XP64 1218 any good?

Tr1cK · 01-13-05, 08:53 PM

Just downloaded it from Microsoft and want to give it a whirl, but is it worth it? It shouldnt be too long before its released so I figure it should be pretty safe.

intercede007 · 01-14-05, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tr1cK

Just downloaded it from Microsoft and want to give it a whirl, but is it worth it? It shouldnt be too long before its released so I figure it should be pretty safe.

Never had a problem with it myself. Rock solid.

Serial_Killer · 01-18-05, 10:38 PM

I like it alot, the only problem I am having is getting my realtek ethernet driver working, audio (AC 97) and sata/raid (which I don't need)

Serial_Killer · 01-19-05, 07:44 AM

Well I fixed my problems by downloading the beta 64bit nforce drivers released by nvidia.
Windows 64bit is very similar to 32bit, both interface (sif they'd upgrade the interface when big ol' longhorn is coming) and performance wise (32bit apps inclusive)

32bit benchmarking works just as well as on a 32bit platform. the WOW64 emulator was written *really* well, especially in compairson to microsoft's POS 16bit emulation (which I decided to stop programming in pascal because of).

Also 64bit has alot of potential. With games developers creating 64bit versions of their games, such as farcry, upgrading can be very useful for an increase in cpu performance in such games.

Overall, I'm very happy with how easy it was to install and use, get similar performance in 32 apps in the wow64, get increased performance in 64bit apps (which is a given since you couldn't run them in x64's predecessor), and most importantly that such a system is free to download

01-13-05, 08:53 PM	#1
Tr1cK not coming back Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,872	XP64 1218 any good? Just downloaded it from Microsoft and want to give it a whirl, but is it worth it? It shouldnt be too long before its released so I figure it should be pretty safe.

01-18-05, 10:38 PM	#3
Serial_Killer Kensai Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 81	Re: XP64 1218 any good? I like it alot, the only problem I am having is getting my realtek ethernet driver working, audio (AC 97) and sata/raid (which I don't need) __________________ AMD athlon 64bit 3000+ (NewCastle) @2.08Ghz, 1024MB ddr pc3200 (Generic) @208mhz, 256MB HIS Excalibur X800 pro IceQ2 (ohhhhh baby @ 519mhz core/510mhz ram), Gigabyte K8NS, 80GB hdd Samsung 7200rpm + 160 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 8mb buffer + 400 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA ... END TRANSMISSION

01-19-05, 07:44 AM	#4
Serial_Killer Kensai Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 81	Re: XP64 1218 any good? Well I fixed my problems by downloading the beta 64bit nforce drivers released by nvidia. Windows 64bit is very similar to 32bit, both interface (sif they'd upgrade the interface when big ol' longhorn is coming) and performance wise (32bit apps inclusive) 32bit benchmarking works just as well as on a 32bit platform. the WOW64 emulator was written really well, especially in compairson to microsoft's POS 16bit emulation (which I decided to stop programming in pascal because of). Also 64bit has alot of potential. With games developers creating 64bit versions of their games, such as farcry, upgrading can be very useful for an increase in cpu performance in such games. Overall, I'm very happy with how easy it was to install and use, get similar performance in 32 apps in the wow64, get increased performance in 64bit apps (which is a given since you couldn't run them in x64's predecessor), and most importantly that such a system is free to download __________________ AMD athlon 64bit 3000+ (NewCastle) @2.08Ghz, 1024MB ddr pc3200 (Generic) @208mhz, 256MB HIS Excalibur X800 pro IceQ2 (ohhhhh baby @ 519mhz core/510mhz ram), Gigabyte K8NS, 80GB hdd Samsung 7200rpm + 160 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 8mb buffer + 400 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA ... END TRANSMISSION

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