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 Posted: Sat, 13th Oct 2007 14:23 Post subject: Windows XP X64 |
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i was thinking on buying this Win but i could use a second opinion on it. has anyone used this version of XP??? i know what Microsoft says about it (googled it) but i am hoping that someone browsing this site uses it and could tell me if it worths having it installed!!! i mean real facts not only developer bla bla bla!!!
my system is AMD Athlon X64 X2 (dual core) 5200+ (~2,61 Ghz), 1GB DDR2 800Mhz, GForce 8600 GTS 256ram/128bits <---> i think!!! do you guys think i should use WinXP X64 or should i remain to the old WinXP SP2 32bits???
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Do not use this version, even less buy it, even more for you who only have 1GB of ram, a x64 version is useful starting from 4GB.
Stick with XP 32-bit, 1GB of ram would be a little short for a stock version of Vista (i.e. unless you use vLite to remove part of the bloat) but you can still download Vista and see if it works ok, with it you would be able to use the directx10 compatibility of your gfx card.
cf. http://www.vlite.net/about.html
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| Posted: Sat, 13th Oct 2007 19:30 Post subject: |
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Why do you need 4GB of ram??? I wanted to download and try 64 bit version of XP for some time now, but if that is really important (4GB of ram) then... no way hose...
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| Posted: Sat, 13th Oct 2007 21:41 Post subject: |
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| $en$i wrote: | Do not use this version, even less buy it, even more for you who only have 1GB of ram, a x64 version is useful starting from 4GB.
Stick with XP 32-bit, 1GB of ram would be a little short for a stock version of Vista (i.e. unless you use vLite to remove part of the bloat) but you can still download Vista and see if it works ok, with it you would be able to use the directx10 compatibility of your gfx card.
cf. http://www.vlite.net/about.html |
Its not only about memory. Its about 64 bit instructions which is much more imortant then anything else.
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| Posted: Sat, 13th Oct 2007 22:56 Post subject: |
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So it will work just fine with 1GB+ ram... that is the main point...
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| Posted: Sun, 14th Oct 2007 01:01 Post subject: |
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I've been using x64 pretty much since it's release. And it definately runs faster than the 32bit version. I'm not sure about application performance, but you should see an performance increase in case the app is native 64bit.
There was a lot of incompatibility issues with 64bit windows as early as a year ago. Some applications wouldn't work, others wouldn't install, because the installer wouldn't recognize the x64 as valid windows version.
And drivers especially are a problem. You can't use 32bit drivers and it's a bit difficult to locate 64bit ones for certain devices like webcams, keyboard/mice, dial-up or certain ADSL modems, DVB cards and similar things. Especially stuff older than a year and a half.
Otherwise they've been running great lately, no compatibility problems with stuff released nowadays.
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| Posted: Sun, 14th Oct 2007 10:35 Post subject: |
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The motherboard has a say in how much ram you can find on a 32 bit system when you have 4GB ram, so it varies from users how much they max out.
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| Posted: Sun, 21st Oct 2007 11:00 Post subject: |
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just the kinda topic i wanted to open.
I bought a new machine yesterday with 2gb of ram and a core 2 duo 6750.
so it better to stick with 32bit xp? or shall i switch to vista?
bcause vista has dx10 and i have a 8800gt.
i'm playing some new and old games. Like morrowind and oblivion
any help plz 
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| $en$i wrote: | | skidrow wrote: | just the kinda topic i wanted to open.
I bought a new machine yesterday with 2gb of ram and a core 2 duo 6750.
so it better to stick with 32bit xp? or shall i switch to vista?
bcause vista has dx10 and i have a 8800gt.
i'm playing some new and old games. Like morrowind and oblivion
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Vista x64, if you have some old apps and games which may not work then dual boot it with win XP 32-bit over a 5 to 10 GB partition. |
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You dont need 4gb to use windows 64. You need windows 64 to be able to use more then 2 gb of ram because 32bit system cant handle that much memory.
