This OS is stable and fast, its what Windows XP SHOULD be.

It comes with Internet Exploder 64 bit edition and Service Pack 2 features included (they work well and dont hog memory unlike 32 bit edition) I'll have to try Firefox 64 bit soon.

Now.. I have used previous 64 bit OS's including Windows but this latest is just blazingly fast, stable and runs things smoothly. Now if only I had a few more 64 bit programs that could take advantage of all this.



BTW, for anyone with an AMD64, there is a FREE CD or download link from Microsoft for this. Download Link Just thought someone in here might find this interesting.

 

 

You do more than just browse the web, right?

 

Oh I do, I crunch numbers on it and do various tests



Oh and some heavy duty gaming

 

what games are have a 64 bit compiled version? i mean i like 64bit computing but the software is just not there yet.

 

There are several out now but those are for 64 bit versions of Linux... such as Unreal Tournament 2004.

Far Cry will soon be out with a 64 bit version for Windows.

Hell, 32-bit versions of games run faster in Win64.

 

Been using older builds for a while. I need get RC2 running soon.

Games kick ass on it. Very stable for a beta OS. Half Life 2 runs great on it. The only thing that sucks is nvidia has old 64 bit drivers for it. Hopefully they will update soon.

 

good stuff

 

So this works on Pentium 4 processors even if it doesn't have 64-bit architecture?

 

I wonder how long before 64 bit apps are mainstream.

 

No, only 64 bit processors.

Itaniums and AMD64/Opteron

 

There is jack for 64bit apps. All 32bit apps get EMULATED (translated to 64bit insturctions) though the wow32 software process. Which runs slower than running them in regular 32 bit XP. Drivers are not always up to date and have to be 64 bit, 32 bit drivers do not work on XP64.

Plugins for your 64 bit browers are about non-existant because they have to be 64bit too.

We had a XP64 thread many months ago 5-6 when it came out

64bit apps show a 3-12% speed increase. The biggest advantage of 64bit is for severs, not workstations. Biggest feat a 64bit app does is allocate more than 4GB of ram. So unless you have more than 4GB of ram and 64bit apps, running XP64 is slower and kinda pointless at the moment...

basically you end up running all 32 bit apps emulated in your 64bit O/S... and the major benefits of 64bit memory heap useless... and when you do find the 64bit app it runs slightly faster. Nothing night and day... fun to play with as a dual boot but not practical as your main O/S...

 

Its sometimes faster for me in 64 bit..

Especially noticeable are processor-intensive strategy games

And yes, Its a dual boot system

 

well said dude, this is the same reason why i have not used in on my own machine. there just isn't any software that takes adavantage of the new 64bit instructions or larger memory allocations. servers benefit from 64bit OS right away because some server side apps require huge loads of memory and 4GB sometimes is just not enough. any 32bit application being emulated on a 64bit is going to run a little slower, it's just the nature of it. if you think its going faster its probably the placebo effect on top of the fact you have a brand new "clean" OS. anytime you hose windows and reinstall it fresh things seem to run fast. i would stick to the regular 32bit version for now until the software picks up and you see some real support for it.

 

Well I DO have software for it from the Navy, its been written specifically for 64 bit Windows systems.

I'm well aware of the "placebo" effect, I was skeptical myself at first but I've done some "real world" tests running several of my processor intensive programs (mostly strategy games) and even SETI @ home works about 10% faster.

For what its worth I've been building my own machines since the early 1990's so I'm kinda surprised at this, pleasantly surprised as I didnt want to switch over to Linux.

 

Is this the official OS, or is it still in beta? Also are there any bugs? I need my PC, and dont want to be trouble shootin all day if stuff goes wrong

 

The Tiger is weak in this thread.

 

Its Release Candidate 2, so its very very close to the final product. No bugs for me, its quite stable.

 

I've been using Pentium all my life. Is AMD worth a look?

 

Been sittin on my desk for months, like all new releases I let you guys battle out the bugs.

 

AMD is definately worth the look. I know a AMD only shop and they have no complaints about anything.

 

Its stable because there is no 64bit version of Outlook yet

 

I dont use that junk anyway

 

AMD offers more bang for you buck processing power wise. An equivalent Pentium processor will cost more than its AMD adversary. it's also the overclockers processor or choice. it is very easy to unlock the chip(if not already unlocked from factory). only downside is it runs pretty hot, so good cooling is a must.

 

Yeah most AMD's run hot, except for the AMD64. Mine is running at 87 F right now.

 

Nothing a half decent fan can't keep under control. Buying a good fan for you proc is like buying a good radiator for your motor.

 

I have a good system. Keeps it cool. But the AMD64 chips DO run about 30 to 40 degrees cooler than say an Athlon XP.

 

what's the difference between RC2 and RC2 Checked Build?

 

Good question. I used to know the answer.

Might want to check the WinInformant webpage or maybe www.neowin.net