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Winter Wolf · 04-27-2010, 10:23 AM

My understanding is that if you want more than 3 - 3.5 GB of RAM that you can use, you need to go 64-bit, otherwise 32-bit will cap out at that no matter how much you put in your system.

As for graphics cards in laptops, be careful. I had a laptop that I shelled out big bucks for and the freaking thing overheated and killed a graphics card and possibly the CPU. Basically the inside of the case was blackened with scorch marks in a number of places. Literally happened a week after my warranty expired, naturally. The price to fix the overpriced thing was indeed enough to buy a new computer, which is just what I did. 512 MB graphics card might not be the best, but my wife has had one that's been good to her for several years and going strong.

04-27-2010, 10:23 AM	#6
Winter Wolf Manshoon Join Date: November 4, 2004 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 226	Re: Windows 7 - video cards and games My understanding is that if you want more than 3 - 3.5 GB of RAM that you can use, you need to go 64-bit, otherwise 32-bit will cap out at that no matter how much you put in your system. As for graphics cards in laptops, be careful. I had a laptop that I shelled out big bucks for and the freaking thing overheated and killed a graphics card and possibly the CPU. Basically the inside of the case was blackened with scorch marks in a number of places. Literally happened a week after my warranty expired, naturally. The price to fix the overpriced thing was indeed enough to buy a new computer, which is just what I did. 512 MB graphics card might not be the best, but my wife has had one that's been good to her for several years and going strong. __________________ Calling a person a dog is just about the worst insult I can think of. Dogs deserve better than that.