Hello people. We bought an Intel DP35DP (skt LGA775) mobo a few months back, and an Intel Dual Core Desktop processor, number E6300.
I finished building it when we got Windows Seven, and I put the 32 bit version of the software on. Because of a number of references to '64 bit support' when reading about the processor, I am wondering if I made a mistake in putting the 32bit option of Windows Seven on, and whether I ought to take it off and put the 64 bit OS on instead. But I am not entirely sure that I actually do have the 64-bit processor capability. Can you more knowledgeable folk advise please? If I do - and I would want to use 64 bit if I can, so I can raise the memory above 4GB if I needed to (I am a gamer) - does that mean I have to reformat and start again from a clean disk, and will there then be activation issues, since it is only a few days since I put the 32bit version on? All help appreciated.
is my Intel processor 64bit OS friendly or not?
Re: is my Intel processor 64bit OS friendly or not?
The e6300 is a 64 bit processor. Though if you are not running more that 3 gb of ram there is no need to switch to the 64 bit of win 7. The 64bit versions of windows allow you to run more ram than the 32bit versions.
Re: is my Intel processor 64bit OS friendly or not?
thanks Xstollie - that is what I thought. Even though it is a pain to reformat and start all over again, I will give the 64 bit OS a try - make for smoother game play, which is one of the main reasons i wanted a more powerful machine, as in the X-series space game I play, there has always been a little pause ein the ships progress every few seconds,not a totally smooth transit, which spoils the immersion of play. I figure a data width of 64 bits will go some way to fixing that.
Re: is my Intel processor 64bit OS friendly or not?
Unless I am mistaken you can install the 64-bit version of windows using the same key as long as all the hardware you installed the 32-bit version on is the same.
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