64-bit OS

• Gauze

  4 Aug 07, 19:17

  Anyone using one? I've been trying out Vista Business and Gentoo/Ubuntu x64, can't seem to see any difference performance wise. But I feel good the pc is running in its native mode.
  
  So far, no problems running the 32-bit programs too.
• xalkyrie

  4 Aug 07, 20:42

  for better performace use more than 3 gb of ram.
• Gauze

  4 Aug 07, 21:25

  I got 2 gb of ram. Playing games and all doesnt go pass using even 1 gb. Hmmmm.
  
  Oh yeah, I once installed a Windows XP Performance Edition. Used 80 mb of ram on a clean startup only.
• eagle

  4 Aug 07, 23:37

  Originally posted by xalkyrie:

  for better performace use more than 3 gb of ram.

  Does his motherboard allow that?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Aug 07, 00:03

  Originally posted by eagle:

  Does his motherboard allow that?

  64-bit can go higher than 4GB of RAM. Most motherboards by today's standard can support up to 4GB of RAM, which is the maximum for 32-bit boards.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Aug 07, 00:04

  Originally posted by Gauze:

  Anyone using one? I've been trying out Vista Business and Gentoo/Ubuntu x64, can't seem to see any difference performance wise. But I feel good the pc is running in its native mode.
  
  So far, no problems running the 32-bit programs too.

  Have you tried programs optimized for 64-bit platforms?
  
  Although some 32-bit programs could run, they aren't optimized for 64-bit platform.
• eagle

  5 Aug 07, 00:18

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  64-bit can go higher than 4GB of RAM. Most motherboards by today's standard can support up to 4GB of RAM, which is the maximum for 32-bit boards.

  Not for the newest Thinkpad on NUS/NTU tenders... Running on vista business, and yet a max of only 2gb
  
  Vista will already take up so much RAM
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Aug 07, 00:34

  Originally posted by eagle:

  Not for the newest Thinkpad on NUS/NTU tenders... Running on vista business, and yet a max of only 2gb
  
  Vista will already take up so much RAM

  Bad...
  
  But then again, Thinkpads aren't geared towards students... no idea why they want a tender for it.
• eagle

  5 Aug 07, 00:36

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Bad...
  
  But then again, Thinkpads aren't geared towards students... no idea why they want a tender for it.

  For clumsy students like me I guess... =D I'm using one now... Just did all my rubbish clearing + transfer files to portable hard disk to clear space + defragging + registry clearing with EZClean + checking out the possibility of getting cheap 1GB ram today... Hv to waste taking out a 256 MB ram
• Gauze

  5 Aug 07, 07:57

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Have you tried programs optimized for 64-bit platforms?
  
  Although some 32-bit programs could run, they aren't optimized for 64-bit platform.

  Sadly, not much programs to test for since the developers are lazy to port them to x64. Basket.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Aug 07, 15:12

  Originally posted by Gauze:

  Sadly, not much programs to test for since the developers are lazy to port them to x64. Basket.

  Haha, yeah.
  
  Wait lor. 64-bit will become the norm in time to come, just like 32-bit becomes popular when 16-bit rules.
• deathscythe99

  6 Aug 07, 02:23

  Eh...Vista Business is 64-Bit?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Aug 07, 09:28

  No. All 64-bit Vista OS (except Vista Ultimate) has to be ordered separately.
  
  I posted it on another forum.
  
  http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-vista-support/141533-windows-vista-64-bit-32-bit.html
  
  I think this rule still applies, I haven't check out with MS yet.