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...and since that is the only reason, who uses 6 GB of RAM or 8? Professional Photoshop machines in Advertising agencies?
Do Games really eat it up where they're not as good on 4 GB as they are on 6 or 8? I don't know maybe they do, I'm just asking.
I'm not saying there isn't a place for some people to stick with 32 bit (usually business using proprietary software) but most arguments I've seen (not to be argumentative but this includes you too c627627) list obscure programs that most people probably don't use and likely never even heard of before. That or your trying to run old software on a new OS which can be just as much of an issue as the 32-64 debate.
People always list the main 64/32 bit difference as being more addressable ram space, but it's also reputedly a bit faster; something to do with being able to do operations with a larger int value. I may be pulling this out of my ***, but I recall getting in an argument with a professor a while back on this topic.
basically, there's no reason not to go with 64 bit :/ everything has support for it nowadays...