64bit OS & 4gb RAM ~ worth the effort/upgrade ???

[TonyJZX]

As far as I'm concerned its always been worth it. I havent ever used a 32 bit o/s since XP.

I personally moved to XP 64 bit back in the day and then straight to WIn7 64 after a small dalliance with Vista 64.

Its not about the loss of 1gb on a 4gb system but its to provide compatibility with 64 bit s/w and further I feel like Win7 32bit drivers isnt quite there?

Also I dont feel like supporting Win7 32bit as an o/s.

I mean it died out with the 'netbook' and WIn7 Starter and all that.

[apojoga]

If you had said 3.5 GB, I would have my doubts, but 3 GB to 4 GB is a sensible jump that should more than make up for the slightly less compact x64 code and data structures it creates. x64 also has more registers, which I suppose should make it faster? Complete speculation, of course. Realistically, I don't expect to see any difference; it's just not "right" to let 1 GB sit unused, and deny yourself the ability to run 64-bit software (which then again, is not a significant concern as most common software still comes in 32-bit flavors).