Author Topic: Win7 64bit or Win8 64bit? (Read 3700 times)

Gropaga · « **on:** October 20, 2012, 10:47:19 PM »

I am thinking of upgrading my OS to 64bit.
Should i buy Win7 64bit or Win8 64bit?

USAGE: I want to play games like RW:AOD.

Jamin · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2012, 10:52:58 PM »

For the love of god whatever you go with do not make it 8.

090901 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2012, 11:08:49 PM »

Can RW:AOD even be played on 64 bit?

Linxus · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2012, 11:49:10 PM »

Quote from: Jamin on October 20, 2012, 10:52:58 PM

For the love of god whatever you go with do not make it 8.

Why? Everything works perfect on x64.

090901 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2012, 12:36:58 AM »

Quote from: Linxus on October 20, 2012, 11:49:10 PM

Quote from: Jamin on October 20, 2012, 10:52:58 PM
For the love of god whatever you go with do not make it 8.
Why? Everything works perfect on x64.

Windows 7/Windows Xp > Windows Vista > Windows 8

Noodle · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2012, 02:12:58 AM »

Quote from: Linxus on October 20, 2012, 11:49:10 PM

Quote from: Jamin on October 20, 2012, 10:52:58 PM
For the love of god whatever you go with do not make it 8.
Why? Everything works perfect on x64.

>not getting it

Linxus · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2012, 02:14:07 AM »

oh, i read 8 as x64

Badger · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:40:33 AM »

A lot of old games don't run on Win7. I'm not sure about the RW games, though. And Windows 8 is cancer on a screen.

Also, if you have 3GB of RAM or less, 32-bit is faster.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2012, 10:57:44 AM »

Quote from: 090901 on October 21, 2012, 12:36:58 AM

Quote from: Linxus on October 20, 2012, 11:49:10 PM
Quote from: Jamin on October 20, 2012, 10:52:58 PM
For the love of god whatever you go with do not make it 8.
Why? Everything works perfect on x64.
Windows 7/Windows Xp > Windows Vista > Windows 8

Windows XP > Windows 7 > Windows 2000 > Windows 98 > Windows Vista > Windows 95 > Windows 8 > Windows NT > Windows ME

Gropaga · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:02:23 PM »

Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 21, 2012, 07:40:33 AM

A lot of old games don't run on Win7. I'm not sure about the RW games, though. And Windows 8 is cancer on a screen.

Also, if you have 3GB of RAM or less, 32-bit is faster.

RW games runs on Win7 with compatible mode.
I am thinking on upgrading RAM to 4GB of ram.
(Windows says that i only have 3GB of ram)

090901 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:08:39 PM »

Quote from: Gropaga on October 21, 2012, 04:02:23 PM

Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 21, 2012, 07:40:33 AM
A lot of old games don't run on Win7. I'm not sure about the RW games, though. And Windows 8 is cancer on a screen.

Also, if you have 3GB of RAM or less, 32-bit is faster.
RW games runs on Win7 with compatible mode.
I am thinking on upgrading RAM to 4GB of ram.
(Windows says that i only have 3GB of ram)

Just get as much ram as your system will take d00d

Badger · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2012, 05:41:25 PM »

If you have XP:
Keep it. Seriously. You'll thank us later.

If you don't have XP:
Get W7 32-bit.

Naryar · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2012, 01:18:53 AM »

yeah xp is best

123savethewhales · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:04:23 AM »

The number of ram matters less than the quality of ram. You only need 4GB for most things since they are still using 32-bit, but make sure they are all DDR3.

And yes, no reason to upgrade beyond XP unless you really want to run a program that doesn't run on it. In that case use window 7.

Badger · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:42:34 AM »

@123
Bullsh**, 8 gigs will always be better for gaming than 4 (Unless by quality you mean DDR3 vs DDR2)

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #15 on:** October 23, 2012, 12:58:05 PM »

Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 23, 2012, 11:42:34 AM

@123
Bullsh**, 8 gigs will always be better for gaming than 4 (Unless by quality you mean DDR3 vs DDR2)

Pretty sure that's what he's saying.

RAMBUS, for the win.

Badger · « **Reply #16 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:06:51 PM »

As far as I know, DDR2 stopped being used around the Bronze Age.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #17 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:18:06 PM »

Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 23, 2012, 01:06:51 PM

As far as I know, DDR2 stopped being used around the Bronze Age.

...

Uh-huh...

Badger · « **Reply #18 on:** October 23, 2012, 02:16:07 PM »

I'm le PC expert. You have to believe me, it's the internet.

123savethewhales · « **Reply #19 on:** October 23, 2012, 05:37:40 PM »

Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 23, 2012, 01:06:51 PM

As far as I know, DDR2 stopped being used around the Bronze Age.

No, Gateway, E-Machine, and other cheap ass brand still uses them.

The point is, don't just plug random rams in from *an old machine* unless you know they are DDR3.

And 8 gb always better than 4 gb is bullsh**. Most games still run on 32 bits so they can't use more than 4 gigs. How many games do you have that isn't install to Program Files (x86) by default and cannot run with 4gig ram? The money is better spend on getting a good video card if you gonna *pay* for something.