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10-28-2007, 03:57 PM
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question about cpu
if i get a amd athlon 64 x2 for my friends computer would it run with a 32 bit windows operating system or will it run in 64 bit mode or do i need a new operating system for that
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10-28-2007, 04:28 PM
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You need a 64-bit CPU AND a 64-bit OS to run in 64-bit mode. So unless the OS you have is 64-bit, your computer will run 32-bit.
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10-29-2007, 03:04 AM
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ok
would that bog down the processing power at all?
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10-29-2007, 03:10 AM
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Most people run a 64bit cpu on a 32bit OS and it's fine. You would only need the 64bit OS if you were going to use more than 3 gigs of ram.
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10-29-2007, 03:47 AM
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oh ok
word thats cool thanks
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