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@trickson Actually, they've been around quite a lot longer than that, and they were traditionally used for rather boring and pedestrian tasks from a "gamer" perspective. Think of the world of ever-advancing technology as a sort of Red Queen's race, and things begin to make a little more...

@trickson Settle down. Change doesn't happen simply because Microsoft screams "Paradigm shift!" You need to look at the bigger picture: Over time Windows 7 will vastly supersede XP's market share. It's not quite there yet, but it won't be long before it does. In due course, more games...

@eidairaman1 If you insist... PM sent. I'd prefer not to hijack this thread like trickson said, however. @trickson I have programs and games which I don't want to dustbin, so the ability to run 32-bit apps in a 64-bit OS is important to me, hardly what I'd consider "redundant." Thankfully...

@eidairaman1 No need. I appreciate the offer, however. @Ahhzz No worries, mate. Sorry if I read ya the wrong way. :p

@eidairaman1 Done and done. That's how I found out that MS says my card is supported right out of the box without the need for any additional drivers. Also, no concerns here. My chipsets are AMD. :) I think it's safe to say that I can finally lay this to rest. I'll upgrade to 7...

@Ahhzz And implied insults are supposed to appeal to my logic and reasoning how, exactly? You know, I could bring up the fact that 64-bit operating systems, once the domain of servers, were forced upon the public by Microsoft before they had reached their maturity as a desktop operating...

@eidairaman1 Nothing terribly exotic or archaic. My hardware RAID card (LSI/3Ware 9650SE) is my biggest concern, although Microsoft swears it's supported out of the box in 7. I'd like to take their word for it, but the horror stories of Vista have left me skeptical. Of lesser concern are my...

@cadaveca Fair enough. My concern was that, theoretically, the VRAM would be hoisted to a memory range the OS can't access, therefore rendering it unusuable. I guess I'm overthinking this. @eidairaman1 Oh, I have no doubt that a 64-bit OS is the better solution. Nowadays, there's...

@eidaraman1 Thanks. After reading this am I correct in assuming that, in theory, memory hole remapping would not make one bit of difference and may actually leave one worse off?

Mussels, I happened to find this thread completely by chance while doing my "homework" on the potential of a future Crossfire setup for my PC. Excellent write-up. Very informative. However, what correlation would memory hole remapping have to the specific 32-bit addressing issue being...