03-02-2017, 02:41 PM
In keeping with the "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" mantra, if 32 bit is serving you well, stay with it. As for your concern about the future, your LL 2.8 install is good until April 2019. If you decide to upgrade to LL 3.x, that is supported until April 2021. Why worry today over something that isn't a real issue (for you) for at least 4 years?
I don't know the situation in the UK, but 6GB in 3x2GB DDR2 RAM from eBay is about $27 USD. That's not much of a bullet to bite. You can get a replacement desktop with better specs for about twice that. An example is this. I got it from this search result.
But again, if it isn't broken, don't fix it.
Update: In general, no you cannot read over 4GB in 32-bit. Put 2 to the power of 32 in a calculator, and you'll see why. The result is the number of bytes of memory you can have.
I don't know the situation in the UK, but 6GB in 3x2GB DDR2 RAM from eBay is about $27 USD. That's not much of a bullet to bite. You can get a replacement desktop with better specs for about twice that. An example is this. I got it from this search result.
But again, if it isn't broken, don't fix it.
Update: In general, no you cannot read over 4GB in 32-bit. Put 2 to the power of 32 in a calculator, and you'll see why. The result is the number of bytes of memory you can have.
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