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64-bit rawks!! But one question...

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I got XP Pro x64 now, and the whole operating system is faster. But will my 32-bit programs be any faster at all? I don't use much that comes in 64-bit flavor other than the OS and drivers.
 
Why? No, it's not faster. You don't use 64-bit apps. do you? Your system doesn't seem to need a 64bit os? So, why are you using a 64 bit os?
 
Get 2 more gigs of RAM, then the xp pro x64 will be a justifiable upgrade from your previous OS
 
It can help

Running 32-bit programs on a 64-bit OS can be slightly faster. The reason behind this is there are a few places in the actual binary code of programs where a 64-bit OS can direct the computer to execute 2 32-bit instructions side-by-side. But, it is not a large improvement. The other way it can be faster is it is able to address more than 3 gigs of RAM, but you won't see that improvement unless you are running A) >3 gigs of RAM and B) a lot or really memory-intensive programs.
Hopefully that should give you a little information.
 
hat said:
I got XP Pro x64 now, and the whole operating system is faster. But will my 32-bit programs be any faster at all? I don't use much that comes in 64-bit flavor other than the OS and drivers.
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depends, photoshop and premiere has 64-bit support so it switches to 64-bit mode when you use them, 32-bit software will work just like in 32-bit xp, there might be some programs that has old 16bit code in them

there is no performace hit running 32-bit software between running them using WOW64 on XP 64-bit or in 32-bit XP
 
basblplayr said:
Running 32-bit programs on a 64-bit OS can be slightly faster. The reason behind this is there are a few places in the actual binary code of programs where a 64-bit OS can direct the computer to execute 2 32-bit instructions side-by-side. But, it is not a large improvement. The other way it can be faster is it is able to address more than 3 gigs of RAM, but you won't see that improvement unless you are running A) >3 gigs of RAM and B) a lot or really memory-intensive programs.
Hopefully that should give you a little information.
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Yeah photoshop runs extremely well in x64
 
erocker said:
Why? No, it's not faster. You don't use 64-bit apps. do you? Your system doesn't seem to need a 64bit os? So, why are you using a 64 bit os?
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It was "free".
Thanks for the answers though. I don't really even need <2 ram, I don't even use this much... I won't be getting new ram anytime soon.
 
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