No, you get a low RAM score because either a) your RAM is not in dual channel b) you have rubbish RAM c) both.Quote:
Originally Posted by LucasLuke
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No, you get a low RAM score because either a) your RAM is not in dual channel b) you have rubbish RAM c) both.Quote:
Originally Posted by LucasLuke
Yeah, 32-bit won't change the speed it's running at, but then again, the WEI is very strange.
I have 1600Mhz DDR3 in dual channel and I get 5.9.Quote:
Originally Posted by N!ck
On my score it says 64-bit compatible. Does this mean I can upgrade to 64-bit at any time and my drivers would work fine?
In theory yeah :) 64-bit seems to install on most computers. I haven't come across any that do not, other than PCs that are less than 1GB, but that's more of a warning than "it definitely won't work", if that makes sense?Quote:
Originally Posted by LucasLuke
Yeh. Well I have a Windows 7 disc (32-bit), would I be able to download a 64-bit version and use that product key (thats on the 32 bit version)?Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
You'll have to ask someone else as this question always confuses me :) I'm not sure if the installation key immediately de-activates Windows 7 32-bit, to which you can re-use your product key for 64-bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by LucasLuke
Yeah, just download a 64-bit disc and use your 32-bit key, it'll work fine because it'll send the same hardware ID to MS, it should activate fine, if it doesn't you can use the automated phone system, takes like 2 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by LucasLuke
64-bit will run on any amount of RAM, the processor needs to be 64-bit, otherwise it won't "understand" how to run the OS! :P Nowadays though, processors are 64-bit, but before Core2Duo and things like that very few were.Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
Although, LucasLuke, you're CPU is 64-bit fo sho.