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Support81
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 Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2008 22:40 Post subject: Vista RLS x64 or x86 |
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Is it worth getting the x64 rls? I have a quad core but only a 2gb ram.
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Karmeck
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| Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2008 22:48 Post subject: |
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stay with you're x86 then.
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Support81
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| Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2008 22:52 Post subject: |
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| Karmeck wrote: | | stay with you're x86 then. |
Atm im on XP. But im planing to Switch to Vista since SP1 came. Is it worth it?
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| Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2008 22:53 Post subject: |
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As long as you can find the 64bit drivers for your hardware BEFOREHAND, then definitely! 64bit is a massive performance improvement over 32bit. Just make SURE you have 64bit compatible drivers.
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[sYn]
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| Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2008 23:25 Post subject: |
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I disagree, x64 is only worth it if you have 4gb of ram.
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 00:23 Post subject: |
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The performance boost can be seen regardless of the amount of RAM.
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[sYn]
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 18:49 Post subject: |
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Support81
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 19:08 Post subject: |
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 19:24 Post subject: |
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"Yes x86"
No point in 64 bit unless doing video encoding/transcoding or 4GB ram.
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[sYn]
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 20:46 Post subject: |
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Try and get another 2Gb of ram and go with Vista x64
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 23:16 Post subject: |
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2 gig of ram is only 35 euro this days and u don't need any ultra high end stuff, just regular 800mhz cl4 will do
dunno about performance difference but i got x64 version coz my cpu is 64bit
so might aswell use it, plus all drivers are pretty stable right now
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 23:43 Post subject: |
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My bad, only read the poll's title "Should i get Vista instedd of XP?" and jumped into my Vista Fanboyism mode. If you've only got 2GB RAM, upgrade to at least 4GB, install x64 and forget about XP.
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Support81
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 20:29 Post subject: |
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Ok, i will get 2gb more ram then prolly get x64 Vista.
But how is the compatibility for programs like Daemon Tools, Kaspersky and so on? Do tey all wotk in x64 Vista?
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 20:55 Post subject: |
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No point in getting extra RAM now if you plan on upgrading by the end of the year. DDR2 is old already, and Core i7 will be using DDR3, so while 2GB might cost only 35 euros, you would be throwing 35 euros to the garbage.
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Support81
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 20:59 Post subject: |
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| LeoNatan wrote: | | No point in getting extra RAM now if you plan on upgrading by the end of the year. DDR2 is old already, and Core i7 will be using DDR3, so while 2GB might cost only 35 euros, you would be throwing 35 euros to the garbage. |
Hmm ok. How do u see what ram u have?
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 21:07 Post subject: |
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Right click on Computer, select Properties.
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Support81
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 21:10 Post subject: |
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Yea but i mean brand and so on.  Since u need the same hertz or whatever it is on ram... ^^
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 21:14 Post subject: |
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Haha 
Well, I think CPU-Z would be the fastest way to find memory brand/speed.
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Support81
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 21:20 Post subject: |
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I think that 400MHz = 800MHz DDR2. That's all you need to know lol.
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Support81
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 21:22 Post subject: |
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| LeoNatan wrote: | | I think that 400MHz = 800MHz DDR2. That's all you need to know lol. |
And i can't find shit on th webshops...
I will just take them with me to the store.
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| Posted: Tue, 26th Aug 2008 09:55 Post subject: |
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If you're staying with 2GB of ram, stay with x86 and preferably XP then. If you're going for 4GB, consider the 64bit version of Vista, it will increase performance and will fully utilise your memory.
As for the compatibiliy issues with Daemon tools, i'm using 64bit XP and the IDE thing doesn't work. Only works on 32 bit XP. Don't know about Vista though but it could be the same.
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| Posted: Mon, 22nd Sep 2008 02:54 Post subject: |
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XP x64 is the way to go for me. better performance in games than Vista x64 and all around the PC runs smoother (yes i have tried multiple Vista x64 SP1 releases and yes i have 4 gigs of ram).
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