shifting from x86 to x64..

Sahil M

Sahil M

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hey ppl...

i hv been using xp x86 ...

now when i have 4 gig ram... xp x86 (sp3) wud take up only 3 gig.. (1gig graphic..)

so m planning to shift to vista ul x64 or windows 7 x64..

so i wanted to ask.. wether... all the games which i am running here in xp x86.. will they run in x64.. ( means those setups and all...0

and it will wrok properly.. cuzz m shifting only for gaming and making my pc recognize 4gig..


and which one shud i chose...?? vista x64.. or 7 x64

Please help.. m new to thses forums...:)
 

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i googled a lot...

as some places ppl are saying that x64 lacks in gaming and softwares..

some they are sayin that almost all games are running on x64.. !!!

what is this?/ someone plz tell correctly..

i want to play gmaes like GOW.. godfather. GTA IV.. Crysis.. F.E.A.R/// etc

plz reply soon..!! urgent.. m going to fomrat within 2-3 dayzz..!
 

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    Intel DG41RQ
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    Kingston 4GB
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    9400GT 1GB
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    Onboard [Realtek High Definition Audio]
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    Samsung 22" LCD
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    1920x1080
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    500GB SATA Hitachi
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Some older games simply wont run under Vista and Win7.

As for the 4 gig only showing as 3 gig, WinXP has a limit. 3.x gig is the maximum it uses due to its address space.
 

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    ASUS
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aww man...

m asking.. wther the games.. i mentioned.. "GOW.. godfather. GTA IV.. Crysis.. F.E.A.R/// etc" run smooth in vista x64 ultimate??


somebody help.. m asking plz tell wether vista x64 (ultimate) is STABLE for GAMING or not?? :eek:
 

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    Intel Core 2 duo E7500 @ 2.93Ghz
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    Intel DG41RQ
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    Kingston 4GB
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    9400GT 1GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard [Realtek High Definition Audio]
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    Samsung 22" LCD
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    1920x1080
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    500GB SATA Hitachi
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    iball cabinet
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    microsoft internet keyboard
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    microsoft
JimJoe said:
Some older games simply wont run under Vista and Win7.
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This is also what I have heard, although, I am sure there are always work-arounds for it but... is it worth the time and trouble? :shock:

This is what I would do and suggest...

Get Win 7 x64 (why go backwards when you can go forward? ;)) Honestly though, Win 7 is more refined and uses less resources than Vista so 4GB's will be ok.

Dual Boot with both XP w/SP3 32bit & Win 7 x64 so, whatever games that don't work on Win 7 you can always play on XP and life will be sweet as always... I am talking about older games as none of the current games I play (Shooters Games Only) gave me a single problem when played on Win 7 Ultimate x64.

There are very good "How To's" on Dual Booting. I did it so... anybody can :)
 

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AstaLaVista said:
JimJoe said:
Some older games simply wont run under Vista and Win7.
Click to expand...
This is also what I have heard, although, I am sure there are always work-arounds for it but... is it worth the time and trouble? :shock:

This is what I would do and suggest...

Get Win 7 x64 (why go backwards when you can go forward? ;)) Honestly though, Win 7 is more refined and uses less resources than Vista so 4GB's will be ok.

Dual Boot with both XP w/SP3 32bit & Win 7 x64 so, whatever games that don't work on Win 7 you can always play on XP and life will be sweet as always... I am talking about older games as none of the current games I play (Shooters Games Only) gave me a single problem when played on Win 7 Ultimate x64.




There are very good "How To's" on Dual Booting. I did it so... anybody can :)
Click to expand...

lol..
I had win 7 x86... thumbs DOWN for gaming.. :mad:

and i heard good abt vista x64 lol...

and i have both... so what u say.. once again..:P
 

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Can't say anything about either Vista or Win 7 32 bit... I know only about Vista or Win 7 Ultimate 64 because it is what I run at the house and... all my games play better on Win 7 than they do on Vista... but hey, it was just a suggestion ;)
 

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hmm... okay.. will go for 7 then.. will try for a week.. if doesnt suit me.. then.. vista,, ;).. anyways.. thanx..

hey.. you got a REALLY nice pc there.. WOW>>!
 

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    9400GT 1GB
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    Samsung 22" LCD
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Yes move to 7 x64 this should help with the fps and all those games will work. no lag will also depend on your cpu and graphics. if it doesnt run smoothly lower your resolution and or your graphics detail
 

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