Just bought a HP Pavilion DM1Z used, and it has windows 7 pro 32 bit installed. I have the key, so I could reinstall it with 64 bit. However, I currently only have 4 gb of ram installed on the laptop, and I don't plan to upgrade it for a while. I know this question has been asked a million times, but I've found that most people are saying it will depend on the system, so give me your advice please. I MAY upgrade the ram in the future; I just don't know. I'm just tempted to use as much of the ram as I can because I've been told that the HDD having to spin up is one of the most battery consuming processes, and the more ram you can use, the less that has to happen.
-Light gaming may be done on this computer. We're talking Half-Life Source, maybe Counter Strike.
-Realistically, this computer will mostly be used for everyday tasks of a high-school and soon to be college student. Writing, web browsing, YouTube videos, movies, etc.
-The HDD is only a 160gb, and a bunch of that already gets taken up by W7 Pro 32 bit.
Let me know guys!
-Light gaming may be done on this computer. We're talking Half-Life Source, maybe Counter Strike.
-Realistically, this computer will mostly be used for everyday tasks of a high-school and soon to be college student. Writing, web browsing, YouTube videos, movies, etc.
-The HDD is only a 160gb, and a bunch of that already gets taken up by W7 Pro 32 bit.
Let me know guys!