Can i use use bootcamp with a windows 7 upgrade disc?

I have the upgrade disc, will that work instead of having to buy the full windows 7 disc?

32-bit version only sees 3.5 GB RAM. Running Windows under VM (virtual machine) software it could work as you need to save RAM for OSX.
64-bit sees 16 (Home) or 192 (Pro) GB RAM. As a "future investment", 64-bit makes more sense to me, and makes sense if you plan to run under BootCamp (uses full RAM on the machine) instead of VM.
And if your system can hold more than 16 GB RAM, 64-bit pro makes the best sense.
But that is just pure numbers and my opinion. It does not take your current budget into consideration.

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