your hearts content here. No harm done. Now for you query. Remember one sad truth in the technical world. Even if you empty your bank account for the latest and the best processor and graphics card, its gonna get outdated only in a few months. You dont need the latest and the best breed of machine to enjoy gaming. Yes you may not be able to play Crysis at full details with your upgrade, but also remember there are several classic titles that would run on your machine nativly in their full grandeur. So the upgrade depends on you. If you plan to run the latest 2010 games, the upgrade won’t mean much. If else, it would mean a lot. But just change your graphics card model. Its quite long in the tooth now. Get a card that support atleats DirectX 10.1 to be a little future proof. You will get a lot of reviews in the internet. Make a list of the games you wish to play, go to the games native websites and check the minimum requirements. This way will be a lot more scientific than just hunching
And have a great Janmashtami,
Best wishes,
Jeet.
September 1, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Thanks a lot Jeet…same to u.
its rite wat u said… i just wanted my system to survive 1 more year..datz y asked. i play games of my taste only.. racing category only need for speed series, in shooting category only call of duty series and medal of honour series, and flying simulator type games…nothing more..
September 1, 2010 at 5:12 pm
hi Alexandra.. as u suggested i registered to the blog and still iam unable to delete the comment.. can u tel me how to delete the old comments made?
September 1, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Hi again. You are not able to edit your former comments cause you were not logged in when you wrote them. So the Database is not able to connect you. But you should Be able to edit the new comments, that you posted Ehen
you were logged in, right?
As an Administrator I am able to delete comments. So just tell me, which One i should delete. You can also send this information via Email, if it is easier. It’s Alexandra.Blog@tune-up.com
September 22, 2010 at 10:16 am
VERY HELPFUL.THANKSSSSS…………….
March 27, 2011 at 9:32 pm
I have 3 GB of memory and a 64 bit CPU. I want to play 3D games. Which Windows should i install? 32 or 64 bit version?
March 28, 2011 at 6:52 am
ADI,
The word 3D means a lot these days. Are you talking about stereoscopic 3D? Then you should invest in a costly GPU that supports it. But from my personal take, it’s more of a gimmick. And as long as you mean normal 3D (3D as in Crysis) you go of with a 32bit version of Windows, and invest in a decent GPU.
Hope that helps,
Best, Jeet.
March 28, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Go for 64. it’s the future. If you face some issue, you just put more RAM(RAM is very cheap now). Month ago, I had only 2Gb with 64bit OS. No problem… then I bought more 2Gb for better performance with photoshop. Thanks this site Really helpful!
March 28, 2011 at 8:04 pm
You are most correct Dark. 64Bit is the future and Ram is cheap too ! I don’t know about your country, but in India i.e. my country 4Gb of Crosair DDR3 1333MHz Ram comes at $36. Actually Tech is getting cheaper day by day. Waiting for the Bugatti Veyron to get cheap that is
Best, Jeet.
July 8, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Very good post, thank you very much
August 19, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Thanks alot very very good and much usefull information
August 24, 2012 at 8:46 am
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September 28, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Sir,I am a graphic designer. I recently upgraded my system AMD 4000+ to AMD a6 3670 a Quad Core Processor with 64 bit support with a ram of 8 GB. And my engineer installed a 64 bit windows 7. I am newer to win7 and i brought and going to install corex x5 but it is not supporting. Then i returned again XP and removed 4 gb ram and keep only 4 gb. Is it affect my work environment. or shall i go 64 bit. I am confused. Which os will help me. If the performance increases 10% it don’t work. If i install 64Bit was it increase my speed upto 30%? please help me…
Thank you
October 4, 2012 at 5:32 am
nyc post… got updated with the knowledge.. keep it up.. thanks…
October 18, 2012 at 4:40 pm
I would like to see these benchmarks repeated with 8GB of ram instead of a meager 4GB of ram. I mean 32bit OS’s can handle up to 3.19GB or something like that so really going from 32bit to 64bit with 4GB of ram is only acconuting for an extra 1GB.. Let’s see what happens when you really take advantage of a 64bit of with 8 or 16GB of ram
October 21, 2012 at 12:39 pm
At Ryan:
The article written date says “June 9th, 2012″ but the replies to it and all that go back to 2010 and the game references “Crysis” which is ancient now lol, so yeah basically I think this is an old article wherer having 8GB RAM wasn’t as common as now.
December 21, 2012 at 12:22 pm
hey
I HAVE 3GIGS OF RAM WHAT OS TO SELECT 32BIT OR 64BIT?
December 21, 2012 at 12:26 pm
ALSO I HAVE A GTX 460 ..
March 3, 2013 at 1:19 am
I don’t know if this will make sense but I have both the 32(86) and the 64 on my PC. I do not think it was that way originally, it seems as if it may have happened after an update? Now I know I can’t delete the 32 from my computer BUT can I delete the updates for the 32 that continue to keep coming. The reason I ask is I thought it would be a good way to free up some of my memory as I do have 4 GB of memory so the 64 works great. My daughter also runs Google Chrome, I don’t know if that matters or not just thought I should mention it. And I checked the hardware and it does say that the system is 64 so I honestly don’t know why the 32 is on there, unless it’s because I bought the PC (Toshiba) back in 2010.
March 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm
ok this is an old post and prob no one read it ? BUT I would have liked them try some specifed 32 bit programs? I have one I think that runs rather bad under 64 bit Windows 7. PixPerAn, the program to test monitor overdrive – low fps in windows 7 64 bit means it cant do its job. In my case the pc is a core quad Q8300 with 4 GB memory
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April 15, 2013 at 9:59 am
Hi there, I have about 12 workstations in a small network, each of them is working in an online application to see, add and edit database. some of the PCs are very slow. they using mixed OSs some are windows xp 32bit, while others are windows 7 ultima 64bit and windows 7 ultimate 32bit.
should I go for formatting them all together and install one type of windows say 64bit?? mind you they all using 2GB of Ram and intel(R)cor (TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93 Ghz