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Gaming on Windows 7 32bit or 64bit

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DrumminFoo92

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May 17, 2009
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Alright guys.... I currently have 268GB on my hardrive.

I have the 17" MBP Unibody so I want to start gaming again, and I have thought about Xp, Vista, and 7 and I have decided on windows 7 because its free and allows for DirectX10.

1.
Now I am trying to conserve hard drive space but should i get the 16GB 32bit or the 20GB 64bit version of windows 7 and how much space should i allocate for the partition?

2.
Games i will be playing:
Counter Strike: Source
Call of Duty: WaW
Maybe Battlefield 2

3.
I plan on getting some newer games since I don't have my crappy computer anymore.
Any suggestions??

Thanks
 
Definitely go for 64-bit. For only 4 more GBs of hard disk space, you get to allocate as much RAM as you want to Windows, and 64-bit has almost just as much support as it does 32-bit nowadays.
 
Go for the 64-bit. At first, I didn't know much about it and installed the Windows 7 32-bit. Then I saw there was a 64-bit version, and found out that my Macbook Pro can run the 64-bit to utilize all 4GB of RAM. It runs flawlessly. I've played CSS and BF2 on it just fine, no problems.
 
ok so you think an allocation of 60GB will be good? 20 for windows 7 and 40 for games?
 
Sorta in the same position; I have a SR MBP, 2.4GHz, 4GB, 8600M... I want to install Windows 7, then Steam, for CS:S and TF2.. should I really go with the 64bit? or is this only recommended for the newer Unibody models?
 
I don't think Windows takes up 20GB of space. It only burns onto a DVD (4.8 GB). I put 100 GB for my Windows partition (I have a 320GB HD so I can be a little more lenient).
 
64-bit definitely. Way worth the extra 4GB. I have it and run it on a low end eMachines and it runs fine.
 
what version of windows did you have?? it says the new minimum specs for windows 7 is 16GB
 
DrumminFoo92 said:
what version of windows did you have?? it says the new minimum specs for windows 7 is 16GB
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Windows 7 Ultimate RC Beta Build 7100 64-bit.
And yes, I'm pretty sure it needs 20GB.

EDIT: Do you mean what I had before Win7 Ultimate RC? Well before that I had Win7 Ultimate Beta 7048 (might have been 7057) 64-bit then before that I had Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit.

EDIT2: when you say minimum specs are 16GBs, you mean of disk space, right? No way that is ram, I run it on 2GB of ram.
 
sorry yes i was talking about hard drive space....

and what about boot camp 2.1 ? i've seen people use is... but which one do i download the xp version? or the vista version?
 
DrumminFoo92 said:
sorry yes i was talking about hard drive space....

and what about boot camp 2.1 ? i've seen people use is... but which one do i download the xp version? or the vista version?
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I don't have boot camp, I use it on my PC. But I would suggest using the Vista version, 7 at the moment is basically just a build off of Vista.
 
I have Windows 7 64bit and wouldn't trade it for anything. Its a great operating system but the 64bit will allow you to expand your RAM which is important and it will use your processor alot more effectively. I also game hard on the windows side. Crysis, Jericho, Left 4 Dead, F.E.A.R. 2.
 
Chad H said:
I have Windows 7 64bit and wouldn't trade it for anything. Its a great operating system but the 64bit will allow you to expand your RAM which is important and it will use your processor alot more effectively. I also game hard on the windows side. Crysis, Jericho, Left 4 Dead, F.E.A.R. 2.
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Really? Really? Crysis? Really? What are the specs of the computer you play this on?
 
bb714 said:
The specs are in his signature..
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No, they're not. All he states is that it's a 2.66GHz Nehalem Mac Pro.
I want to know his video cards and ram.
I run L4D with 2GB ram and an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 and know that runs fine on low end machines, but you have to have a really powerful computer to run Crysis.
 
I can play Oblivion using Windows 7 RC 32-bit in Boot Camp, on full settings and the only noticeable 'flaw' is there's a bit of "pop-in" and my MBP heats up to around 80 degrees celsius. Absolutely no problems aside from that.
 
Well you know its a Mac Pro, the proccesor, and clock speed. The main drive is a 320GB raptor and I have 8GB RAM. I game on Windows 7 Ultimate RC 64bit. Yes, I can play crysis, jericho, left 4 dead, and f.e.a.r. 2 just fine. Crysis being the lowest frame rate but I can keep 30 to 40 pretty well. The rest are run on high.
 
can anyone tell me what is better to play avi files on the apple TV? Boxee or XBMC? I live in Europe (Netherlands), so the social stuff from Boxee is not that interesting.. It's mainly about playing AVI's without having to convert them to MP4.

Thanks and best rgds,
 
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