main benefit is that windows can see more than 4 gb of ram.... if you wont
get more you are better off using the 32 bit version


"Apaesko" <Apaesko.2nkyvq@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I've installed Vista 64-bit edition on a new computer with 2GB of ram
> and a Intel Core2 Duo E6300 proccessor.
>
> I ran Vista 32 bit edition for a month and my normal ram used when no
> program was running no sidebar no nothing was 400MB, now it's 700MB and
> I'm running the exact same software, I have also looked in the task
> manager and the ram used by all proccesses gets to less than
> 700MB(services takes more ram I suppose?).
>
> Am I crazy or it's true? - Vista 64 bit takes more ram than 32 when
> running without any 3rd party software?
>
> As I don't have more than 4GB ram and I payed alot of money for my 2GB
> sticks and I'd like to have that extra 300MB of ram for games, should I
> maybe install Vista 32-bit?
> I've looked in other topics about Vista 64 bit and I kinda got
> confused, is there any benifit at all from running Vista 64 bit edition
> on a computer with less than 4 GB? Does it worth it? I can also add that
> all my drivers have 64 bit version so that's not a problem.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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