03-10-2011, 04:30 PM
(03-10-2011, 04:20 PM)Infinity Wrote: For 64 bit though, the system requirements are slightly higher than that of a 32 bit machine. I would say that you'd be okay with dual booting for linux, as long as you don't download a million programs for it. The biggest problem would be the amount of space left over on your Windows 7 partition for the hard drive in that case.
But for 123GB left over, that means you would have to free up some leftover space for Windows 7 and create a partition for Linux to run on as well. You could get away with 50GB on Linux for minimal use. But that would mean having around 70GB left over for Windows 7 to operate, and you would have to keep an eye on your disk space more often. That's not a whole lot of space when you look at it. But if you aren't going to be downloading a whole bunch of new programs and keep new files on your computer for Win 7, it would be possible.. Just take into account what you're going to use your computer for in the future... Videos, Picture files, Games, programs, etc...
I would recommend at least 4 GB of RAM as well for having Windows 7 64 Bit. For Linux, you only really need 1GB of RAM, which isn't that much, but that's the ideal requirement
Thanks for the advice. I have 4GB RAM so hopefully it should go ok. Can you recommend a Linux OS to use?