Vista 64
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The biggest pro is true 64-bit addressing for your memory, which means you aren't limited to 4GB of ram, minus memory addressing space that is reserved for video card drivers, RAID drivers and the like. An SLI-equipped "monster rig" that has 4GB of ram installed may see as little as 2.25Gb of usable ram within Windows 32. The same rig in Windows 64 would see all 4GB of ram -- or more if you wanted to install it.
That's the primary difference.
As for what's preferred? More is usually better, but only if you can get all the drivers. For some older hardware, 64-bit drivers are quite difficult to come by. Nearly all "new" equipment these days has support for 64-bit drivers.
As an example: all the hardware in my 18-month old Dell Inspiron E1505 has 64-bit driver support directly from Dell; humorously it only came with a 32-bit processor
I've done a Core 2 Duo upgrade so that I can use the 64-bit OS, but as yet have not actually installed the 64-bit version (still using Vista Home Premium 32)
That's the primary difference.
As for what's preferred? More is usually better, but only if you can get all the drivers. For some older hardware, 64-bit drivers are quite difficult to come by. Nearly all "new" equipment these days has support for 64-bit drivers.
As an example: all the hardware in my 18-month old Dell Inspiron E1505 has 64-bit driver support directly from Dell; humorously it only came with a 32-bit processor
I've done a Core 2 Duo upgrade so that I can use the 64-bit OS, but as yet have not actually installed the 64-bit version (still using Vista Home Premium 32)
Heh, I edited to mention drivers while you were posting.
As for game performance? It really isn't much different last I remember, maybe a slight bit slower on some processors, but it depends on whether you were truly CPU bottlenecked to begin with.
As for game performance? It really isn't much different last I remember, maybe a slight bit slower on some processors, but it depends on whether you were truly CPU bottlenecked to begin with.
Fine, as long as you don't have exotic hardware (or antic)
Running a 32bit game in Vista 64 = at least 10% perf penalty, max should be around 25/33%.
I did a comparison between the same games on the same machine on Vista 32 & Vista 64, don't have the numbers at hand. (not sure I have them anywhere in fact)
With time games should be available running native on Vista 64...
In XP a number of games run faster (or at least as fast as makes no difference) in a 64bit system than they do running 32 bit systems.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1860528,00.asp
Sounds like this doesn't cross over to Vista though from the above posts.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1860528,00.asp
Sounds like this doesn't cross over to Vista though from the above posts.
Running a 32bit game in Vista 64 = at least 10% perf penalty, max should be around 25/33%. :|
Ergo, if you're a hardcore gamer, stay away from Vista 64.
Agreed?
I'm curious if Crysis and Alan Quake will have 64-bit versions..........
That article is from 2005 and covers only WinXp...
Would be nice to test, today, with more mature drivers, the same games running in 32bits on Vista 32 and Vista 64.
I would have done it, but I bought Vista OEM, so I only have the 64bit version.
(And I found it way overpriced even as an OEM deal, I'll let you imagine about the box version [in europe])
I would have done it, but I bought Vista OEM, so I only have the 64bit version.
(And I found it way overpriced even as an OEM deal, I'll let you imagine about the box version [in europe])
Yeah, you guys get truly shafted on American hardware and software pricing over there it seems. I can't blame anyone in the EU for calling the Vista OS an overpriced hunk, because for what you pay, it probably is
The only 64-bit piece of hardware in my collection is a Dell Inspiron E1505 with very un-inspiring video hardware (the venerable 7300GS with Turbocache! w00t!) I'm not much help there with any "current" games...
found this interesting article
A Messy Transition: Practical Problems With 32bit Addressing In Windows
A Messy Transition: Practical Problems With 32bit Addressing In Windows
