saaya
05-28-2005, 09:46 AM
If you are a casual desktop user or gamer, we would recommend sticking with Windows XP Professional (32-bit) for the time being. Migrating to a 64-bit OS at this time will present more headaches and you will not see a huge (if any) performance benefit. In addition, a lot of consumer-level hardware won't have 64-bit drivers and consumer-level software is likely to be more problematic with the 64-bit environment, so it's really not worth the hassle at this time. The situation may change in the coming months, but it looks doubtful.
For high-end workstation and server types, upgrading to XP Professional x64 Edition should definitely be considered. If you have over 2 GB of memory and you have an x64-compatible processor or two, we would say go for it and don't look back. The OS is rock solid stable, driver support for workstation-class hardware is surprisingly good off the bat, and the vast majority of workstation applications ran perfectly fine under this operating system. Considering the price tag between 32-bit XP and XP x64 Edition is nearly identical, we would go for x64 Edition simply for its better memory management alone. In addition, content creation applications for sound and graphics will be the first types of applications which will see patches / releases for native 64-bit operation.
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/print_content.asp?id=xpx64
nice article!
For high-end workstation and server types, upgrading to XP Professional x64 Edition should definitely be considered. If you have over 2 GB of memory and you have an x64-compatible processor or two, we would say go for it and don't look back. The OS is rock solid stable, driver support for workstation-class hardware is surprisingly good off the bat, and the vast majority of workstation applications ran perfectly fine under this operating system. Considering the price tag between 32-bit XP and XP x64 Edition is nearly identical, we would go for x64 Edition simply for its better memory management alone. In addition, content creation applications for sound and graphics will be the first types of applications which will see patches / releases for native 64-bit operation.
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/print_content.asp?id=xpx64
nice article!