how to upgrade from32bit to 64bit ......

[sivaram77]

I have a PC with the following specifications :-

Motherboard - mercury 478pin with on Borad 4x AGP.
chipset - VIA P4M266a.
CPU - Celeron 1.7Ghz speed
40 GB Hard Disk.
256 DDR ram
internal Modem 56kbps
OS - WinXP Pro (32 bit)

i am interested in upgrading the PC from 32bit TO 64bit processor
So please help me..
thanks[/b]

[Nemesis]

You will need to buy two things:

1. A 64-bit processor such as the Athlon 64
2. A motherboard which supports the processor you need to buy.
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Now I'm not good with prices and specific configurations so I'll leave that to the more knowledgeable people around here

[Keith Sebastian]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

You will need to buy two things:

1. A 64-bit processor such as the Athlon 64
2. A motherboard which supports the processor you need to buy.
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Now I'm not good with prices and specific configurations so I'll leave that to the more knowledgeable people around here

and

3. A 64 Bit OS

[deathvirus_me]

i am interested in upgrading the PC from 32bit TO 64bit processor

Well u need two important things :
(i)a 64bit processor like an Athlon64 or a Pentium4 EM64T class processor ....
(ii)a mobo thts supports the respective processor .....

Then u can use a 32bit OS on it .. but u won't get the full advantage of 64bit computing wihtout using a 64bit OS and softwares that can handle 64bit instructions .....

[Kniwor]

or u can do with a sempron 64

[Kniwor]

OK, few details, as others have said, a proc/mobo will be needed, i will suggest go the AMD way, so here is the idea,

Sempron 64 2500+ with some mobo available in market for about 4900 (I guess the mobo is ASUS K8N)
This is socket 754.

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ with ASUS K8N available in market for around 7-7.5,( i might be a little off on this one cost).
Decent graphics inegrated, u can barely play Far Cry etc.. i mean dont hope to play Far Cry ....
(Dont know what graphics it is)
This is socket 754.

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ with MSI RS480 available in market for around 9100.
ATI X300 GPU based graphics inegrated, play Far Cry, NFSUG2,....
This is socket 754.

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with MSI RS480 available in market for around 10300.
ATI X300 GPU based graphics inegrated, play Far Cry, NFSUG2,....
This is socket 754.
(I will not recomment this, add a few moew bucks and go for the next combination)


AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with MSI RS480M2-IL available in market for around 11300.
ATI X300 GPU based graphics inegrated, play Far Cry, NFSUG2,....
This is socket 939.
(The one that i have, I'm satisfied)

If u have enough money,

U can get A64 3000+ for about 6700 in market
U can get A64 3200+ for about 9700 in market

Get asus/MSI nF4 ultra PCI-E motherboard, a good graphics card and get set go,...

And u have even more money, let ne know...

[sivaram77]

thank u Kniwor,deathvirus_me,Keith Sebastian & Nemesis.

and i am having some more doubts which need clarifications they are

A. after upgrad the PC to 64bit..! can i use my...
- Hard Disk (samsung 40GB)
- Internal Modem (56 kbps) & Drivers
- DDR RAM (256)
- OS Win XP pro (32bit)
- CD writer.
- Monitor (samsung)

B. can i run all applications/softwares/games.(I think they are developed for 32bit OS)

thanks

[Kniwor]

Yes, if u upgrade to 64bit, u can use everything that is meant for 32 bit.

ur HDD--yes
Modem and drivers---yes, but u might have troubles here if u use WinXP64bit.
ram--yes
WinXP pro 32bit---Yes
CD writer --yes
monitor--why not?