DeFessler Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Small post, but I was wondering, if there any advantages to using windows xp 64bit edition for someone who uses pc mainly for gaming? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
e to the x Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Small post, but I was wondering, if there any advantages to using windows xp 64bit edition for someone who uses pc mainly for gaming? I didn't notice any. The only game I can think of that utilzes x64 is Far Cry with the x64 patch. Everything else just runs at x86 and therefore gains none of x64's benefits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFessler Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Should I consider upgrading to Win64 considering I happen to have a copy it it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boppo Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 If you primarily game, no. All you will do is cause yourself headaches with drivers that may or may not work. FOr now anyway, stick with regular 32bit XP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFessler Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Ok thx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boppo Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Actually I am in the same boat. I actually bought a copy of X64 and have yet to load it. At some point I will just to play with it, but for now it is XP32. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
e to the x Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Actually I am in the same boat. I actually bought a copy of X64 and have yet to load it. At some point I will just to play with it, but for now it is XP32. I bought it and never use it either. I dual boot, but i am always on 32 bit so i can game and OC. 64 doesn't like to work when overclocking. Not even with a 400 MHz OC. If you were using it for normal activity, web broowsing, chat, music ect then 64 is ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 stay away from Windows64 it is an immature, buggy, OS without any native 64-bit software to run on it, many 32-bit titles will not run on it or will run but will give you problems, etc plus we dont support Win64 at this time. stick to 32-bit XP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empedocles Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Not a fan then? The situation is aggravating, but not deadly. You can now get drivers for the board itself, most gfx cards and much other hardware. But wireless NIC support is near non-existant (I've had to resort to a bridge) and there is only about one 64-bit Firewall: the truly awful Tiny one. There is a 64-bit version of NOD32, so I'm OK for AV. As for games etc, the only real problem I've hit is with Vampire: Bloodlines but there's a fix out there for that if you Google. Everything Else I've tried works, so I've not fired up the 32-bit part of the dual-boot for over a month. But in one sense you are correct: there's still no real reason to go that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
century child Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 I have to disagree with angry on this one. x64 is not the least bit buggy or unstable, unless you have an overclock that is not truly stable. It is not immature, it was user tested for over 2 years over mutliple releases before it was finally released and is based on the proven and extremely stable Windows Server 2003. Too many hardware manufacturers are, for some reason, trying to pretend it doesn't exist when Microsoft has already stated that drivers written for x64 will be fully compatible with Longhorn (Vista) when it becomes available. Now there is a fairly large install base for x64, if you don't believe me, have a look at the Planet AMD64 forums as just one example, and it seems to reason that manufacturers would want to take adavantage of that install base and start developing some drivers that can be tested and revised over the next year so that they have fully working drivers the day Longhorn hits the shelves. Be proactive for once instead of just reactive like always. I love the OS and if only there were more driver support for peripherals, it would be the only OS you see in my sig. I am hoping that the drivers for Longhorn will also be backward compatible with x64 because, based on what I have seen realeased about it so far, there is nothing that makes me want to move from x64 to Longhorn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
e to the x Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 I have to disagree with angry on this one. x64 is not the least bit buggy or unstable, unless you have an overclock that is not truly stable. It is not immature, it was user tested for over 2 years over mutliple releases before it was finally released and is based on the proven and extremely stable Windows Server 2003. Too many hardware manufacturers are, for some reason, trying to pretend it doesn't exist when Microsoft has already stated that drivers written for x64 will be fully compatible with Longhorn (Vista) when it becomes available. Now there is a fairly large install base for x64, if you don't believe me, have a look at the Planet AMD64 forums as just one example, and it seems to reason that manufacturers would want to take adavantage of that install base and start developing some drivers that can be tested and revised over the next year so that they have fully working drivers the day Longhorn hits the shelves. Be proactive for once instead of just reactive like always. I love the OS and if only there were more driver support for peripherals, it would be the only OS you see in my sig. I am hoping that the drivers for Longhorn will also be backward compatible with x64 because, based on what I have seen realeased about it so far, there is nothing that makes me want to move from x64 to Longhorn. I agree with him, which is why I am building myself a new Intel x64 rig. I bought it but since the I like to OC and x64 doesn't agree with it, I barely use it. I want to use it because from what I saw before I started clocking it is insanely fast and eventually programs will start coming out and developers will be creating more 64-bit drivers because that is where M$ wants to go in the future in terms of windows. You probably won't believe this but when I first booted my system in x64 after getting all my hardware running I blinked and the boot screen was past. Its that fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protagonist. Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 Angry, you keep posting the same thing in each thread on this topic. You fail to respond to our arguments that in fact x64 is more stable and less buggy than XP 32 bit. And immature? How long has server 2003 been out? That's what x64 is, just 64bit version of that for home/professional users. I'm not sure if you aren't reading the pro-x64 posts or if you just can't respond to them.. I realize that you are god in these forums, but surely you have to look at the opinions and arguments of other people instead of just dismissing them as nonsense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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