mostly just being curious as to how many will be staying with x86 this time around. i wonder how much life x86 has left in it.. so which one and why that one??
ultimate and x64 , why x64 ? because there is good support for x64 nowadays and imho it pays off to use it . (6 gb ram)
There's really no reason to run x64 when you have less than 4gb of ram. Also a lot of things runs in 32bit mode in the 64bit version, which runs emulated and is a bit slower.
I am running x64 (4gb ram) but i think i'll switch to x86. My problem, and a few others that i know, having problems with explorer crashes that wasn't in version 7264 x64
he meant explorer as in the shell process. Not Internet Explorer. I will be using Ultimate x64 on both my laptop and desktop. Ultimate because: 1. I will be taking advantage of DirectAccess technology in Server 2008 R2. 2. BitLocker Drive Encryption and the ability to store recovery keys in Active Directory (there are other things out there yes, but the ability to integrate into AD is nice) 3. Ultimate Extras!! LOL just kidding.
well i used x86 with vista but have since upraded my pc to a new x64 pc so i guess i'll be using 7 ultimate x64
Professional as I have no use for the enterprise features of Ultimate. x64 as well as I have 24GB and it'd be a waste to go x32.
Professional x64 as well for me. Main rig with 6gb RAM, laptop with 2gb. I see no reason to use x86 nowadays except when forced to (on old CPUs or atom netbooks).
True but 64bit apps run faster than their 32bit counterparts on a 32bit OS. So it's a trade off both ways. Personally I've been 64bit ever since XP.