Is there going to be a noticeable difference if I stick with this version? Or does it really not make a difference in the end. I'm using my new rig primarily for gaming if that helps.

Specs:

GPU:

EVGA 015-P3-1482-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CPU:

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

MOBO:

ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

OS: WIN 7

RAM:

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)

Is there going to be a noticeable difference if I stick with this version?MafiaReborn

Yes, unfortunately. You will only have around 3.3 GB of memory available, out of your 8. Maybe you could sell one of your memory sticks. Then you'd be losing only around 700MB.

As others have said, you will only be able to use 4GB of ram, not all your 8gb

This thread here explains how Win7 32-bit might report that you have 4 gigs installed, but it might not mean that 4 gigs are available to this OS: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprohardware/thread/048ed81d-0e9a-471c-99fa-ca6c26c956d1

If it was the wrong order...can't you just ship it back?

Send it back, get Windows 7 64bit.

Send it back, get Windows 7 64bit.

Wasdie

This.

Don't open it or they won't take it back!

Did you order the full or upgrade version of Windows 7? as if you ordered the full OS it will have both the 32bit and 64bit versions of the OS in the pack, so you may not need to send it back yet.

If you ordered the upgrade then if you want to take full advantage of the memory you will need to send the order back.

I read somewhere that if you choose custom installation option when you install win7, you get to chose which version(32 or 64bit) you want.

I have to say, that is some amazing hardware. :)

Why would you buy 8GB of RAM?ampiva

Because Metro in DX11 loves that much :)

Why would you buy 8GB of RAM?ampiva

[QUOTE="ampiva"]Why would you buy 8GB of RAM?ChiliDragon

The online stores around here sell separate copies of Win 7 32 and 64 Bit. And it's not the upgrade either. Costs a pretty penny though, $120 :|

Try to send it back, if not:

Yes, fortunately for you Microsoft allowed for flexible license key use. If you have a friend who has a copy of the same version of Win 7, but it 64, you can use that to install and just use your license key to authenticate. If you have no friends, you might be able to take it to a small computer shop and get them to do it for free or cheap. This is legal and allowed by MS.guynamedbilly

The online stores around here sell separate copies of Win 7 32 and 64 Bit. And it's not the upgrade either. Costs a pretty penny though, $120 :|

Resistance_Kid

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The online stores around here sell separate copies of Win 7 32 and 64 Bit. And it's not the upgrade either. Costs a pretty penny though, $120 :|

ChiliDragon

[QUOTE="ChiliDragon"][QUOTE="Resistance_Kid"]

The online stores around here sell separate copies of Win 7 32 and 64 Bit. And it's not the upgrade either. Costs a pretty penny though, $120 :|

Captain__Tripps

Why would you buy 8GB of RAM?ampiva