I was recently mistaken that Windows XP was limited to 2.5gb of RAM (I know now its actually 3.5gb). So I installed Windows XP x64 and then upgraded to 3gb of RAM. I'm having a lot of compatibility issues, various games crash now and then, some crash during install, and some programs won't install at all.
Now that I've found that I went to x64 a bit prematurely, I'm considering going back to 32-bit, if only to get out of all these compatibility problems.
Am I actually gaining any performance from using x64 over 32-bit? The extra RAM has really sped my system up, I'm hesitating in going back to 32-bit only because I'm worried I'll loose some speed. Am I just being silly at this point and should admit that I jumped the gun installing x64?
Now that I've found that I went to x64 a bit prematurely, I'm considering going back to 32-bit, if only to get out of all these compatibility problems.
Am I actually gaining any performance from using x64 over 32-bit? The extra RAM has really sped my system up, I'm hesitating in going back to 32-bit only because I'm worried I'll loose some speed. Am I just being silly at this point and should admit that I jumped the gun installing x64?