I was thinking about installing windows 7 x64 but was wondering if 2 gigs of ram was enough.I can upgrade my ram to 4 gig max but I will have to wait awhile to do it.
For the most users, are 2GB enough, more then 2GB are only an advantage (for now) when you using photo or video directoring programs or in some games at high resolutions or when you running a server with a high among of user (like a windows-server for note-pcs)
Its not a problem for normal use. I have a due-core running 2 gig Ram for my media Centre and it runs fine. Yes thats 64 bit. Runs about the same speed as a 32 bit system on the same specs. Craftbrewer.
I am running Windows 7 x64 with 2gig of ram and having no problems or slowdowns currently. I also plan on upgrading to 4gig sometime in the future, but for now, no problems to report. --DKnight
Nobody had said that more RAM isn´t good ;-) Like every thing, more RAM = Better ^^ @Gentoo Its depends on the programs, how they handle 64Bit.
It is advisable though to have atleast 4 gb of ram if you use 64 bit. This is to appreciate the potential of 64bit OS. Otherwise, it should be fine. But if it takes sometime for you to upgrade your RAM, why not install 32bit? just my 2cents
in my opinion, the performance boost only comes when using more ram than you can with 32 bit, and working the pc hard, unless you are doing that you will likely see no noticable change