64 bit
<div class="IPBDescription">is it time yet?</div>Was thinking about making the move to 64 bit Vista - i've done a bit of googling and can't really find any solid evidence to either stay 32 xp/vista or to make the move.
On a completely non techincal level i think it would just feel nice knowing that i'm using a OS that has all of the latest bells and whistles , 64 bit, DX10 etc etc
Can anyone share some expertise? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
On a completely non techincal level i think it would just feel nice knowing that i'm using a OS that has all of the latest bells and whistles , 64 bit, DX10 etc etc
Can anyone share some expertise? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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I haven't heard too many good things about XP-64 so based on that I would rather go with Vista for the 64-bit compatibility. Course, I'm no real fan of Vista either <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
The only annoying bit of 64 is that all drivers must be signed/certified. There is a workaround by going through F8 on startup. However, it means that you installing beta or third party drivers is a bit more hassle and you cannot run some programs without going through F8 beforehand. (The only program I've found which had this problem was Core2Temp.. which doesn't have its substitutes..)
Edit: Just to add, every single game I've installed on Vista 64 has worked fine. Even Starcraft works fine.
The only thing I have used today that could utilize 64bit is half life 2.
The other bonus is you can address more than 3.2gb of ram.