by NicksFXHouse » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:38 pm
Texture laods are typcially faster in x64.. I fly both x32 and x64.
The OS tends to provide better bandwidth on the CPU/Memory system HOWEVER there can be downfalls to the x64 system, one of which is: does all your software run on x64 and do the devices you run have excellent x64 support?
I do not know if Microsoft still offers the 6 month trial of x64 but if they do, I would try it that way before completely moving to a x64 purchase.
Disk access tends to be better in x64 and there is software such as Adobe Photoshop (pro) which is x64 compliant. Some games have x64 patches and run better in that environment. Your hardware must be up to the job too.
To tell you the truth, with VISTA coming, buying x64 makes little sense especially if you have not had experience with it. There are some software titiles which require special attention to be run in x64 such as 3DMark02, 03, 05. That program will log errors in the Windows log file until you properly install the x64 driver manually which they do not provide correctly.
I would stay with x32 unless you get the trial version of x64 and work with it first so you understand the differences and how to deal with the minor issues that may pop up.
Last edited by NicksFXHouse on Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
