PC talk here!

[h4c0rBG]

Having too much ram is not that needed, 4GB is totaly fine, what matters is a good CPU and a VideoCard.

Also i prefer 32bit (x86) systems (at least as a programmer/reverser) because i never experience ANY problems with ANY software (well nearby 99% of the soft works flawlessly on x86 W7).


The nonpaged memory from the ram works flawlessly, as you are using 3.25 and the rest is "for extreme cases". If you setup more ram (which is NOT NEEDED) you would like to upgrade to x64 and feel problems one after another (at least this is how was for me).

@dschallert, i think you can still stick to your current configuration and freely upgrade to W7 without worries (and you decide on 32 or 64bit, but I advice for 32). Wait another 2-3 years and everything may become 2x cheaper, then you may get an alienware PC?   


Also if you plan on using lots of games and such, and you are running nVidia or ATI videocard, you may experience great optimisation at framerates in many DirectX games because of the well-coded style in W7, which was not intented in XP at those times. Here is an example of tests for FPS in W7 and XP on the exact same config:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TPifL_9IFM

[blue_h3x]

Also i prefer 32bit (x86) systems (at least as a programmer/reverser) because i never experience ANY problems with ANY software (well nearby 99% of the soft works flawlessly on x86 W7).

I've only found one bit of software that's not worked in in win7x64, and that was http://www.online-armor.com/ firewall, though they have since made a 64bit version.

@dschallert, i think you can still stick to your current configuration and freely upgrade to W7 without worries (and you decide on 32 or 64bit, but I advice for 32). Wait another 2-3 years and everything may become 2x cheaper, then you may get an alienware PC?

I'd not wait that long, though right now, the PC's fine. As for x86 or x64, if you get the retail box of Win7, you get both in it, so you could always change to x64 if you do get more ram, though with 2GB I'd stick with x86.

/hijacking ViRUS' thread

ViRUS, what PSU are you getting? The ones that get bundled with cases are often pretty crap and I wouldn't bother with them. Just get an empty case and a decent PSU.

[ViRUS]

ViRUS, what PSU are you getting? The ones that get bundled with cases are often pretty crap and I wouldn't bother with them. Just get an empty case and a decent PSU.

http://www.coolermaster-mx.com/product.php?category_id=1657&product_id=2904

That one seemed good to me... (webpage is in spanish, but the specifications are in english).

Oh, and I don't mind you guys hijacking my thread... in fact, I'll change the title

[blue_h3x]

You could run that proposed system from 500W, 750W seems a bit overpowered. (Thinking of power bills here)

[Mincus]

With Win7, I've no idea what I've done. But that's my result. Guess I can try reinstalling again, but this install is only about 6 weeks old. Windows is just fundamentally broken here. I can fuck with Linux for weeks and not make a dent in its speed, accidentally poke Windows wrong and boom, reinstall. Pisses me off.

As to Chrome, yes, if you only use 3 tabs you'll never need much RAM. I regularly have upwards of 20 open and have a standard 15 I check regularly and for that you need 4GB with Win7.

32-bit is just a waste of time now imo. Move to 64. There's no reason not to. WOW64 is one of the few parts of Windows that works pretty flawlessly and I've not come across anything that won't work because of 64-bit.

[blue_h3x]

Win7 is the last x86 OS MS said they'll produce, and there's plenty enough with x64 builds now or coming soon.

@Mincus, you could try this, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx and turn some crap off. I often turn off the address book and such services which I have no possibility of using, as well as all the auto-startups everything likes to stick on