Clearing up the 32/64-bit memory limit confusion Today Dwight Silverman ran a great piece on TechBlog which examines whether folks buying a new PC are best sticking with 32-bit Vista or making the ...

Generally it's determined by the hardware, for instance I don't think any 64-bit platforms allow for a full 64-bit-worth of VM, they limit to something like 40-bit to save on hardware costs. And it ...

Quick! Come up with three good reasons to switch to a 64-bit desktop OS. I bet that overcoming the 4GB memory limit (or, more accurately, the 4GB addressable space limit) is one of the reasons you ...

What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems? The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer’s processor or CPU, handles information. The 64-bit version of ...

In the earlier days of Windows, it was limited to a maximum of 4 GB of memory; in fact, I started with 256 MB of RAM, which was considered excellent then. The primary reason it was limited is the ...

You’ve probably seen 32-bit and 64-bit options available whenever you download an app or install a game. Your PC might even have a sticker that says it has a 64-bit ...

SSDs Micron isn't done with consumer SSDs after all, unveiling a PCIe 5.0 QLC drive that should be both affordable *and* fast Gaming PCs The deal on this RTX 5070 gaming PC almost made me forget there ...

Ken wrote in saying he loves PCWorld, natch, and that he wants to know the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. I have to admit this isn’t something I’ve thought about in a long ...