by Speed of flight » Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:08 pm
EEK! Should have read the original message again!
You can upgrade to 64 if you are already using a 64bit os. If not, then no. Also, of course you will need a 64 bit CPU (don't know much about intel's stuff...) I got full win7x64 (the upgrade is 100) for $140 (I think) at Frys the day it came out, and that's what the guy told me, as well as all the junk I read about it. If you have x64 OS, you can also use more than 4 GB ram. x32 can only address 4 GB, and x64 I think 16 GB. x64 is the way to go anymore. Everything I use likes it, cuz all 8GB ram installed gets used. Since you got the intel thing, if it's the tri-channel one, you can use 12 GB with 6-2GB stix! HIT IT!
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