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  • Liberty
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2004
    • 123
    #1

    64bit Athlon

    wondering if anyone here has one and mainly if its worth getting a 64bit system.

    thanks
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    • MattO
      The O is for Oohhh
      • Feb 2003
      • 10861
      #2
      I just upgraded to the 72bit system it's much better

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        • fuzebox
          making it rain
          • Oct 2003
          • 22353
          #3
          Depends, what do you do?

          The AMD64 has benchmarked faster than the P4 Xeon while in 32-bit emulation mode, it's pretty damn fast.

          I run a 64-bit OS on a dual opteron, and it screams, faster than the quad Xeon I was playing with before. Faster architecture, faster bus, faster memory... You'll notice a huge difference.

          But if you're just surfing the web and checking email, who cares?

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            • Liberty
              Confirmed User
              • Mar 2004
              • 123
              #4
              Originally posted by fuzebox
              Depends, what do you do?

              The AMD64 has benchmarked faster than the P4 Xeon while in 32-bit emulation mode, it's pretty damn fast.

              I run a 64-bit OS on a dual opteron, and it screams, faster than the quad Xeon I was playing with before. Faster architecture, faster bus, faster memory... You'll notice a huge difference.

              But if you're just surfing the web and checking email, who cares?
              Do I need a 64bit version operating system? or will standard windows 2000 work?
              .

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                • doornx
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 2531
                  #5
                  amd "slows" down when your system is idle..great power saver and much less cooler noise
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                    • Arousal Design
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jun 2002
                      • 1358
                      #6
                      pretty useless for a few more years i think. software apps have to catch up.

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                        • fuzebox
                          making it rain
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 22353
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Arousal Design
                          pretty useless for a few more years i think. software apps have to catch up.
                          Uh...

                          It benchmarks faster than the topend P4s while in 32-bit emulation mode, because of all the other benefits of a new architecture. If you're buying a new system anyway, it's a good choice.

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