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I'm building a new computer for myself and I'm a bit confused on a few topics.
I'm planning on getting a Q6600 which as I understand it is a 64 bit processor. I was thinking of getting Asus P5W DH deluxe for my motherboard, but I'm a little retarded and can't tell if it supports 64 bit. I went out to Intel's website and looked up the 975X chipset and it says it supports it, but I'm a little cautious as it doesn't explicitly state that the motherboard does.
I believe I need a 64 bit motherboard because I'm going to have a greater than 2TB disk array which would require use of LBA64, which in turn requires me to use a 64bit Windows. (I can't use Linux with kernel 2.6.xx due to software constraints)
My other concern involves PCIE 16x and 8x lanes. The motherboard I am looking at has two 16x slots, which I can both run in 8x mode.
I plan to buy a graphics card (Undetermined at this point) and a Areca ARC-1280 which is an 8x device. Most graphics cards I am looking at are 16x devices, but I only have an 8x slot available. As I understand it most devices should be able to negotiate to whatever it is plugged into. Is this correct? Can I buy a 16x device and slap it into a 16x slot but 8x bandwidth?
I'm planning on getting a Q6600 which as I understand it is a 64 bit processor. I was thinking of getting Asus P5W DH deluxe for my motherboard, but I'm a little retarded and can't tell if it supports 64 bit. I went out to Intel's website and looked up the 975X chipset and it says it supports it, but I'm a little cautious as it doesn't explicitly state that the motherboard does.
I believe I need a 64 bit motherboard because I'm going to have a greater than 2TB disk array which would require use of LBA64, which in turn requires me to use a 64bit Windows. (I can't use Linux with kernel 2.6.xx due to software constraints)
My other concern involves PCIE 16x and 8x lanes. The motherboard I am looking at has two 16x slots, which I can both run in 8x mode.
I plan to buy a graphics card (Undetermined at this point) and a Areca ARC-1280 which is an 8x device. Most graphics cards I am looking at are 16x devices, but I only have an 8x slot available. As I understand it most devices should be able to negotiate to whatever it is plugged into. Is this correct? Can I buy a 16x device and slap it into a 16x slot but 8x bandwidth?
