Comments on: Should I run 64 Bit Windows or Windows 7? http://www.paranormal-marketing.com/2009/12/22/should-i-run-64-bit-windows-or-windows-7/ Paranormal & Marketing Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:58:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.paranormal-marketing.com/2009/12/22/should-i-run-64-bit-windows-or-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-834 admin Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:54:14 +0000 http://www.paranormal-marketing.com/?p=2414#comment-834 Virtually all new software now runs on Windows 7 64 bit and more and more is being written and improved for 64 bit technology, so if you PC has the recommended specification as in the article above, I recommend going ahead and making the 64 bit transition, even if you choose to dual boot your PC. For gaming I still recommend getting an Ati 5750 graphic card or above, I have the slightly better Ati 5770 and I can play most games maxed out without any problems, they are as cheap as £95 second hand from Computer Exchange (CEX) or a bit more new. If you want an even cheaper graphics card, then look at the Ati 5600 series as they are really cheap and will still play all the latest games quite well, but some of the highest spec games may not play quite maxed out. If you can afford it, go for the more powerful Ati 5800 series or even the Ati 5900 series which is amazing, but ensure you have a powerful good quality PSU if you go above the Ati 5700 series. Nvidia now also have DirectX 11 compatible graphics cards that you might want to compare to Ati. If you have an AMD processor however, most multi graphics card (PCI-E) motherboards only support Ati crossfire, where if you go for an Intel processor, then they usually support Nvidia SLI instead, although there are a few motherboards that now support both multi GPU technologies. Virtually all new software now runs on Windows 7 64 bit and more and more is being written and improved for 64 bit technology, so if you PC has the recommended specification as in the article above, I recommend going ahead and making the 64 bit transition, even if you choose to dual boot your PC.

For gaming I still recommend getting an Ati 5750 graphic card or above, I have the slightly better Ati 5770 and I can play most games maxed out without any problems, they are as cheap as £95 second hand from Computer Exchange (CEX) or a bit more new. If you want an even cheaper graphics card, then look at the Ati 5600 series as they are really cheap and will still play all the latest games quite well, but some of the highest spec games may not play quite maxed out.

If you can afford it, go for the more powerful Ati 5800 series or even the Ati 5900 series which is amazing, but ensure you have a powerful good quality PSU if you go above the Ati 5700 series. Nvidia now also have DirectX 11 compatible graphics cards that you might want to compare to Ati. If you have an AMD processor however, most multi graphics card (PCI-E) motherboards only support Ati crossfire, where if you go for an Intel processor, then they usually support Nvidia SLI instead, although there are a few motherboards that now support both multi GPU technologies.

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