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Re: Vista or windows 7 (current Beta) Fresh install 32vs64 bit?
Fetched: June 1st, 2009, 2:05am CEST

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Author: shockme76
Forum: Windows 7
Date: 2009-05-31

[quote="azadar"]I just purchased a new system off newegg amd Phenon X4955 3.2 Quad core with a new ASUS motherboard 8 GIGS of DDR3 and an ATI Radeon 4890 1GB video card.

I'm confused about what OS to install. I will mostly be using this for gaming. Windows 7 is still in BETA but Vista is the past. Im also not sure if I should go to 64bit or 32bit.

I know with my ram i should go 64bit, but Im worried because alot of my apps I depend on Sandboxie, etc do not work on a 64 Bit OS. Im worried about virus crapola!

What would you recommend I install?[/quote]

I would install windows 7 RC. It's rock solid! Send 4gigs of that memory back to Newegg and install the 32bit version. You don't need 64bit unless your apps are compatible and take advantage of it which nearly all games and most apps don't.