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So I am still deliberating whether I should switch to Vista x64 or not. I found this article which could be an interesting read for some of you who heavily work with applications like Adobe Photoshop and such. It's written by Photoshop's co-architecht Scott Byer:

Living Photoshop: 64 bits...when?

Personally I would much rather wait until they release a 64-bit version of their suite than install x64 now and reinstall it again after a year when all these apps and probably many others also adopt 64-bit. What's everyone's take on this ?
 

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Dude, I for one, am just itching to install Vista x64! 64 bit computers are being sold from 2003 but the s/w field has hardly caught up. I dont remember XP64 being released anywhere before, what, 2005? Or is it 2006? We have the hard ware and now, even the drivers but if there's no software to realise this potential, its just a waste of our hard earned money that we invested in our computers. We were better off with our 32 bit friends. At least they didn't cause as much problems as the new ones cause!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built Gigabyte-Intel-ATI-Transcend-SONY combo
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte G31M-ES2C [Intel G31]
    Memory
    1.5 GB DDRII 667 MHz [512+1024]
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4770 512 MB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio [ALC882 codec onboard]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2033SW+ (20" Wide)
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900 x 60Hz @ 32bpp
    Hard Drives
    1 x 40 GB P-ATA
    1 x 160 GB S-ATA [Win7 with Win XP SP3 dual boot]
    1 x 1 TB S-ATA
    PSU
    VIP 400 W
    Case
    Zebronics Elegance
    Cooling
    All fan [2 on case side and 1 behind]
    Keyboard
    i-ball i-key Multimedia keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech Standard Optical Tilt-Wheel Mouse
    Internet Speed
    256 kbps Cable
You guys *do* know that Vista 64 includes the libraries needed to run 32 bit code??
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Proudly Built by Me!
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    DFI UT LP P35 T2R
    Memory
    8GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 C44GK 4-4-4-12 2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    AuzenTech Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Acer P243 24" and 1 Samsung T260 26" Monitor/HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    Both are running at 19x12
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 7200.11 (Vista x64)
    Seagate 500GB 7200.11 (Win 7 x64)
    PSU
    OCZ GameXtream 900w
    Other Info
    FSB at 400 (1600) Mhz, CPU Multi @ 8 for 3.2Ghz
64 bit Vista will run all 32 bit Vista programs. The main thing that you need to make sure of is that you have 64 bit versions for all of your device drivers. The 32 bit versions will not work in 64 bit Vista. Plus, of course you will need a 64 bit CPU. ;)

If you have all this, then I would say go for the 64 bit Vista. It runs faster and supports more RAM.

Hope this helps in your decision,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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