Athlon Barton 3200+ Windows 7 64-bit Created 13 years ago2010-12-16 14:32:05 UTC by satchmo

It seems like a pretty simple question, but I can't find a definitely answer.

Can my old Athlon Barton chip run Windows 7 64-bit? Does AMD Athlon 3200+ support a 64-bit OS?

The reason I am asking is that my old computer's HDD failed, so I bought a SSD for it (so I can re-use the SSD in my next build). I have to buy an OS also because I don't have the Windows XP installation disks anymore. Besides, I would like to migrate to Windows 7 instead of staying with Windows XP.

I accidentally purchased Windows 7 64-bit from Newegg without considering whether my Athlon Barton can run it.

I don't know for sure, but it sounds like a long shot. I know Athlon II's support 64 bit OS's but idk about Athlons, Newegg doesn't sell a single PC with one inside it anymore. What are the specs of the CPU, how much ram is installed? Knowing that would help immensely.

It's a moot point now. My ancient mobo does not recognize the SSD at all. ASUS stopped supporting this motherboard years ago, and the latest BIOS update was in 2005.

Time to buy a new computer.

Go i7 dude

Also it supports it, my friend installed 64bit XP on his, when he boughed a new one, just for fun.

my old computer's HDD failed

...I don't have the Windows XP installation disks anymore.

my old computer's HDD failed

I see what you did there.

If 64 isn't in the name of the chip, it isn't compatible.

I had a AMD Athlon 64 +3000 And it ran 64 bit fine.

Just ordered it:

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COOLER MASTER HAF 922 Case
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz
EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 768MB
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333
OCZ Vertex 2 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC SSD
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X DVD Burner
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V
Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium

Cost me just over a grand. Not bad.