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Ram and Processing Question

Aug 18, 2016 10:49AM PDT

Hi, I have been looking at stuff to help with my computer. The stuff i look is just so confusing and i don't understand it.
I have been wanting to play pixelmon and tekkit but it needs 2gb of ram to be played without lag. I have 4 GB and I cant buy more.
But i want to upgrade to 64 bit and maybe downgrade to windows 8 but idk if i can. I don't know what to do and when I look up stuff on how to switch to 64 bit I am afraid I will mess up my computer.
Also is there a way to get more ram without actually buying it or something. Plz help me.

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There will always be lag.
Aug 18, 2016 11:01AM PDT

I can't guess why folk write "without lag" since to this day even on the 20,000 dollar killer PC I saw last year, you could find lag.

That out of the way I read and watched http://tutorials.pixelmon.net/install-pixelmon-5-0-0/

It's very complete and I want to ADD THIS: When you get Java, just use Ninite.com and it's painless.


OK, about the OS. I'd move up to W10 since "I DID THIS!!!" I had a Sony Vaio on Windows 7 32 bit. I took the W10 upgrade and it was 32 bit. OK, it has 4GB RAM but 32 bit left a little unused RAM. So back to Microsoft for their Windows 10 Media Creation Kit to make a W10 64 Install stick (I used a 16GB USB stick) and I wiped the drive clean then booted, installed W10 64 Bit Home from the stick. No CDKEY needed as my machine is marked "good for Windows 10" by Microsoft.

Hope this helps.

Post was last edited on August 18, 2016 11:21 AM PDT

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Thank You But...
Aug 18, 2016 11:09AM PDT

Thank you for helping but I didn't get that last part as in I didn't understand it

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Also
Aug 18, 2016 11:17AM PDT

Also I think I understand the first part until wiped the drive clean. and how do I make a windows 10 install stick

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How.
Aug 18, 2016 11:22AM PDT

I used the Microsoft Media Creation Kit. (Google finds it easy enough)

Post was last edited on August 18, 2016 11:22 AM PDT