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Been out of the game for a while...need help

DaTT

DaTT

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My dad wants to buy this machine. He primarily surfs youtube and may start playing some fps games again. My only concern is the 64-bit. I have never had any experience with 64-bit anything....do you have to buy 64-bit specific software and hardware? Should his current printer (few years old but still nice) work with it?

Thanks guys...I'll have to get back in the hardware loop again sometime.
 
T_Yamamoto said:
yes.64 bit OS allows usage of more RAM

32 only accepts up to 3 GB RAM


do you want us to come up with a build?
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Thanks, I may need to come up with a build unless he is set on this machine.

So everything has to be 64 bit (software and hardware) to work on it or does 32-bit software and hardware work?
 
DaTT said:
Should his current printer (few years old but still nice) work with it?
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I'd be as concerned with Windows 7 compatibility as with 64-bit compatibility. I have a 6-year-old printer (but it was free!) that doesn't work with a new Win7 machine I just got. Had to install a Win2K VM just to get it working again. (But your father wouldn't want to fiddle with such a thing.)

Just look for Windows 7 64-bit drivers for your printer. They either exist or they don't. :\

Edit: Most 32-bit software should be fine.
 
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DaTT said:
My dad wants to buy this machine. He primarily surfs youtube and may start playing some fps games again. My only concern is the 64-bit. I have never had any experience with 64-bit anything....do you have to buy 64-bit specific software and hardware? Should his current printer (few years old but still nice) work with it?

Thanks guys...I'll have to get back in the hardware loop again sometime.
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32-bit software will work just fine. There is no fundamental incompatibility with most hardware, its just a matter of whether or not the hardware manufacturer bothered to make 64-bit drivers. So yeah, check the printer manufacturer's web site and see if 64-bit drivers exist.

If a "few years" means 3 years, you should be fine. If it's more like 10, you may have a problem. 😉
 
Thanks for the help. I'll brush up one of these days if I can ever find my way out of OT.
 
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