1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted January 6, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 As some may know I'm in the process of building the new Computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted January 6, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Truthfully the deciding factor is how much RAM you aim to use. With a 3.25GB ceiling with 32 Bit and SOW being likely to benefit from a system with 4+GB (with it being slated as a DX11 application it will require Windows 7) then I would go 64Bit. Drivers are now more mature for 64Bit and 32 Bit apps like IL2 run without complaint and no noticeable performance drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted January 6, 2010 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks Roger, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Question Roger - if I upgrade to an i7 CPU, do I need to upgrade from my 32 bit OS to a 64 bit OS right away, or will the 32 bit OS run on the i7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted January 6, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Question Roger - if I upgrade to an i7 CPU, do I need to upgrade from my 32 bit OS to a 64 bit OS right away, or will the 32 bit OS run on the i7? It will run fine Pete. Windows 7 (if you are using it) I have found to be much more tolerant of hardware change than previous versions of Windows. I have swapped out everything except hard drive and 7 booted fine, found the new hardware and configured itself. Including a migration from nVidia to ATI gpu for my son at christmas (you can tell the kids are getting older when their main chrimbo pressie request is a hardware upgrade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Windows 7 (if you are using it) I have found to be much more tolerant of hardware change than previous versions of Windows. I'm still using Win XP on my computer at home. Any major issues there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted January 6, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 No Pete, CPU is usually the easiest to swap and is generally pretty transparent to XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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