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neowart   09-03-2008 at 08:34:07 PM

I am a student at Texas A&M and I used my student status to obtain a copy of windows XP Pro 64bit edition. I am currently building a new comp and I was wondering if it was worth a damn? If not I will stick with XP Pro for now.

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WillT   09-04-2008 at 12:10:50 AM
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What do you plan on doing with your computer?

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neowart   09-04-2008 at 01:28:00 AM
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gaming.

Comp will be:

duo E8400
still looking for mobo
2 gigs ram (for now)
hd 4850
raptor 10k HD

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Zoron   09-04-2008 at 02:00:25 AM
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If you want to go 64-bit, I'd say go with Vista over XP. If you plan on staying 32-bit, then stick with XP if you already have it. However, if you plan on going with 4GB+ of RAM at some point, then 64-bit will start to make sense.

------------------------------ Desktop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit; Intel Q6600 CPU; E-VGA 780i SLI motherboard; E-VGA E-GeForce 8800GT; OCZ Vista 4GB dual-channel kit; Ultra X2 750W power supply; 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB in RAID 0. Laptop: Acer Aspire 8730-6314;
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WillT   09-04-2008 at 04:42:47 AM
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thats like my build but i have the Q6600

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jakezeimantz   09-04-2008 at 09:58:52 PM
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I just built a new computer, and I am asking myself that same question: XP 32bit or 64bit. I have 4 gigs of memory, which will only be truly utilized in a 64 bit OS. I have seen a lot of complaints about software compatibility. However, most of those reviews are quite old. Has XP 64 bit gotten better? I know that all my hardware is supported in XP 64, so the only question is software compatibility. What do you guys think?

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Zoron   09-05-2008 at 05:48:42 AM
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Depends on the software. If you are going 64-bit though, I would recommend Vista over XP.

------------------------------ Desktop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit; Intel Q6600 CPU; E-VGA 780i SLI motherboard; E-VGA E-GeForce 8800GT; OCZ Vista 4GB dual-channel kit; Ultra X2 750W power supply; 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB in RAID 0. Laptop: Acer Aspire 8730-6314;
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