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Post Date: 2007-09-06
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    Posted: 06 Sep 2007 at 9:22pm

When I got my DS system I bought a copy of Vista as an extra, and didn't realize at the time that I never specified 64-bit or 32-bit (recieved 32-bit).  I'm pretty unclear on the tangible benefits of going with 64 over 32 bit, and Microsoft does a terrible job of it on their site.  Can anyone explain to me what gains I'd see in gaming/video editing, if any?

Although I did purchase my DS system with 2GB of RAM, I had 2 other XMS2 sticks here, so the system is up to 4GB which I know Vista 64 requires.
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Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit both have the same recommended requirement of 1GB.

32-bit systems can only recognize 4GB of memory. 64-bit can recognize up to ~130GB.

64-bit is faster and uses the memory better then 32-bit. However, 64-bit systems require 64-bit drivers for all your devices or else they won't work.

64-bit definitely for professional video editing.

Make sure all your devices have 64-bit drivers before making the switch.
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Thanks very much for the info!  I'm far from professional video editting (I use Sony Vegas for WoW PvP videos), so it doesn't seem like 64 bit will be a huge deal for me.
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Hey,

Good thread here with tons of info (I keep directing these Vista64 threads here because it's got tons of reports on it):

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=279

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