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Re: [OM] OT upgrading to Win 7: 32-bit or 64-bit?

Subject: Re: [OM] OT upgrading to Win 7: 32-bit or 64-bit?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:41:55 -0400
My Dell machine has an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, same as the subject 
machine below.  Do you recommend the same quad core solution for that? 
Does it even exist?  I wouldn't know what to look for.

Chuck Norcutt

On 7/27/2013 12:13 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> To upgarde the machine, there is another option - buy a used quad core CPU
> (Q8400, 9400... etc) at around $70. It double your machine speed for RAW
> conversion and video processing. I will put my money on CPU rather than RAM
> or OS, the gain is much more visible.
>
> I just upgraded my two sons' AMD based machine to quad core at $40 each, it
> makes Canon DPP run much faster.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>> It would appear from this Crucial recommendation
>> <http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/ASUS-memory/ASUS+Motherboards/P5KC-upgrades.html>
>> that the original memory was (now expensive @ $67) DDR2.  However, since
>> the machine is now stated to have DDR3 (you can't mix DDR2 and 3),
>> assuming the 4GB of DDR3 is in two 2GB modules you can upgrade to 8GB by
>> adding 2 more 2GB modules from Crucial at the modest cost of $42.
>> <http://www.crucial.com/search/searchresults.aspx?keywords=DDR3%20PC3%20Asus%20P5KC>
>>
>> But Mike's reluctance to spend more on what's now a slow machine is
>> probably well taken.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 7/26/2013 12:48 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>>>> Here's what I have to work with:
>>>> ASUS P5KC motherboard
>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
>>>> 4 GB DDR3 RAM
>>>> NVIDEA GeForce 8600GT-based video card
>>> I guess I should have asked what you expect to gain from the upgrade?
>>>
>>> The only reason I'd bother with installing Win7-64 is if you also plan
>>> to max out the RAM to 8gigs. That board is getting long in tooth but
>>> still has plenty of life left. However IMHO not worth wasting pesos on
>>> it. The cost of Win7 + 4gigs has to be balanced with putting that money
>>> towards newer hdwr.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>
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