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[bloodreaperfx]

I think the main problem is video RAM. Windows treat main RAM and video RAM as one and the same; if you have 4 GB main RAM and a 1 GB video card, 32-bit Windows would ignore 1 GB of of your main RAM to accommodate the 1 GB video memory.

Which would be fine if PC games only video RAM fot graphics stuff. Thing is, they need the main RAM for non-graphical processes and more importantly swapping with the video RAM. If the game uses lots of high-resolution assets, which DA:I seems to do, you would need plenty of both main and video RAM.

 

Really? I was under the impression VRAM is only cacheable by your graphic card(s). The whole RAM sharing, I thought, was only applicable in Integrated GPU's and not dedicated. 

[bloodreaperfx]

Two possibilities: either the X360 and PS3 already run 64-bit OSs on 64-bit PowerPC architectures, or Bioware have 32-bit compilations of their game.

Both on x64 arhitectures 

[aries1001]

So games that use the Frostbite engine from now on does now require 64 bit OS?

[Kantr]

Cant find if its x86 or x64, but with only 512mb ram. It needs all the tips and tricks learned about it over the past 7 years to get the best out of it

[Kantr]

So games that use the Frostbite engine from now on does now require 64 bit OS?

most new AAA games now require it. not just frosbite

[Hellosanta]

Another question would be this: If the system requirements on the back of the box says windows 98/Me/2000/Vista, will I still be able to play games like Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring on a 64 bit OS system? or do I have to try out what games I can play on an 64 bit OS? And I guess I have to re-install everything e.g. drivers and games etc. again?

 

So far, I had no trouble running those old games with system requirement of Windows 98/XP on my Windows 8.1 64bit. Specifically, Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring runs fine in my OS.

[Siven80]

I still find it odd that people still have a 32bit OS. 

 

64bit OS have been out for about 10 years i think now.

[Sylvius the Mad]

8 years for computers is pretty old. in that time according to moores law the numbers of processors on a single chip has quadrupled?

Doubling every 2 years would octuple in just 6 years.

[Rykoth]

So glad I got a new computer this summer.

[Phnx]

 

And this is the question I would like to ask the developers as the Windows 7 OS specification is unclear on the website.  

 

Thanks

I don't get. How exactly is it unclear?!

[AlanC9]

I still find it odd that people still have a 32bit OS. 
 
64bit OS have been out for about 10 years i think now.

Doesn't mean that people had a reason to upgrade their OS.

[Kantr]

Doubling every 2 years would octuple in just 6 years.

Thanks, I'm not so good at maths

[aries1001]

You'll need a 64 bit operating system for Windows regardless of whether you havbe windows 7 or windows 8.1. Both of these OS requires the game - or your computer - to have a 64 bit OS. And rhank you for all your help. I'll start saving up money then to upgrade my computer to a 64 bit OS...

[Navasha]

As I said earlier, the activation keys are not 32-bit/64-bit specific for Windows.    Which means you if you already have a Win 7 (32-bit), you can just download a copy of Win 7 (64 bit) and activate it with your existing Windows Key.  

[Navasha]

I can't post links for some reason here, but put this in your browser search bar and it will walk through how to upgrade your existing Win 7 (32) to Win 7(64)...

 

How to upgrade win 7 32 bit to 64 bit

[Zippy72]

As others have said you can use your existing windows key for both 32 and 64 bit on the same system, so you don't need to spend more money.

 

Run old games using Dosbox. Dosbox does require some homework to use, but there are loads of guides and help online for almost every game out there. Sometimes there are problems getting games to run direct off of CD or floppy but most games can be downloaded (legally - more or less, it's a grey area) as abondonware with an .iso image.

[Kantr]

I can't post links for some reason here, but put this in your browser search bar and it will walk through how to upgrade your existing Win 7 (32) to Win 7(64)...
 
How to upgrade win 7 32 bit to 64 bit

http://windows.micro...s#1TC=windows-7

[SilentCid]

If you're a college student and have a class that's computer related. It's possible to get a free legit copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 64 bit editions through your school. If they have a Microsoft Dreamspark Premium account they could grant you access to it. That is if you're taking a class for computer science, computer engineering, information technology, and related fields of that organization.

 

[pdusen]

I still have one (the one I am writing this on): 1.46GHz Celeron with a 32-bit Win XP. and it is not even old, bought in 2006. My bike is three times older, and I can use that just fine. Why should I get a new computer every other year.

 

1. No one gets a new computer every other year. Don't use dumb hyperbole to try and make a point.
2. An 8 year old computer is ancient in general, but *especially* if you play games on it.
3. The bike industry hasn't developed bikes that are orders of magnitude faster, or roads that are orders of magnitude longer, so your comparison is ludicrous.

[Sylvius the Mad]

An 8 year old computer is ancient in general, but *especially* if you play games on it.

Exactly.

I bought my current computer almost 7 years ago, and it has served me very well until pretty much right now. And right now, it is deficient in nearly every way (MB, CPU, GPU, PSU, RAM, OS), so I'm going to replace it.

But I used it happily for 7 years.

[badboy64]

Just make sure your processor can run a 64-bit operating system. The processor has to support 64-bit extensions in order to run a 64-bit operating system.

[caradoc2000]

No one gets a new computer every other year.

Three or four years then. It doesn't change the fact that you have to upgrade your computer far too frequently for my tastes. This is the main reason why I no longer play games on my computer. Also, getting older games to work on newer computers can be a pain. Granted, the new console generation has the same problem.

[Siven80]

3-4 years per upgrade time is typically what i do.

 

But you dont need to. You can probably build a PC that has better specs than the new consoles for a similar price now, and that could last you the whole console generation if you want.Its just that the last few years you will probably playing on low-medium settings. Upgrade only if you want better visuals/performance.

 

Needing to have a 64bit OS has been coming for years now and when the nextgen (silly term) consoles finally moved to 64bit too, well that sealed the deal so to speak.