E6400 T9600 - Win 7 - x86 or x64?

Hi All and sorry for the spam,

I'm getting a new E6400 T9600 2.8Ghz with 4Gb RAM and was wondering which OS would be the most suitable? Win7 x86 or x64?

I'll be using my laptop for:
- running VMware
- usual business stuff (outlook, word, ppt)
- Video editing

Thanks for your input

Have a good day
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64 bit is the way to go these days, as long as all of your stuff is compatible, which it should be.
Make a list of your most important software that you can't live without. Then google the name + 64 bit. If you don’t get a barrage of results of people posting “why doesn’t this work” in forums, you should be good. Do the same thing with hardware, except put an emphasis on older stuff. If you have anything REALLY old (older than 10 years), it is likely not going to have 64 bit drivers.

 

I second what weirdo81622 says. I'm a heavy user of VMWare as well and the 64 bit Win7 allows me to put in additional memory so I can equip my running VMs with a higher memory then you would be able to do on a 32bit system. Also, the VMs themselves can remain on 32bit XP for example. The only issue i had was with Checkpoint VPN software if I remember correct. They (some months ago) didn't support 64 bit.

 

The simple rule is if you have 4GB, go with 64-bit.

There are some exceptions though, such as if you need to use Cisco's non-AnyConnect VPN software, which isn't 64-bit compatible, or if you have old hardware without 64-bit drivers.

 

also MS is alot stricter with its WHQL driver signing for 64bit than they were for 32bit due to workstations and servers etc being pretty much all 64bit

everything is moving towards it i doubt you would be stuck for software now.

oh and you dont "need" to use all 64bit software , 32bit programs will run just fine

 

you can disable the driver signing under advanced startup options