which windows-7 32bit or 64 bit???

Hi

I have acer 5534-1096 laptop with following specs and i want to install windows 7 but im bit confused with fact having amd athlon 64 x2 cpu, what kind of cpu is this? 32 bit or 64 bit? what windows will be install 32bit or 64 bit?
thanks

Operating System: Windows XP
Platform:Amd Athlon" 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 1.2 Ghz
System Memory: Dual-Channel Support,Up To 2 gb Of Ddr2 667 Mhz Memory, Upgradeable To 4 gb Using Two Sodimm Modules
Display:15.6" Hd 1366 X 768,16:9 Aspect Ratio
Graphics:Ati Radeon" Hd 3200 Graphics
Storage Subsystem:2.5" Hard Disk Drive,Dvd-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive,Multi-In-1 Card Reader
Audio: Two Built-In Stereo Speakers, High-Definition Audio Support
Hard Drive: 250 gb

 

Your processor, the Athlon 64 X2, is a dual core processor that can support 64-bit operating systems. If you have or plan to upgrade to 4GB of RAM, I would highly recommend that you install Windows 7 64-bit. Otherwise, either version will work fine.

 

it's a 64 bit cpu, "nobody" uses 32 bit anymore

 

There's plenty of people running Core Duo and Atom N2xx machines out there - they don't support 64-bit

 

I'm running 32 bit copies of Windows 7 on both my laptop and my desktop. Think before you assume.

Anyway, the processor OP has is 64 bit - hence the naming of it.

 

Why?

Unless there's a reason you can't run a 64bit system, there's no reason to run a 32bit OS anymore.

 

Stability and compatibility reasons.

 

Older 32-bit OSes are at best just as stable as W7 64-bit. Compatibility with older hardware is a valid point (but not a hugely important one for consumers who generally have new-ish tech that all runs fine) and most of the other major compatibility concerns are eliminated with W7's XP Mode.

 

If you don't plan on upgrading to 4GB of ram or can't (like me), then 32-bit is fine.

 

With your specs i would stay with XP unless with want W7 for some specific reason.

 

if you have 2GB or ram i would stick with the 32-bit, the 64-bit version uses more RAM. if you plan to upgrade your RAM to 4GB+ then go with the 64 as others have said.

sadly enough though, there aren't many programs out there that are 64-bit, i am talking about the most common software like skype, office, etc.

for example i use 7-zip 64-bit version but I doubt is that much faster than its 32-bit counterpart.

 

I ran 32-bit on my laptop until recently.. The reasons were that some old programs and games wouldnt run on 64bit.. But meh.. I like how it uses my 4GB completely.

 

Arghhh double post!

 

Wrong example to use there, 64bit compression programmes are actually one of the most commonly used programmes that DO benefit well from a 64bit processor, OS and version.

32-bit vs. 64-bit: More Bit, More Performance? TuneUp Blog about Windows

With 2GB of RAM there are some benefits from sticking with 32bit versions of the OS, but the differences and benefits are so marginal in most cases that it's still swings and roundabouts. As long as the system is relatively modern and has at least 2GB of RAM, I have no qualms about sticking 64bit on there, because the speed loss is extremely minor, RAM usage difference will typically make no difference for average desktop users just doing some word processing and the odd bit of surfing, and the areas where the 64 bit shines, it really shines. Vista and Win7 64 bit are also EXTREMELY stable in my experience, you really need to install or do something funky to throw them in most cases.

Obviously if the machine has less than 2GB however, then 32bit definately makes sense, because then the extra RAM usage will become a lot more important (100-250meg of extra usage with 2GB isn't really that bothersome, but with 1GB of RAM that could be!)

 

Sorry for resurrecting this thread from the graveyard, but I recently reformatted to a 64 bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate, and it's noticeably less snappy, and boots a heck of a lot slower (like 10 seconds slower). I have also seen no improvement in gaming performance or any other performance for that matter at all.

Just sayin'...

 

It varies from setup to setup. I've had both on the same setups with no noticeable performance loss. As the saying goes your mileage my vary.

 

How did you reformat? Did you recreate the partitions, or at least properly format the disk before installing? Were you using a 32bit version of W7U previously? Using an old filesystem can cause some major issues if you just upgraded.

You won't see any gaming performance increase because games aren't CPU limited, or running in 64bit mode. You will see better multitasking performance with full access to all your RAM.

 

CZX58 Shadow, I noticed the same with W7HP x64. Feels a little immature but this might be due to drivers / software rather than the OS itself.

For the OP, if you have bought the retail version why not try both 32 & 64 for a while and see what works for you. You have some days before you have to activate.

 

I've upgraded a 553 8G to W7 Pro 32-bit, and it has the same 1.2 GHz CPU model you have.
It worked very good for me, but I did format the HDD before installing, I think that's very important.

 

Reformatted the drive properly, and did a custom install. Everything from the Windows 7 32 bit install was wiped off.

My main concern is just the overall sluggishness and boot performance. Other differences aren't really all that huge. I can tell you, the only difference I have noticed so far is better Crysis Sandbox 2 support (the bar at the bottom doesn't glitch up anymore).

 

Did you enable the using of 2 processors during boot?
msconfig -> start -> extended options -> number of processors?
in the german version it's "Erweiterte Optionen..." -> "Prozessoranzahl"

 

It should be enabled by default. However, I did play around with it a little, and it made no difference what was selected.

 

I assume you've defragged? It may take some time for the install to get up to snuff as Windows learns it's superfetch patterns all over again: SuperFetch: How it Works & Myths

 

Check services and such. Maybe indexing working no?

 

Haven't defragged yet, it could probably help...

Also, Windows will essentially get a little faster over the time I use it, basically? Even still, 32 bit felt a lot snappier when it was just installed and Superfetch hadn't learned anything. The response between the two for me is night and day, 64 bit almost feels a little sluggish. Even opening Explorer, an almost instant reaction on x86, feels an extra half second or so in x64. I am absolutely sure of it, there is no placebo effect here.

I had left everything as default between the two. What settings had been set to in x86 would be close to mirrored on the x64 install. That shouldn't be the cause of the problem.

 

64 bit OS might come in handy if you are also installing a virtual system, where RAM will be shared between the guest and the host OS. There, you would want as much ram as possible...

PS: Win 7 can be used for 120 days without a key using rearm.

 

I'd say driver issue.

 

Make sure you install your chipset drivers. That can cause a lot of lagging issues, specifically like you're seeing.

You may also be running into swapping issues of some sort, if you're running low on memory for whatever reason.

 

Could be. Although the only driver version that is running different on crucial system components is ATI 10.6a instead of Mobility Modded 10.1's.

Well, what exactly is there to install. The only drivers on Intel's site for the PM45 chipset are graphics drivers...and I'm not using Intel graphics.

 

There are also the chipset driver and the Rapid Storage driver for SATA/AHCI.

 

This is really starting to annoy the crap out of me. Now it's happening on the G73 after I reformatted the other day.

It could be the SATA/AHCI driver,I suppose. I'll give it a go.

EDIT: Meh. Intel Matrix Rapid Storage Manager seems to have fixed the slowdown on the G73 somewhat.