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    Core 2 32 or 64 bit Windows 8.

    The disk in one of my Core2 quads died, so I've installed a new SSD and am starting to reload the system. It had 32 bit Windows on there before, but the chip is 64 bit I believe. I don't recall the reason for putting 32 bit on before, probably compatibility issues with some work stuff - no longer an issue. So I figured I'd install the 64 bit version, (Windows 8.1). Any reasons I should not do this?

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    If the compatibility issue has gone, then go for 64 bit (perhaps).

    How much real memory do you have?
    If it's less than 4GB, then perhaps 64bit won't help as much.

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    Cheers. It has functioned fine as a 32 bit system. These days it is little more than a mail client and BOINC cruncher.

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    Curious. I put the 32 bit Windows 8.1 CD in the drive and powered it up again. I see the welcome screen from the motherboard, (ASUS P5KC), then nothing happened, it got no further. Tried again, exactly the same. Okay, thought I, lets look at the BIOS but Delete, and Tab, do nothing. The keyboard has LED's for Num Lock and Caps Lock, both LED's are off, press the keys to turn them on, no effect. Put a different keyboard in, exactly the same. What's up now?

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    The system is freezing during POST. Try pulling out everything but the memory and video card, and see if it boots, then add back hardware until it fails again, and then you've found your culprit.
    What can this strange device be?
    When I touch it, it gives forth a sound
    It's got wires that vibrate and give music
    What can this thing be that I found?

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    Took out everything, (DVD, SSD, Parallel interface card, wireless network adaptor), apart from the graphics card and the RAM. No change.

    Everything except the SSD have been there for years.
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    I take it you tried resetting the BIOS? Since you say you changed nothing but the HDD for an SDD, it's puzzling.

    If you ever get it to work, I suggest putting in a Linux Live CD and checking whether your BOINC client outperforms the one for Windows. If it does, and you otherwise only use the machine for Mail, that'd be worth the adaptation then imo.
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    I have not found that to be the case. I'd installed Linux on my other machine which also is mainly a BOINC cruncher. The reason I did this is because Linux aficionados kept assuring me it would better, quite simply, it was not. I had it coupled to perhaps ten projects during the seven month trial and found none to run noticeably better. Performance was, however, not worse.

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    Yes, it can of course be equal or worse, depending on the application. I like Linux a lot better, especially if the system isn't used as a gaming/workstation, so I'm biased

    I hope you manage to fix your problem, the hardware isn't that old.

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    It is not ancient, true, but if I can't get it going, it is simply a not too old piece of junk. I have another system, also a Core 2 which I have had trouble with. Until these 2 systems, I'd never had a problem with Intel chips on ASUS motherboards.

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