Not to sound like a NOOB, but here goes. I'm looking at the i7 930 and GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R specs page and am either missing it or it is assumed you can run 64 bit OS on them. Is it called something else?
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Bryan Seitz <se...@bsd-unix.net> wrote: > Indeed you need a compatible CPU/Mobo (mostly CPU matters here) and you might > run into hardware that doesn't have 64 bit drivers as well. > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 08:41:41AM -0400, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >> Oh yes...some processors can't run 64-bit...if you run the Win7 upgrade >> adviser, it will tell you if your system can handle 64bit or not. I >> have had some of my old hardware become obsolete after going >> 64-bit....in my case, it was my scanner. >> >> On 4/30/2010 8:32 AM, GPL wrote: >> > When talking about 64 bit OS, does it matter what hardware you have in >> > a PC? Meaning, do you need to have compatible motherboard, etc or is >> > it strictly an OS this? >> > >> > >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2843 - Release Date: 04/29/10 >> > 14:27:00 >> > >> > > > -- > > Bryan G. Seitz >
