Why the need for 64bit? 32bit ought to be enough for anybody.
At Best Buy all Dells are 64 bit. Dell is pushing the 64 when you call saying down the road memory will come in handy. I wish I did not have it.
“Why the need for 64bit? 32bit ought to be enough for anybody.”
32-bit OS’s can only access 4gig of memory total(that includes System + Graphics + BIOS). So you have to go to a 64-bit OS to utilize over 4gig. But for probably 95% out there 32bit is fine.
I have a 2gig rig with a 1 gig graphics card. I just bought 2gig more Corsair 6400 (Just $39 at local Fry’s!!) To utilize that extra memory I am taking the plunge into 64-bit Vista Home Primium. Waiting for the NewEgg.com package to arrive... It’s the “new-install” OEM version as opposed to the upgrade, so I got a new 650Gig HD (just $75 at new egg :). I’ll install 64-bit Vist on the new drive and keep my exiting old C: with XP on it just in case I have a need to go back to it in a hurry.
Regarding someones ‘Vista 64 sucks for gaming’ comment in one of the above posts, the people over at extremeoverclocking.com (all heavy gamers) seem to be of the opinion Vista 64 is the way to go unless you have some old games that won’t run on it... Anyway, I guess that I’ll be seeing for myself as soon as the UPS guy delivers my package :)