Operating System Question...

[BennnHD]

So i have the money tohether for my new PC (Finally!) and i have chosen my specs with help from a few people , to me it looks really good

Only one thing im not too sure about is the the choice of operating system...

Can someone shine some light on my dilema ?

Is it worth paying the extra money for Windows 7 Ultimate ?
32bit or 64bit ?


Any reply would be helpful , thank you

 

[Phoenix]

You can see the differences between the versions here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx I'd recommend going for home premium 64-bit, 32-bit limits you to 3.3~GB of RAM which sucks.

 

[BennnHD]

Ok , so ill stick with a 64bit system , as im going to be running 12Gb Ram.

Now i have that established is there any other Pros/Cons Of Premium vs Ultimate ? Such as processing speed etc. (Maybe not a good example) But you know what i mean

Cheers

 

[mantadog]

From what i understand for everyday home users their is no point in spending the extra money for ultimate unless you require a specific function of the ultimate software such as bitlocker but i too would reccoment the home premium, again unless you know u need specific features.

 

[Phoenix]

Aside from what manatadog said the only reason to go for professional or ultimate over premium would be to use more than 16GB of RAM which really isn't necessary. Windows 8 (128 bit) will be out in a couple of years and until then no one really needs more than 16GB of RAM.

 

[BennnHD]

Great , Thanks your the help chaps