A couple of simple questions

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:05 PM

Hello guys.
I would like to know what you think about my predicament.

I have 6GB of Transcend aXeRam DDR2-1066.
Anyone have any thoughts on the ram? I quite like it but I have not heard the opinions of others.

I have a 32 bit OS. Windows XP Home SP3.
Now if I were to upgrade to 64 bit, what disadvantages would I face?
I have heard that 64 bit XP recognizes more than 6GB.
I really want to use my ram to it's full potential.

Any thoughts?

psyko12 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:11 PM

Well most or almost all of the x64 os's recognize more than 6gb of ram, well if you can run them in dual channel thats great altho I think it would stress the mobo for having four slots full (Correct me guys if I'm wrong).

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:13 PM

I have a very nice board.
Surely I can run all four slots.

psyko12 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:14 PM

Well then yes put x64 os there and unlock the 6gb goodness...

inf3rno · Mar 17, 2009, 05:15 PM

Stress would be sure on the whole system. Try the all 6 GB of ram with 64 bit operating system or make combination of 1 gb and 2gb= 3gb

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:17 PM

What do you mean?

psyko12 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:18 PM

He was saying that if you want to keep the 32 bit os stick with the 3gb config cause 32bit os (eg. xp) can only address 3.+gb of ram, well I'd personally suggest put an x64 os there and utilize all ram.

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:26 PM

Will do. What disadvantages are there to using x64?

psyko12 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:28 PM

Based on my personal usage from win xp x64 to vista ulti x64, really it's similar to 32 bit xp and the like. So far haven't run into serious issues. Most issues were my fault

x64 support has matured in its time.

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:31 PM

Thanks. So XP 64? I do not like Vista at all.

psyko12 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:34 PM

Well tbh, give vista a try, for me it has been quite a ride and its better in doing some stuffs. But meh it all comes to user preference.. Well lets see what others will suggest.

Morrison5891 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:35 PM

If you have more then 3GB of ram, yes... upgrade to a 64-bit OS

I'm running a Vista box with 8GB of ram and I disabled the pagefile, and let me tell you... The performance gain from that is AWESOME! My games, apps, web pages, etc load INSTANTLY!

Of course, I did many other tweaks software and hardware to get this performance, but its worth it!!

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:38 PM

Well I have seen Vista and I could get any Vista for free but it is so much slower.
Also I do quite a lot of scripting with mIRC and that program is not compatible with Vista.
I think I will get XP x64.

Morrison5891 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Sakko

Thanks. So XP 64? I do not like Vista at all.

If you give vista some time, I know you would like it. And with a decent setup, its awesome! We are creatures of habit, so when something new comes along we don't like to change. If you give Vista 64-bit some time and cut out a lot of the crap that comes with it... its a great OS

I go back and forth with other computer techs and IT people all the time, i've turned many people onto vista and now they love it! With the right system, it works great!

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:50 PM

Well I could give it a try, I know how to activate it without a serial. Is it worth giving it a try?

psyko12 · Mar 17, 2009, 05:54 PM

Indeed it's worth trying you'll love it for it's features, Vista was just given a bad start and got bad mouthed but infact it's quite good, don't forget to patch up to Service Pack 1.

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 05:56 PM

Do I have to purchase SP1?

sneekypeet · Mar 17, 2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Sakko

Do I have to purchase SP1?

Windows updates will put it in, no need to buy it.

Morrison5891 · Mar 17, 2009, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Sakko

Thanks. So XP 64? I do not like Vista at all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by psyko12

Indeed it's worth trying you'll love it for it's features, Vista was just given a bad start and got bad mouthed but infact it's quite good, don't forget to patch up to Service Pack 1.

I agree... yea, ok... so vista did have a few bugs, but a lot of that has been fixed and is very stable. I think Vista got a bad rap mainly because of the mass manufactured computer companies like dell, HP, Acer, etc... They were shipping out PCs with 256 ram, 1.8Ghz cpus, very crappy setup for vista. With the right system, vista is great!

Matt Sakko · Mar 17, 2009, 06:19 PM

Well I will give it a try.

Mar 17, 2009, 05:05 PM	#1
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	A couple of simple questions Hello guys. I would like to know what you think about my predicament. I have 6GB of Transcend aXeRam DDR2-1066. Anyone have any thoughts on the ram? I quite like it but I have not heard the opinions of others. I have a 32 bit OS. Windows XP Home SP3. Now if I were to upgrade to 64 bit, what disadvantages would I face? I have heard that 64 bit XP recognizes more than 6GB. I really want to use my ram to it's full potential. Any thoughts? __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

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Mar 17, 2009, 05:11 PM	#2
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Well most or almost all of the x64 os's recognize more than 6gb of ram, well if you can run them in dual channel thats great altho I think it would stress the mobo for having four slots full (Correct me guys if I'm wrong). __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

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Mar 17, 2009, 05:13 PM	#3
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	I have a very nice board. Surely I can run all four slots. __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

Mar 17, 2009, 05:14 PM	#4
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Well then yes put x64 os there and unlock the 6gb goodness... __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

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Mar 17, 2009, 05:17 PM	#6
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	What do you mean? __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

Mar 17, 2009, 05:18 PM	#7
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	He was saying that if you want to keep the 32 bit os stick with the 3gb config cause 32bit os (eg. xp) can only address 3.+gb of ram, well I'd personally suggest put an x64 os there and utilize all ram. __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

Mar 17, 2009, 05:26 PM	#8
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Will do. What disadvantages are there to using x64? __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

Mar 17, 2009, 05:28 PM	#9
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Based on my personal usage from win xp x64 to vista ulti x64, really it's similar to 32 bit xp and the like. So far haven't run into serious issues. Most issues were my fault x64 support has matured in its time. __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

Mar 17, 2009, 05:31 PM	#10
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Thanks. So XP 64? I do not like Vista at all. __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

Mar 17, 2009, 05:34 PM	#11
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Well tbh, give vista a try, for me it has been quite a ride and its better in doing some stuffs. But meh it all comes to user preference.. Well lets see what others will suggest. __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

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Mar 17, 2009, 05:38 PM	#13
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Well I have seen Vista and I could get any Vista for free but it is so much slower. Also I do quite a lot of scripting with mIRC and that program is not compatible with Vista. I think I will get XP x64. __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

Mar 17, 2009, 05:50 PM	#15
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Well I could give it a try, I know how to activate it without a serial. Is it worth giving it a try? __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

Mar 17, 2009, 05:54 PM	#16
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Indeed it's worth trying you'll love it for it's features, Vista was just given a bad start and got bad mouthed but infact it's quite good, don't forget to patch up to Service Pack 1. __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

Mar 17, 2009, 05:56 PM	#17
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Do I have to purchase SP1? __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

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Mar 17, 2009, 06:19 PM	#20
Matt Sakko Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: J-Bay, South Africa Posts: 147 (0.10/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Well I will give it a try. __________________ After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and, believe whatever you want to believe.You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes! “nah, NV will come back with a bigger stick to beat up ATI.” -suraswami

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