Windows xp 32bit vs. 64bit

[l Xes l]

Im wondering if u've got A64 system running.. if having 64bit OS is a must or not... or if there are any apparent performance gains with 64bit...

 

[Budman]

Eventualy there will be gains but right now I will say to stay away until we get good mature drivers.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: krnxpride83
Im wondering if u've got A64 system running.. if having 64bit OS is a must or not... or if there are any apparent performance gains with 64bit...

There are performance gains - on the beta that I used the system was a lot...."snappier" I would say. Not necessarily super fast just it responded very very quickly to stuff.

But I agree....wait for drivers to come out for all of your peripherals. My scanners don't have them...graphics tablet doesn't have them...so I'm out of luck until all my stuff is supported.

 

[imported_Kensai]

You don't "have" to. With a 64 bit OS, you'll be proccessing twice as fast, essentially.

 

[CaptainFwiffo]

Woah woah woah... That's just not right. There are performance advantages in some things iwth 64-bit, but in no way, shape or form does 64-bit imply double the speed.

 

[Sureshot324]

Will 32bit apps run any faster at all?

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
Will 32bit apps run any faster at all?

I think that there were some benchmarks on THG which indicated that in general 32 bit apps would run a bit faster in a 64 bit environment. I don't think that it was dramatic or anywhere near double the performance, however. I'll see if I can find the article.