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64bit -- 32bit advice please
I am planning to upgrade my PC in the most economical manner over the next
12 months Starting with a new Motherboard and 64bit Processor. All current loaded software is for 32bit. Will fitting a 64 bit processor affect any of my software or should I stick with fitting a new 32bit/motherboard/processor. Many thanks for your input Glenn |
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64bit -- 32bit advice please
Glenn
Your are on the right track. Get the new motherboard and an Athlon 64 processor. The Athlon 64 contains the entire 32 Bit instruction set as well as the 64 Bit instruction set. Load Windows XP (32 Bit) on your new system and all your 32 bit software. You should have no problems, unless your software is really out of date. Regards John "Glenn" wrote in message ... I am planning to upgrade my PC in the most economical manner over the next 12 months Starting with a new Motherboard and 64bit Processor. All current loaded software is for 32bit. Will fitting a 64 bit processor affect any of my software or should I stick with fitting a new 32bit/motherboard/processor. Many thanks for your input Glenn |
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64bit -- 32bit advice please
"Glenn" wrote...
I am planning to upgrade my PC in the most economical manner over the next 12 months Starting with a new Motherboard and 64bit Processor. All current loaded software is for 32bit. Will fitting a 64 bit processor affect any of my software or should I stick with fitting a new 32bit/motherboard/processor. All the AMD64 processors handle 32-bit and 64-bit software with equal ease. On the Intel side, the Itanium apparently chokes on 32-bit code, but the consumer-grade Pentium 4 processors handle 32-bit code just fine. You will likely find a better priceerformance ratio with AMD. |
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64bit -- 32bit advice please
and all your 32 bit software. You should have no problems, unless your
software is really out of date. The only software I had a problem with was VMware 3. Due to PAE mode being used by Windows for stack execute protection, the older VMware didn't recognise the mode the CPU was in. However an upgrade to VMware 5 got it working again. So far that is the only software I have had trouble running in 32bit WindowsXP on a 64bit processor. Everything else runs perfectly. P.S. If you are planning on a move to 64bit Windows in the future when it becomes better supported by hardware drivers and game software, I would recommend the AMD over Intel. The AMD core runs much faster in 64bit mode than 32bit. Intel however implemented 64bit mode as microcode, which is a bit like software emulation but done inside the chip. This means that current Intel chips run 64bit code slower than 32bit, the exact opposite of AMD. However this may change with the next range of Intel chips based on the Pentium M. |
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64bit -- 32bit advice please
Thankyou to all for you advice/comments
Regards Glenn "Glenn" wrote in message ... I am planning to upgrade my PC in the most economical manner over the next 12 months Starting with a new Motherboard and 64bit Processor. All current loaded software is for 32bit. Will fitting a 64 bit processor affect any of my software or should I stick with fitting a new 32bit/motherboard/processor. Many thanks for your input Glenn |
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