> Given that this box is an older 64bit system, which is single core and > the maximum memory installable is 4GB, what's the best build to use for > it? 32bit or 64bit?
You can try both, yet with the risk of sounding nosy, probably amd64 is your pick for a number of reasons. Also sampling the recommendation to fully populate the memory to 4 GB. Check your BIOS manual if you would be able to use it on the system board, most systems have no problem, but not all get the full 4 GB usable. Please post results and technical details when you get set.

