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W7U x64

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Are 32 bit PC desktop systems even produced anymore these days? When I bought my i7 2600 half a year ago, I didn't (Thankfully) come across any 32 bit systems.

 

I use a lot of different software audio / video / Dev Platforms + plugins for work, and enjoy quite a few games, emulators, roms etc. And I mention this because I've not had any problems running most if not all x86 applications on win 7 x64.

 

So in terms of price, speed, compatibility, really no reason not to have x64 (which I don't think we have another choice anyway).

 

I just remember some of my musician friends that limited themselves only to hardware, because they kept on insisting that software wont be compatible, even in just a few years, let alone ten.

 

While I enjoy the keyboards I have (Even some tasty analog ones) I'm so glad they were wrong. Audio programs are a world unto their own (much like dcs a-10 in terms of depth, complexity, and yummyness factor).

 

Anyway I mega-digress, so yeah x64 DCS A-10c here

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Win 7 64

6 GB RAM

i5 M450 CPU @ 2.4 GHz

Awaiting: DCS F-15C

Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files

 

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I have the displeasure of having run both 32bit XP originally and 64 bit Win7. I have many hours on 32 bit XP and after a break came back to try on win7 64.

 

I totally underestimated what a difference there could be on the same hardware. The difference is very easy to see. The things it affects are

 

1) View distance stutter on both turns and TGP. Ie you turn the camera on and it points 80 miles away and the FPS stop for a few seconds.

2) Sheer FPS. I never noted the difference it but its mainly related to the view and turning when things are going on, on screen. Its an obvious increase which I thought would have been unlikely.

3) Strafing runs/GAU stutters

 

Some of this has probably been software optimisations since BETA 4 when i started and some is the access to over 2GB then over 4GB of memory as I upgraded. But since the begining the game play has improved immensely.

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I'm guessing that the stutters I get in game could be helped slightly by upgrading to 64-bit Windows then . . . I have been meaning to for a while now, just never been bothered to back everything up :D My specs are:

 

Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.40GHz

2.00 GB RAM

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Win 7 32-Bit

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Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.40GHz

2.00 GB RAM

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Win 7 32-Bit

 

You have not enough memory to benefit from 64bit adress space.

Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two.

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In fact, that memory amount is below minimum system requirements for A-10C and BS2.

 

I'd say the most likely causes for stutters there would be the low memory amount, the weak GPU, or possibly (even likely) HDD latencies made obvious by the application needing to do constant swapping due to that low memory amount. If the 9500 is a 256MB version, that would make this even more likely.

 

This does however go beyond the scope of this thread. If you want some assistance in figuring out how to optimise your computer (or look at replacements), there's a lot of friendly people in the Hardware section of this forum that will be eager to help. :)

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Win7 X64 here.

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Asus P9X79 Deluxe.

Asus GTX680 2Gb.

Auzentech Home Theater 3D Sound.

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TM Cougar MFD's.

Saitek Flight Pro pedals.

TrackIR 5.

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New user to A-10C here, running Win 7 64 bit

Don B

EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|

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W7 Ultimate x64

My Specs

Asus Maximus Hero IX Z270

i7 7700k @ 4.7GHz

32GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3700MHz DDR4

EVGA RTX 2080Ti

Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2 NVME SSD

EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2

Acer XB270HU 144Hz @ 1440p (IPS)

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win 7 pro x64

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Old System Specs:

 

OS: Windows 7 Professional x64

CPU: AMD Pnehom II x6 1090T

MOBO: Asus M4A88TD-V

GPU: EVGA 01G-P3-1371-AR GeForce GTX 460

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

HDD: Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K3000 2TB

PSU: Corsair CMPSU-750TX

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932

Monitor: Gateway FHD2400 24" (1920x1200)

Mouse: Logitech G9x

 

Extras:

LG WH10LS30 BD Burner

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Sharkoon SR 5.1 Surround Headset

Thrustmaster T1600 Joystick

 

 

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W7x64 Pro.

 

Should have gone with Home Premium...pro has had no use to me, and I consider myself at least enthusiastic, if not power user... I just had XP Pro & figured 7 Pro was the right way to go... :doh: As is frequently the case, I digress, though.

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switched to 64

 

I never could get DCS to run in 32 bit no matter what I did. I spent a week rebuilding and upgrading to 64bit Win 7 and now life is GOOD :doh:

 

I am running it on a Core Duo 6550 / 4Gb RAM and an old 4850 and the fidelity is surprisingly robust on low settings. I have a GT560 I am going to try and shoehorn into this case... I figure that and maybe up the RAM to 6Gb should give me a boost as well.

 

64 bit is DEFINITELY the way to go though!

 

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Win 7 home premium x64 here. I see no reason to buy a 32 bit system these days. Also lets me run 16 gigs of ram which is helpful for photoshop etc.

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Win 7 Home Basic x64

Intel i7-3770

Kingston HyperX 2x4 GB DDR3

ASUS DirectCU II GTX 560Ti

ASUS P8P67-M

WD Caviar Black 1TB

Thermaltake Element T 700W

Logitech Extreme 3D Pro

Logitech C270(FaceTrackNOIR)

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When I upgraded from 32 to 64. Game not OS btw I got a huge performance increase.

 

Let me guess, you switched from XP to 7 or 8.

Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two.

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