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XP and amd 64bit cpu
Name: gloog Date: January 7, 2007 at 04:12:43 Pacific OS: XP pro CPU/Ram: 64bit dual core Product: AMD Athlon
Comment:
I have just upgraded to an amd athlon am2 64bit dual core cpu and appropriate mobo. My query is simple enough, do I need 64bit OS ie: xp64 or can I trundle on as is...?
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: January 7, 2007 at 07:41:39 Pacific
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Trundle on as is.
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Response Number 3
Name: Diamond Jim Date: January 7, 2007 at 12:41:14 Pacific
Reply:
Unless you are going to do something like real time 3D modeling, you don't need XP x64.
That will change in the future with new applications and games etc. but that is a ways off. Even then you will want a dual-boot system as XP-x64 will not run some older programs that have been carried forward from Win3.1 and early Win95 without being re-written.
Diamond Jim
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Response Number 4
Name: gloog Date: January 8, 2007 at 01:19:07 Pacific
Reply:
Excellent!
Thanks for all the prompt replies. Didn't think I'd have to change for exactly the reasons you all gave but wasn't sure!!! Thanks again.
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