B Brtnboarder495 Daemon Poster Messages 1,306 Apr 2, 2006 #1 Is it possible to use the 32 bit versions of XP home and professional on an AMD dual core Socket 939 processor? Or must I buy the 64 bit XP?
Is it possible to use the 32 bit versions of XP home and professional on an AMD dual core Socket 939 processor? Or must I buy the 64 bit XP?
T Tyler1989 Fully Optimized Messages 3,339 Apr 2, 2006 #2 It will work on the normal XP Pro but I would recommend you use XP x64. Don't worry whatever you choose it will work fine.
It will work on the normal XP Pro but I would recommend you use XP x64. Don't worry whatever you choose it will work fine.
W wtk pro l Daemon Poster Messages 742 Apr 2, 2006 #3 i have a 4400 and i run the 32bit version and its fine. never tried the 64bit though, wouldnt expect it to that much better.
i have a 4400 and i run the 32bit version and its fine. never tried the 64bit though, wouldnt expect it to that much better.
L Lord AnthraX Fully Optimized Messages 2,992 Apr 2, 2006 #4 I heard 64 Bit was full of bugs.... but Yeah 32 bit is fine
T Tyler1989 Fully Optimized Messages 3,339 Apr 2, 2006 #5 Lord AnthraX said: I heard 64 Bit was full of bugs.... but Yeah 32 bit is fine Click to expand... There as been alot of people saying that today. You all here it but no one has tried it and confirmed it for themselfs.... Agh so fustrating. http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85059 Edit: And now the poster below me... Enough to drive anyone insane.
Lord AnthraX said: I heard 64 Bit was full of bugs.... but Yeah 32 bit is fine Click to expand... There as been alot of people saying that today. You all here it but no one has tried it and confirmed it for themselfs.... Agh so fustrating. http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85059 Edit: And now the poster below me... Enough to drive anyone insane.
N NeedAcpu Daemon Poster Messages 738 Apr 2, 2006 #6 I heard that the 64 bit version wouldn't run a lot of aplications. So I'd go with the 32 bit.
macdawg Daemon Poster Messages 813 Apr 2, 2006 #7 XP64 also offers no performance benefit and a lot of hassle, use regular XP for now and get Vista when it comes out.
XP64 also offers no performance benefit and a lot of hassle, use regular XP for now and get Vista when it comes out.
J john3 Banned Messages 2,130 Apr 2, 2006 #8 yeah stick with 32 xp, i think the main problem with 64 xp is the drivers, dunno if they ALL support 64
yeah stick with 32 xp, i think the main problem with 64 xp is the drivers, dunno if they ALL support 64
B bryan64 In Runtime Messages 202 Apr 2, 2006 #9 john3 said: yeah stick with 32 xp, i think the main problem with 64 xp is the drivers, dunno if they ALL support 64 Click to expand... This is correct. Finding 64bit drivers becomes the real hitch. And since there are very few 64bit apps, there will be no performance increase as all the other apps will run 32bit. Stay with 32bit XP, I run XP Home with my FX-60.
john3 said: yeah stick with 32 xp, i think the main problem with 64 xp is the drivers, dunno if they ALL support 64 Click to expand... This is correct. Finding 64bit drivers becomes the real hitch. And since there are very few 64bit apps, there will be no performance increase as all the other apps will run 32bit. Stay with 32bit XP, I run XP Home with my FX-60.
T thebleakness Banned Messages 1,144 Location in the past Apr 2, 2006 #10 Tyler1989 said: There as been alot of people saying that today. You all here it but no one has tried it and confirmed it for themselfs.... Agh so fustrating. http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85059 Edit: And now the poster below me... Enough to drive anyone insane. Click to expand... Blah, 64 bit is crap, buggy to no end. I couldnt shut it down fast enough without it bugging out on me. actually ive never used it before so i cant say anything about it.
Tyler1989 said: There as been alot of people saying that today. You all here it but no one has tried it and confirmed it for themselfs.... Agh so fustrating. http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85059 Edit: And now the poster below me... Enough to drive anyone insane. Click to expand... Blah, 64 bit is crap, buggy to no end. I couldnt shut it down fast enough without it bugging out on me. actually ive never used it before so i cant say anything about it.