simmorya Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I am running Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit) and want to know what other people use. Apart from the general memory support with 64-bit being greater than 4Gb, are there any other benifits from moving to 64-bit with gaming performance etc on machine with less than 4Gb RAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawliet Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) x86 Home Premium. I don't see the point of 64 bit until it's more common and supported I guess. Edited March 16, 2007 by Lawliet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalsoft Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 x86 business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twix Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 x64 Business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumthrasher109 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 whats the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit? i have an athlon 64 3700+ cpu. someone said 64-bit is slower even with a 64-bit cpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 x86 Home Premium. I don't see the point of 64 bit until it's more common and supported I guess. Same here. I have the E6600 CPu and will not use 64bit until the majority of the applications are 64bit. I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+.Vamp Subscriber² Posted March 16, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted March 16, 2007 Ultimate 64 I didnt wanna have to pay for another version whenever 64 bit was really common (I got the OEM ver.) Works fine for me, all the programs i need work just dandy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 x64 Ultimate. I went with x64 because I have 4GB's of RAM and a x64 compatible processor. I went with Ultimate because I need Remote Desktop + MCE and that is the only SKU with both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 There are many advantages to the 64-bit version over the 32-bit version: 1) Security, there are a few extra security addons for the 64-bit version i.e. PatchGuard 2) Applications designed for 64-bit will run significantly faster... if they can take advantage of it i.e. Paint .NET can, and so you will notice signficant performance improvements when applying effects etc. And of course there are a number of workarounds, even though most 32-bit apps should work under the 64-bit OS i.e. running in a Virtual environment.... however you'd need an extra license of Windows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J400uk Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Im sure that all the vista product keys (oem, retial, upgrade) can be used to perform either a 64bit or x86 installation. You just simply need to get hold of either a 64bit or 32bit dvd to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted March 16, 2007 Administrators Share Posted March 16, 2007 Business x64. It works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testman Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Im sure that all the vista product keys (oem, retial, upgrade) can be used to perform either a 64bit or x86 installation. You just simply need to get hold of either a 64bit or 32bit dvd to install. Retail (full and upgrade) Vista DVDs come with both. OEMs are seperate, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_st Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Been debating whether to move to 64 or not. Doing it online, what is the price to get the 64-bit DVD.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreakingBenjamin Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 x86 Business here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted March 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 16, 2007 x64 Ultimate on desktop; x86 Home Premium on laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J400uk Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Been debating whether to move to 64 or not. Doing it online, what is the price to get the 64-bit DVD.. You can order it of microsoft for a couple of quid. I am pretty sure that any vista product key can be used to perform either a 64bit or x86 installation, regardless of it is OEM or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 X86 Ultimate. I had X64 installed, had problems with it (probably all driver related, whatever), got back to WindowsXP and then tried back Vista but X86... I'm happy to say that it's working like a charm with no problem. So, better driver support and better compatibility will all X86 apps. So, if you have problems with Vista X64, I would suggest trying the X86.... And what for the SP1 or even the next release of Windows to move to X64. The OS may be ready, but everything else (drivers, apps) is not there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahfunaki Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 x86 Ultimate here... I'll move to x64 later on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted March 17, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2007 x86 Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumthrasher109 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 There are many advantages to the 64-bit version over the 32-bit version:1) Security, there are a few extra security addons for the 64-bit version i.e. PatchGuard 2) Applications designed for 64-bit will run significantly faster... if they can take advantage of it i.e. Paint .NET can, and so you will notice signficant performance improvements when applying effects etc. And of course there are a number of workarounds, even though most 32-bit apps should work under the 64-bit OS i.e. running in a Virtual environment.... however you'd need an extra license of Windows... from what you said i'd rather have 32-bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockie Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 x86 Ultimate. But its not getting reinstalled until NVidia sort their video drivers for the 8800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 x86 Ultimate. Right now there isn't a real reason to go x64 unless you have apps that can take advantage of it. However, in a few years x64 will become more commonplace as x86 is slowly phased out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I'm on Ultimate X64, The only Driver issue i've had is Creative X-Fi drivers. All my software works so x64 is the way it stays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I use both x64 on my desktop and x86 on my laptop but i regret putting x64 on my desktop because i cant get my printer to work or my camera.... annoying as anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted March 17, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2007 Ultimate x64 I have 4GB of RAM so x86 wouldn't be able to use it all. Still on x86 on my main dev machine at work (have an x64 box too) and on my laptop (Macbook isn't quite x64 compatible yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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