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07-13-2008
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| Q6600/XFX8800 XXX | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM I have been running Vista Ultimate 64 since Christmas on my Q6600 quad machine. It has been the most stable system I have yet built and it has a LOT of power and speed, once I put 2 more gigs (4 now)of ram. Great OS and people who say it is not are probably using older equipment and getting their reviews from websites hosting news from 07. I cant find a driver missing for 64 Vista to date. |
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07-13-2008
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| Master | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM You can run Vista on older hardware in most cases. Will it be optimized to run on your hardware? That is the question. What features in Vista are not supported by older hardware. DX10 needs a new video card. Slower CPU and RAM will not allow Vista to run fast because it needs better resources. My Buick LuCerne has a Northstar V8 from Cadillac. I can run 87 octane in it. I lose 20% performance over 93-95 octane. Samething with running Vista on older hardware. |
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07-21-2008
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| Member | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM Brink just moved over to vista x64 home prem from vista x32 home prem (had that from the start). Not a problem encountered with installing any programmes or any drivers, in fact my system is running faster than ever before, should have switched long time ago. have been looking through the forum for titbits of information and must say you wrote an excellant article,,,,,,, thanks,, |
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07-21-2008
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| Administrator | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM Thank you JamesT, but I did not write this article. It is a reference to the article's source website for the author Brett Thomas.  |
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07-24-2008
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| It's The One. | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM Excellent read! Thanks for posting the link! I'm using Vista Home Premium 64 and have been since June and I love it! It's fast, secure and 64 bit drivers are available for everything I use. Why would anyone use a 32 bit OS unless you need 16 bit apps? 64 bit is great! |
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07-24-2008
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| Member | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM So far I've had only minor user setup problems with Vista x64 but that is my fault, actually I've enjoyed the performance gain and stability in my graphic applications. The biggest negative is, I want to be able to use my x64 web browser with the option of plugins such as Java, so far I haven't been able to find any. IE 7 x64 rocks and having to run the 32 bit version really is a downer. Other than that I'll never go back to a 32 bit OS. I'm looking forward to Photoshop CS4 with x64 support. That will be one heck of an application. I'm slowly building a good selection of x64 software but all my x86 applications run very nicely under Vista x64. I'm very happy. |
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07-24-2008
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| Administrator | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM  Quote: Originally Posted by Ford GT  Excellent read! Thanks for posting the link! I'm using Vista Home Premium 64 and have been since June and I love it! It's fast, secure and 64 bit drivers are available for everything I use. Why would anyone use a 32 bit OS unless you need 16 bit apps? 64 bit is great! Other than what you have suggested, I suppose if they had older devices that only had 32 bit device driver versions available would be another reason until they decided to upgrade. |
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07-31-2008
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| "In myself i trust" | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM I agree that Vista x64 is way more stable than x86 Vista was for me! even tho i only have 2gb of ram, i couldnt imagine with at least 4gb how good this OS will be. |
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08-01-2008
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| Member | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM I used XP x64 for a year or so and I found it very stable. A lot of people bitch about it, but it worked well for me- and now Vista x64 is very stable too (maybe s l i g h t l y less so than XP 64) |
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08-04-2008
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| Antidisestablishmentarian | Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM New blog (Seems like everyone and their mother is jumping on board this ship now).... Quote: August 4, 2008 4:00 AM PDT Could 64-bit Windows finally be taking off? Posted by Ina Fried 28 comments If you build it, it appears they will come, eventually. Such is the case with 64-bit computing. Advanced Micro Devices launched 64-bit chips for the desktop back in 2003, hoping the fact that it was there and didn't cost extra would convince consumers. "Our industry, right now, is hungry for another round of innovation," AMD chief Hector Ruiz told the crowd at the San Francisco launch in September 2003. Not that hungry, apparently. Of course, the hardware wasn't much use without a 64-bit operating system. After several fits and starts, Microsoft finally released a 64-bit version of Windows XP in the fall of 2005. "64-bit versions of Windows will begin to find their way into high-end gaming notebooks, which increasingly are being used as high-end notebook workstations as opposed to strictly gaming systems." --Richard Shim, analyst, IDC Still, several factors have held up adoption of 64-bit computing, long after the operating system was available. First of all, there wasn't a lot of need for it. The primary advantage of 64-bit computing is the ability to use more than 4GB of RAM, and until very recently most PC buyers had little need for that much memory. Also, to connect to a computer running 64-bit Windows, printers, scanners, and other peripherals need to have a special 64-bit driver. But it appears the benefits are starting to outweigh the drawbacks. |
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