Windows 10 x64 Question

[4GottenFate]

i have win 10 x32 ver and was looking to getting the x64 version but not sure if my cpu would do the job its a amd athlon x64 dual core 5400b AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400B
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400B
Code Name Brisbane
Package Socket AM2 (940)
Technology 65nm
Specification AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 5400B
Family F
Extended Family F
Model B
Extended Model 6B
Stepping 2
Revision DH-G2
Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD 64, NX, VMX
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Not supported

 

[Darkbreeze]

It will run it. Slowly, but it will run it. It won't be any worse than it is with the 32bit version, and if you increase the amount of RAM you're using beyond the 3.5GB supported by the 32 bit version, it may even increase performance somewhat depending on what you're running or doing.

 

[loki102]

I currently have the boards max 8gb of ram

 

[Chicano]

Windows 10 64 bit minimum System Requirements are 1.0 Ghz CPU and 2.0 GB RAM... Your Athlon is around 2.8 Ghz? and you probably have 2.0 GB or more RAM(?)... so it should run it, at what speed should be determined by the task, and total RAM size you're willing to install... probably up to 8GB. [strike]See what HWiNFO says on total RAM support under Motherboard > SMBIOS > Ram Support[/strike]
http://www.hwinfo.com/

Just as I thought!


http://www.hwinfo.com/

 

[Darkbreeze]

I currently have the boards max 8gb of ram

If you are running 32 bit windows currently, then you are only using 3.5GB of RAM, no matter how much might be installed. Installing the 64bit version will allow you to utilize the full 8GB.