Only if its a build in video card tho. If you have a nice GForce card thats plugged into your PCIE port with 1gb onboard, its not using system ram, its using its own ram.
Jeremy
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Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] 32 bits or 64 bits
From: Alister Christie <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, October 28, 2009 1:57 pm
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List
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> 64 bit becomes a benefit (memory wise) above 3 - 3.5 gb depending on
your video card. There is not much of a difference performance wise
that I have seen.
Sean makes a good point, this can be a bit of an issue, the memory from
your graphics card needs to get mapped somewhere, if you have a 4GB
machine with a 1GB graphics card, on a 32-bit O/S you lose 1 GB of
system memory.
Alister Christie
Computers for People
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Sean Cross wrote:
>
> Your hardware will be 64 bit unless you buy something really cheap and
> nasty.
>
> Windows 64 costs the same as Win 32 (and uses the same key).
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> 64 bit becomes a benefit (memory wise) above 3 - 3.5 gb depending on
> your video card. There is not much of a difference performance wise
> that I have seen.
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> I have 2 machines running win 7 64 bit and previously Vista 64. No
> problems in the past few months.
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> 8gb ram is fantastic for virtual machines.
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> *From:* [email protected]
> [mailto:offtopic-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz] *On Behalf Of *PDS - John
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 October 2009 11:46 a.m.
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [DUG-Offtopic] 32 bits or 64 bits
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>
> Hi all
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>
>
> I'm looking at buying a new PC. Should I spend more money on a 64 bits
> system or would a 32 bits system be adequate for average software
> development?
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> Any suggestions are welcome as to what to buy and what not to buy.
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> Thanks a lot.
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> John
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