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32bit to 64bit worth it?

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caleb2001r

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I just upgraded to a E6750, and only have Windows XP 32 bit in my possession. For gaming and performance, is it worth it to upgrade to the 64bit version of XP, or am I okay with using the 32bit version?

(I'd like to stay with XP rather than upgrade to Vista at this time).
 
If this was Vista, the cost would be $10.60 to upgrde and it would have been a resounding yes. Unless you plan on going to 4 GB, it may not be worth the cost of buying a whole new OS at this point. I'd probably suggest staying with XP x86, and then spending your money on Vista eventually. I'm not going to try and talk you into Vista, to each his/her own, but there's no reason to be avoiding it like the plague. My only point is, I couldn't see going out and spending the money on a new OS without it being Vista.
 
32bit is fine, main reason to hit 64 would be 4gb or more of RAM. Or to just bite the bullet and go 64bit since it will become the standard eventually.
 
I actually do have 4gb of ram; noticed that 32bit only recognizes 3.5gb. So the concensus is that if I have 4gb or more memory, upgrading to Vista is not necessarily a bad idea; right?

It's not that I want to avoid Vista; it's just a costly upgrade for me at the moment but I can certainly start saving some dough.
 
Vista x64 runs beautifully, to be honest. What I meant was, if you were going to buy a new OS, it's going to be costly no matter what you pick, so if you had to buy something new, consider Vista x64.
 
To update, I tried a fresh install of Vista, and had the same exact results....still showing an 800 Mhz FSB inside of Vista.
 
if you need >=4gb...

vista 64bit > xp64bit > xp32bit
xp64bit is nice but drivers are hard to come by and many apps have issues.
Vista 64 is more compatible with drivers and software.

xp32bit works great, but has memory addressing issues when you get near 4gb.

I dual boot vista 64 and xp 32, best of both worlds
 
There is nothing wrong with Vista 64 it runs well and II have had few issues. The only problem is drivers. They aren't quite there, and sometimes it can be a bit of a headache. Since you have 4 gigs of ram, I would.

Don't forget to memory remap enable in your bios to see your 4 gigs show up.
 
MaxTheLimit said:
There is nothing wrong with Vista 64 it runs well and II have had few issues. The only problem is drivers. They aren't quite there, and sometimes it can be a bit of a headache. Since you have 4 gigs of ram, I would.

Don't forget to memory remap enable in your bios to see your 4 gigs show up.
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I have had zero problems finding or running Vista 64 drivers for all of my hardware. As long as your hardware is fairly new it will be no problem at all.
 
caleb2001r said:
(I'd like to stay with XP rather than upgrade to Vista at this time).
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If you want to keep XP, then stick with it until you're ready for Vista. I wouldn't upgrade to 64-bit XP just to have 64-bit unless you really need to have more than 4 gigs of memory (which is just about the only reason to go 64-bit). In that case, it'll probably make sense to go to Vista 64-bit.
 
Thanks for all the help guys. I'll stick with the XP 32bit, and start saving for Vista 64bit. With regards to the memory remap enable in the bios; should this be done in 32bit XP or were you referring to when I got 64bit Vista?
 
You won't get the 4 gigs of ram to show up even in windows visa 64 unless you enable memory remap. Some people think it's just get a 64 bit os, but you also need to enable the memory remap.
 
MaxTheLimit said:
You won't get the 4 gigs of ram to show up even in windows visa 64 unless you enable memory remap. Some people think it's just get a 64 bit os, but you also need to enable the memory remap.
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Gotcha. I'll have to check my motherboard settings when I get home this afternoon. This is the most memory I ever had (bought a great deal IMO at newegg - (2x1GB Gskill)x2 for $50 a set; so $100 total) so I'm learning as I go along.
 
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