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Posted December 29, 2011
I've never tried using a 64-bit OS before. I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 x64, but I'm not sure if my CPUs are compatible. One of them is an AMD Athlon 64 X2, the other is an AMD Athlon X3 455. I am assuming that the first should be compatible, but what about the second?
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Posted December 29, 2011
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lowyhong: I've never tried using a 64-bit OS before. I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 x64, but I'm not sure if my CPUs are compatible. One of them is an AMD Athlon 64 X2, the other is an AMD Athlon X3 455. I am assuming that the first should be compatible, but what about the second?
Yes, the Athlon X3 455 is x64 compatible.
Posted December 29, 2011
You mean the first Athlon generation right? That's quite old. I'm not really sure but you can verify it with CPU-Z. Download it here:
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.59-setup-en.exe

In the instructions column, see if you have any of these AMD64, x86-x64 or EM64T. If you have any of those instructions, then your processor support x64 architecture.
Post edited December 29, 2011 by wormholewizards
Posted December 29, 2011
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lowyhong: I've never tried using a 64-bit OS before. I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 x64, but I'm not sure if my CPUs are compatible. One of them is an AMD Athlon 64 X2, the other is an AMD Athlon X3 455. I am assuming that the first should be compatible, but what about the second?
Yes, both are 64 bit compatible :)
Posted December 29, 2011
My Athlon II X3 440 worked great with Win7 64 during the beta.
Posted December 29, 2011
I also suggest you check the computer manufacturers website. Some offer BIOS / driver updates for their existing computers that make them more compatible with Win 7. Especially laptops as they often have special keyboard drivers that need to be updated when Win 7 is installed.
Posted December 29, 2011
Ah, another sheep came to the altar. Whoops, did I type that out loud?
Posted December 30, 2011
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lowyhong: I've never tried using a 64-bit OS before. I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 x64, but I'm not sure if my CPUs are compatible. One of them is an AMD Athlon 64 X2, the other is an AMD Athlon X3 455. I am assuming that the first should be compatible, but what about the second?
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Lucibel: Yes, both are 64 bit compatible :)
Thanks for the help, but wormholewizards helped me to ascertain it first. Too bad GOG doesn't let you mark multiple posters as solutions :P
Posted December 30, 2011
Don't know if it's okay to post in a solved topic but I don't want to create a whole new thread.

Is my CPU compatible with Windows 7 Home Basic x64?

My CPU is:

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Here is a link to the product page on Newegg for all additional information: Link

Also, if not which x64 version of Windows would it be compatible with?
Posted December 30, 2011
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xXShaddowTXx: Don't know if it's okay to post in a solved topic but I don't want to create a whole new thread.

Is my CPU compatible with Windows 7 Home Basic x64?

My CPU is:

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Here is a link to the product page on Newegg for all additional information: Link

Also, if not which x64 version of Windows would it be compatible with?
I'm not sure, but CPU-Z, which link was provided by wormholewizards, is really helpful. Might want to use that to check ;)
Posted December 30, 2011
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xXShaddowTXx: Don't know if it's okay to post in a solved topic but I don't want to create a whole new thread.

Is my CPU compatible with Windows 7 Home Basic x64?

My CPU is:

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Here is a link to the product page on Newegg for all additional information: Link

Also, if not which x64 version of Windows would it be compatible with?
There are ongoing problems with Windows threading and CPU scheduling on Bulldozer processors. They affect the performance of multithreaded applications most strongly, but they also affect the CPU's ability to go into "turbo" mode.

Windows 7 x64 will run OK on Bulldozer, but it defeats some of the new CPUs' most interesting features.

If you have a Bulldozer CPU, you should consider being an early adopter of Windows 8. Windows 8 has been confirmed to use the advanced features of the Bulldozer CPUs and gets significant performance benefits from them.
Post edited December 30, 2011 by cjrgreen
Posted December 30, 2011
How would Windows Vista 64x work for me then?

Thank you for the quick and helpful reply!
Posted December 30, 2011
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xXShaddowTXx: How would Windows Vista 64x work for me then?

Thank you for the quick and helpful reply!
Avoid Vista at all costs. There are many reasons, but they all boil down to the fact that 7 is better or less bad at everything.
Posted December 30, 2011
kk cool.

Thank you!
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