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tarheel91 said:
Random question guys, but if I've got 4 gigs of RAM, how much better is 64-bit Windows 7 going to be for me than 32-bit? I ask because I'm currently running Vista 32-bit, and upgrading to 64-bit is a big pain compared to upgrading to 32-bit.

Most games won't see any benefit at all. But 64 bit and 32 bit SHOULD be exactly the same installation wise.

Whenever you install a new OS you should always completely wipe the harddrive, i've heard so many ossues about just upgrading from one version to the next without doing this.

Just back up your files, insert 64 bit disc, select format hard drive and thats it pretty much.

 

Also, if you plan on using this computer for a while, go 64 bit for future proofing it.