I bought Windows 7 home premium for a planned computer build. That project has been put on hold indefinitely. I have an emachines box running Vista and I was considering installing the Windows 7 on it. My concern is that the emachines mother board is limited to 2 GB of ram and is maxed out. I notice that most Windows 7 computers have at least 4 and a lot have 8 GB of ram. Is it worth the time and trouble to install the new OS on my old computer or should I just hang on to it until I am able to build my new box? Does 7 require a lot of ram?
Wndows 7 question.
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I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
2GB of RAM is fine with Win7, we have many here with "only" 2GB RAM in them.
The faster the hard disk, the more pleasing the Win7 experience. Older, slower hard disks are a dreadful bottleneck. Running WinXP vs Win7 on the same P4 3.2Ghz machine with a new hard drive shows Win7 running *faster* than XP for many tasks. If you have access to something at least as fast as the Seagate 7200.12 series drives, you'll be a happy camper
The faster the hard disk, the more pleasing the Win7 experience. Older, slower hard disks are a dreadful bottleneck. Running WinXP vs Win7 on the same P4 3.2Ghz machine with a new hard drive shows Win7 running *faster* than XP for many tasks. If you have access to something at least as fast as the Seagate 7200.12 series drives, you'll be a happy camper
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32 bit Windows 7 should run more than fine with 2 gigs of RAM, but I wouldn't install the 64 bit version with less than 4 gigs.
Installing it on a machine with 2GB DDR2 is fine. Especially the 32 bit version. You can also add more usable RAM via a USB flash drive if you use Readyboost.
I just got a new Samsung laptop with Win. 7 and 4GB DDR3 (1066 mHz). I really really really wanted a 7200 RPM hard drive, but this only has 5400 rpm. But for the price this computer had everything else I wanted. I almost custom ordered from HP, but it would have been a month wait and an extra $100. It is going to be mainly my wife's computer so she probably won't tell the difference much. I've got it all cleaned up pretty nice right now so it is pretty fast.
I just got a new Samsung laptop with Win. 7 and 4GB DDR3 (1066 mHz). I really really really wanted a 7200 RPM hard drive, but this only has 5400 rpm. But for the price this computer had everything else I wanted. I almost custom ordered from HP, but it would have been a month wait and an extra $100. It is going to be mainly my wife's computer so she probably won't tell the difference much. I've got it all cleaned up pretty nice right now so it is pretty fast.
Running x64 win7 on a core i5 with 2gigs of ddr3. No lag here...
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
I forgot to say this is the 64 bit version too.
I have plans to upgrade the processor, I think thats where most of the slow down is.
I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
I forgot to say this is the 64 bit version too.
I have plans to upgrade the processor, I think thats where most of the slow down is.
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
I forgot to say this is the 64 bit version too.
I have plans to upgrade the processor, I think thats where most of the slow down is.
You'll have to upgrade the motherboard, and probably RAM, too.
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
I forgot to say this is the 64 bit version too.
I have plans to upgrade the processor, I think thats where most of the slow down is.
You'll have to upgrade the motherboard, and probably RAM, too.
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Hold off installing it now because of licensing issues if it is a single install license.
Single install at a time that means.
If you get an error when you try to put it on another computer, you have to call the microsoft line in india, and they will give you a code to do so.
I have done this at least half a dozen times.
Hold off installing it now because of licensing issues if it is a single install license.
Single install at a time that means.
If you get an error when you try to put it on another computer, you have to call the microsoft line in india, and they will give you a code to do so.
I have done this at least half a dozen times.
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Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
I forgot to say this is the 64 bit version too.
I have plans to upgrade the processor, I think thats where most of the slow down is.
You'll have to upgrade the motherboard, and probably RAM, too.
Nope. Its an AM2 board and DDR2-800 ram. Im probably going to install a 'Brisbane' Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9GHz. Straight drop-in.
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
I have it on a older machine with 2GB and a single core Athlon 64 2.4GHz. Runs perfectly.
I forgot to say this is the 64 bit version too.
I have plans to upgrade the processor, I think thats where most of the slow down is.
You'll have to upgrade the motherboard, and probably RAM, too.
Nope. Its an AM2 board and DDR2-800 ram. Im probably going to install a 'Brisbane' Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9GHz. Straight drop-in.
I have 7 Pro x64 on my laptop... T5600 C2D, 2GB RAM.
Runs good! I really love this OS.
Runs good! I really love this OS.
Win7 x64 is fine with 2GB RAM, several installs with this config.
My personal PC is a AMD 5200+, it's a bit too slow for my liking with Win7x64/Win2008 Server R2 (same thing). I had high hopes for this CPU, but it's only OK at best. The motherboard, an Asus M3A78 offers upgradeable AMD CPU's, probably upgrade to a Calisto when NewEgg offers a fantastic deal on them. A few Calisto CPU's at work, they are noticeably quicker than the old Athlon X2 models.
My personal PC is a AMD 5200+, it's a bit too slow for my liking with Win7x64/Win2008 Server R2 (same thing). I had high hopes for this CPU, but it's only OK at best. The motherboard, an Asus M3A78 offers upgradeable AMD CPU's, probably upgrade to a Calisto when NewEgg offers a fantastic deal on them. A few Calisto CPU's at work, they are noticeably quicker than the old Athlon X2 models.
What model 5200+ is that? Windsor or Brisbane?
For consistency. Same reason I bought a 3 pack Win7HP. I only have two 32bit computers left and one is just pulling router duties and the other does not have a job at the moment.
If I don't often do super serious computing, is there any reason to justify 64-bit over 32?
I'm not sure I'd want to pay the extra $70 (plus possibly having to upgrade to 4GB of RAM) for something I won't see the benefits of...
I'm not sure I'd want to pay the extra $70 (plus possibly having to upgrade to 4GB of RAM) for something I won't see the benefits of...
I'm just referring to the price of computer purchase.
It appears that in order to go from standard ("included in price") 32-bit that you have to go from Home Edition to 64-bit Professional Edition, which is a $70 increase on this particular unit.
It appears that in order to go from standard ("included in price") 32-bit that you have to go from Home Edition to 64-bit Professional Edition, which is a $70 increase on this particular unit.
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