Guest Ken Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Is there any advantage/disadvantage to using the 64-bit version of XP even though I have no apps that would use it? I am wondering if there is a pure speed advantage if the 64-bit version is used because of the ability to address more than 3+GB of RAM. Also, which cpu's would be best to use with the 64-bit version: quad core? Thanks, Ken K
Guest Gerry Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Re: XP 64-bit versus 32-bit Ken http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken wrote: > Is there any advantage/disadvantage to using the 64-bit version of XP > even though I have no apps that would use it? I am wondering if there > is a pure speed advantage if the 64-bit version is used because of the > ability to address more than 3+GB of RAM. Also, which cpu's would be > best to use with the 64-bit version: quad core? > > Thanks, > > Ken K
Guest DrewClayton Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Re: XP 64-bit versus 32-bit On Jun 10, 8:13 am, Ken <nore...@charter.net> wrote: > Is there any advantage/disadvantage to using the 64-bit version of XP > even though I have no apps that would use it? I am wondering if there > is a pure speed advantage if the 64-bit version is used because of the > ability to address more than 3+GB of RAM. Also, which cpu's would be > best to use with the 64-bit version: quad core? > > Thanks, > > Ken K There is a speed increase, but what you must check is whether your hardware has compatible drivers. They must say they are compatible with XP 64bit.
Guest Michael Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Re: XP 64-bit versus 32-bit Ken wrote: > Is there any advantage/disadvantage to using the 64-bit version of XP > even though I have no apps that would use it? I am wondering if there > is a pure speed advantage if the 64-bit version is used because of the > ability to address more than 3+GB of RAM. Also, which cpu's would be > best to use with the 64-bit version: quad core? > > Thanks, > > Ken K XP 64-bit is certainly faster and more reliable (because it is Windows Server 2003).
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