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True 32bit?

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    True 32bit?

    Dunno if this has been covered sorry if it has. When running 32bit apps in Vista x64, is it true 32bit or emulation? I am assuming emulation would result in a reduction in performance. Loss of performance using 32bit apps bothers me slightly but im more worried about the possible performance loss on running 32bit games. Thanks.


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    Re: True 32bit?

    Windows x64 runs on the x86-64 instruction set as supported by the Intel Core 2 and AMD64. Unlike Itanium (which can't run Vista, I think), x86-64 natively runs both x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) instructions without emulation.

    Does that mean your games will run as well on Vista x64? I can't say.

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    Re: True 32bit?

    Thanks for your reply. Thats good to hear.

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