Vista x64 Baby! Woo hooo

[spacesurfer]

I had no idea my system supports x64 bit. I have a Gigabyte ga-p35-ds3l and intel core 2 duo processor. Just installed Vista x64 ultimate and it's fast so far. I'm gonna try to live on Vista now.

Will have trouble with a one legacy hardware - my scanner. Other than that, I think I have found all x64 drivers.

It's time to play!

Edited October 14, 2008 by spacesurfer

[weEvil]

Don`t get so excited. Performance is not that great.

But the user interface makes much more sense, and it has a smoother `feel`from the GPU acceleration.

[spacesurfer]

Hey! Don't dampen my spirits. I think it a little faster than 32-bit and a bit more responsive. Unlike 32-bit, when UAC pops up, it halts the system, 64-bit seems to be a bit snappier with UAC pop ups.

My performance score is 1.0, however, because I'm lacking a good Graphics card. Could use some advice about choosing a good one just for Aero. Here's link to what I'm looking for: http://www.msfn.org/board/Cheapest-Video-C...ero-t86721.html.

Edited October 14, 2008 by spacesurfer

[jeffmckinnon]

Vi sta 64 is cool and i like how you can use the same key for 32 and 64. It's the disks that are different.

[spacesurfer]

Well, you Vista fanboys will love this!

As I mentioned in my OP, I went to the scanner manufacturer website and couldn't find drivers from my old scanner that was originally made before vista arrival.

However, when I ran windows update, it listed my scanner as an update. So I went to device manager and clicked on update driver and let it find drivers online and whadya know! My scanner works.

All of my hardware works great! I'm surprised that I found 64-bit Vista drivers for a scanner built for XP ages ago.

[weEvil]

Hey! Don't dampen my spirits. I think it a little faster than 32-bit and a bit more responsive. Unlike 32-bit, when UAC pops up, it halts the system, 64-bit seems to be a bit snappier with UAC pop ups.

This is not about spirits, about feeling good. I am stating a fact.

I'm not surprised you found drivers for such old hardware. Vista has the most comprehensive hardware support of any OS. Most people complain about this aspect, since they're trying to use it with ancient hardware.

Edited October 22, 2008 by brucevangeorge

[adrian2055]

This may be a really stupid question and if it is I apologize in advance, but I was wondering if there is a way that I can find out if my system supports x64? I just got a newer desktop and It can have up to 4gb of ram and I think I read somewhere on this forum that you only have 3gb of useable memory with x86 even if you have 4gb installed. How do I know if my pc can support x64?

Edited October 25, 2008 by adrian2055

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Run CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Edited October 25, 2008 by Kelsenellenelvian

[adrian2055]

downloaded and ran it, but maybe i'm missing something cause I don't see where i'd find that info. What tab is it on?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

It'll say something like this on the main page.

[adrian2055]

Thanks for pointing that out. I only get MMX, SSe and SSE2 so I guess it's 32-bit only for me.

[spacesurfer]

You need a core2duo processor. they're all new and can run 64-bit. obviously, you also need a mobo that supports these processors.