vista 32bit or 64 bit.... ???

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#1 sellardwellar
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is there much of a difference between the 32 bit and 64bit.... i know it creates more.. channels... but of what im retarded.....  
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#2 supergamer1289
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There are not enough apps that suport 64 bit. Just go with the the 32 bit.
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#3 sellardwellar
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will 32 bit games play on 64 bit system...?
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#4 eternaldj
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will 32 bit games play on 64 bit system...?sellardwellar


yes
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#5 Baselerd
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Get 64 bit if you have the hardware support. Vista certification now requires drivers/support for both 64 and 32 bit, so we should see a dramatic increase in 64 bit support :) I have it installed and it's great (can't really compare it though)
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#6 9mmSpliff
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Well if you can handle no drivers and or horrbile drivers, get the 64 bit version. Its gonna get updating after the 32bit version for drivers everytime. And why not, more people use 32bit and majority of people in this world rock 1gb at the max. 64bit will be better once they pay more attention to it. Its got 4gb support and higher, plus having a 64bit CPU and a 64bit OS will improve perfomance in apps and games. Also I think only UT04, Source and FarCry support 64bit for games right now. 

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#7 Jiggly_Wiggly
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Well if you can handle no drivers and or horrbile drivers, get the 64 bit version. Its gonna get updating after the 32bit version for drivers everytime. And why not, more people use 32bit and majority of people in this world rock 1gb at the max. 64bit will be better once they pay more attention to it. Its got 4gb support and higher, plus having a 64bit CPU and a 64bit OS will improve perfomance in apps and games. Also I think only UT04, Source and FarCry support 64bit for games right now.

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64 bit apps wont help games much, but they do take away 4 gig limit so you can, get high perforamnce. But also you should note 64 bit helps for higher calculations that games don't use its mainly for like video apps and 3d modelling
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[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Well if you can handle no drivers and or horrbile drivers, get the 64 bit version. Its gonna get updating after the 32bit version for drivers everytime. And why not, more people use 32bit and majority of people in this world rock 1gb at the max. 64bit will be better once they pay more attention to it. Its got 4gb support and higher, plus having a 64bit CPU and a 64bit OS will improve perfomance in apps and games. Also I think only UT04, Source and FarCry support 64bit for games right now.

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64 bit apps wont help games much, but they do take away 4 gig limit so you can, get high perforamnce. But also you should note 64 bit helps for higher calculations that games don't use its mainly for like video apps and 3d modelling

I never said 64bit apps would help out. But 64bit programmed games will improve performance along more enhanced graphics, better physics, better view distances, map sizes and textures detail.
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#9 Cozzie_92
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the 64bit windows xp version was apparently alrite.. ive used it once or twice i couldn't  tell the difference...is there a big price difference?
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#10 damzor
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x64 for XP was ok, but driver issues were rampant, especially with sound card drivers. it ran a hell of a lot faster on my A64 though, loaded in an insanely short time. there were two things i liked about x64, one was the 64 bit version of Farcry, and the other was the stable networking on it. i could browse through a network and it never crashed on me, whereas the 32 bit version crashed often.
  anyway, the 64-bit version of vista is going to be slow in taking off, so i'd wait until there is better support and greater need for it.
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#11 f575gtc
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honestly I would go with the 64-bit version,

Vista already has all the chipset drivers preinstalled and sata drivers all those goodies.

All you need to find is your video card drivers and sound card if you have one, also printer.

I am running Ultimate 64-bit with a X1950pro and Audigy 2 ZS plus an Epson CX7800 and I have 64-bit drivers for every thing.  and all programs I use install perfectly on 64-bit.  Vista 64-bit supports MUCH more than windows X64 did

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#12 franc0-shade
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No noticable difference as such for me, I run the 64-bit Ultimate edition, I've had no trouble finding drivers for my hardware. If you have the 64-bit hardware you might aswell go 64-bit now.
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#13 f575gtc
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see franc0 knows what im talking about, with windows x64 drivers were hard to find, with vista 64-bit its simple to find drivers, they either come pre-installed in the OS, or campanies already have them out.

I honestly think Vista is the gateway to 64-bit computing hitting the mainstream

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#14 RazorGR
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I suggest you get the 32bit one. I tried Vista 64bit and even though I had no problems finding drivers for my hardware, a lot of my preffered applications wouldn't work. Now, I'm running the 32bit version and I have no problems.

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#15 Cyborg-21
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Glad to see that the 32-bit version is stable - I'm getting the 32-bit Home Premium version tomorrow.
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#16 9mmSpliff
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Well I dont know why you guys are having no problems.  Consider majority of blogs, forums, even M$ sites state that there is poor support for 64bit not only from M$ on there Internet Explorer, but from GPU comapnies, printer companies, media companies, sound card drivers, SATA, Internet. I mean the list goes on and on.

The system that tests to see if youre PC is good enough for Vista, it only tests for 32bit CPUs, even if you got a 64bit in there.  The reason why?  Majority of the world is on 32bit CPUs.

Im not syaing 64bit is bad, infact I am goin 64bit, but after a Service Pack.  I know there are driver problems galore and for you guys to say there isnt, I find wrong. Infact even 32bit has problems, its a new O/S. No O/S released has even been flawless. If you think it is, then you must have proof that the boogey man, big foot and Lochness all are real.  

 The only reason why nVidia users even have a 64bit driver for Vista, is cause it was leaked.  Or else it wouldnt be out yet.   Why are they not out on nVidia site?  Because they dont even have them ready yet, but people got them cause they were leaked.

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#17 greenbread
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maybe im retarted, well i am retarted but, why couldnt they just allow somehow the 64 bit version to turn down to 32 bit version when needed? like emulate,  if im about to get flamed, bring it
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#19 macpop
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both are the same, 64bit just supports more ram, but everything is the same as 32bit from wat i experienced, but 32bit is more of a user while 64 bit is more of professional use
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#20 f575gtc
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I dont know what to tell you man.

I am using

AMD 64 3400+ (OCed to 2.5ghz)

2Gb PC3200 ram (4GB total with ready boost enabled)

X1950pro 512mb AGP

DFI LANPARTY UT Nforce 3 250gb

Seagte 320GB SATA II 16mb Cache

160gb Maxot ATA/133 (backup and music)

Creative Audigy 2 ZS

those are my specs and I am running the 64-bit version of vista no issues, and so far I havent come across a program that wouldnt install or run

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#21 9mmSpliff
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I dont know what to tell you man.

I am using

AMD 64 3400+ (OCed to 2.5ghz)

2Gb PC3200 ram (4GB total with ready boost enabled)

X1950pro 512mb AGP

DFI LANPARTY UT Nforce 3 250gb

Seagte 320GB SATA II 16mb Cache

160gb Maxot ATA/133 (backup and music)

Creative Audigy 2 ZS

those are my specs and I am running the 64-bit version of vista no issues, and so far I havent come across a program that wouldnt install or run

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Well first off, youre not even running a Dx10 card, so write that off. And youre not using a X-Fi so write that off. But even M$ spokesmen say that 64bit is way behind 32bit for drivers, especially in GPUs, Sound Cards, SATA and Media. Apparently quite rediculously behind.
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#22 f575gtc
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when did we ever mention DX10?

and the Xfi card even has better support than the Audigy 2 ZS because creative has the Alchemy drivers for it to allow EAX in games once again in Vista.