Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic adding ram and 64bit OS's Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]rand0mguy[/m] at 12:15 am on Dec. 27, 2008[quote]pros and cons of 64 bit (vista 64 bit): start with cons: 1. harder to find drivers, and since x64 cant run x86 drivers you can not install some programs 2. cant run 16 bit apps either, which you may think you never use anyway, but on xp, a small portion of apps are still 16 bit.. 3. basically, there are not enough x64 apps for windows, which means that the only reason you would want to install it would be if you were running highly supported, mainstream apps, such as msoffice, firefox etc pro: well, since technology hasn't really caught up to the 64 bit generation, unless you are installing massive amounts of Ram on your computer, i don't think there is any. [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post jamescoleman Posted at 10:19 am on Dec. 24, 2008 I'm limited on money and I would like to add more ram. I have muskin 2gb for ram now and i'm thinking about adding another 4gb. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146692 I saw OCZ with 4gb for a lower price than what I have to pay for the extra 4gb in muskin. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227269 I run windows xp 32 but I also run linux 64bit. I might get vista 64bit later on. My system bus can go up to 1333 but my processor is at 800. I figure I'll just upgrade the processor later and buy new ram and use the extra parts for another system. Anyways, any suggestions on which I should go between these choices? Or do you have anything cheap but is good quality? Also does windows vista 64bit make a folder for 32bit applications? I've heard that 64bit OS's have problems with 32bit applications.

Replies Byble Posted at 9:32 am on Dec. 27, 2008 If your going to add another 4GB of RAM, that will mean you will have 6GB of RAM. XP 32bit can only register 4, and Vista 32bit can registers less than four, its weird it takes into count ram from other places or something.. So if you want the full affects of your RAM, get 64bit operating system.... or just get 4GB of RAM in total. Also why don't you get 4GB of RAM and buy another processor if your right on money.... get at least  a Duo Core :). On my Computer i have 3GB of ram and Quad Core Processor, so like yh.. lol Darkane Posted at 3:52 am on Dec. 27, 2008 If you're going to have 4gb or more of RAM then you should stick to a 64bit os. For the most part Vista 64bit will run 32bit apps fine, but as said before a main issue is going to be drivers but these are getting more and more support anyway so it shouldn't become too much of an issue. rand0mguy Posted at 12:15 am on Dec. 27, 2008 pros and cons of 64 bit (vista 64 bit): start with cons: 1. harder to find drivers, and since x64 cant run x86 drivers you can not install some programs 2. cant run 16 bit apps either, which you may think you never use anyway, but on xp, a small portion of apps are still 16 bit.. 3. basically, there are not enough x64 apps for windows, which means that the only reason you would want to install it would be if you were running highly supported, mainstream apps, such as msoffice, firefox etc pro: well, since technology hasn't really caught up to the 64 bit generation, unless you are installing massive amounts of Ram on your computer, i don't think there is any. All 3 previous replies displayed.