OK, time for me to feel like a total noob here. I've been running the W7 beta 32 on my primary desktop, which originally shipped with XP. Have not used Vista at all. I'm curious about running the 64-bit version of the RC, but want to know if I will get a performance boost or hit, or what particular benefit I'm supposed to get from 64 bit. My specs are below, all original exc. the graphics card, which is new. I know the 1G RAM is below recommendations, but I am planning on putting in another, for 2G. I assume this will all support 64 bit to begin with, please advise otherwise!
So basic question, what difference can i expect to see between the two versions? Or should I play it safe and just stick with 32?
And I understand I will prob. need all new drivers.
Athlon 64 Dual Core 3800 2.01 G
1 G ram
NVidia 8800 GTS with Physx accl.
NVidia Nforce 550 Motherboard.
and "Windows Experience" rating of 4.5 [lowest rating belonging to RAM]
So basic question, what difference can i expect to see between the two versions? Or should I play it safe and just stick with 32?
And I understand I will prob. need all new drivers.
Athlon 64 Dual Core 3800 2.01 G
1 G ram
NVidia 8800 GTS with Physx accl.
NVidia Nforce 550 Motherboard.
and "Windows Experience" rating of 4.5 [lowest rating belonging to RAM]