Watch Dogs delayed till 2014

[noiseredux]

Just curious how come you have 32bit version of Win?

[Jmustang1968]

Just curious how come you have 32bit version of Win?

He is a Mac guy and a Professor. They dont need any 64 bits, he is retro!

[dsheinem]

Just curious how come you have 32bit version of Win?

He is a Mac guy and a Professor. They dont need any 64 bits, he is retro!

Because I have been rocking the same rig since 2008 or so.

[dunpeal2064]

He just hates the n64 so much that he refuses to use a 64bit OS

[dsheinem]

Cant you get a tax write-off or another grain or something

I've yet to figure out how to buy consoles with grain.

Edit: nice edit - too late !

[noiseredux]

But in 2008 why did you choose to buy the 32bit version, is my question? I'm just curious if there was any advantage that I don't realize.

[dsheinem]

But in 2008 why did you choose to buy the 32bit version, is my question? I'm just curious if there was any advantage that I don't realize.

64bit was far from standard at the time and nothing used it well

[noiseredux]

Really? Hmm. The pc I bought in 2009 was Win7 64. So I guess I figured it was pretty standard. I wasn't realling using that one for games though so compatability I have no real recollection.

[Jmustang1968]

But in 2008 why did you choose to buy the 32bit version, is my question? I'm just curious if there was any advantage that I don't realize.

That would've been too high of a horse to get off of. Getting his doctorate and writing peer reviewed papers on top of going with a 64 bit OS wouldve been too much. He had to make some sacrifices to keep himself grounded.

[dsheinem]

Really? Hmm. The pc I bought in 2009 was Win7 64. So I guess I figured it was pretty standard. I wasn't realling using that one for games though so compatability I have no real recollection.

It was far from a clear cut choice back when I built the PC, so even though my processor supports 64-bit architecture I opted for 32-bit for the sake of compatibility with older software and hardware that I knew I would use. There were arguments back and forth on tech forums about the benefits and drawbacks of switching and almost all game sites said stick to 32-bit if you want to play some older games. Within a year or two, (e.g. by the release of Windows 7), compatibility got much better.

I do have a Windows 7 64-bit upgrade disc, but not sure if I can upgrade very easily from the 32-bit Vista I am running (if I put the disc in while in Windows it says to boot with it, if I put it in and boot with it, it says to install from Windows ).