32 VS 64-bit version of Windows which is better?

First: your hardware is ready for 64-bit?

To check if a PC has a CPU that works in 64 bit is necessary to know the technical details (which are not very easy to find) or you can check using a tool made for identifying the CPU type and method of operation of this CPU.

You can download free from here:

http://www.grc.com/files/securable.exe

or you can read the details from here:

http://www.grc.com/securable.htm

This little freeware program identifies: the CPU type, method of work (32 or 64 bits), the ability to identify and block malicious programs Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and the ability to virtualize natively resources system (to run a virtual OS in our base operating system, is a popular method in the server).

Once you determine if we can work a 64-bit we can decide whether to take it into consideration, are some elements that refer to the Microsoft platform will list the advantages and disadvantages of using.

ADVANTAGES:

• support for a greater amount of RAM, up to 16 exabytes of RAM (using the 64bit features in the future, which to date have not fully implemented in the current 64bit CPU)
• increased security in the encryption of data (using 64-bit implementation of the basic operations)

DISADVANTAGES:

• when memory is "reduced" the system may be slower
• incompatible with some specific programs for 32-bit environments and / or device drivers "older" with references to specific code objects "low level"

RECOMMENDED:

Ultimately it recommended for use with PCs with a 64bit processor and 4 GB of RAM or more, assuming that there will be all the drivers in 64bit version.

NOT RECOMMENDED:

I can safely say that discourage the use of any software in case of a 64-bit system with less than 2GB of RAM, a CPU with 64bit editions of the first (pre-2008) or the need to use software and / or drivers' obsolete ".

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