Windows XP Pro w/SP2 or XP 64 bit

[Guest]

I am currently building a system using the AMD 64 X2 3800+ and MSI
Neo2-F with 4 WD 250Gb Sata Raid drives. Would it be best to load
Windows XP 32 bit with sp2 or XP 64 bit as the os?

Gordon Parmelee III

 

[Gojira]

Go with the XP32bit,XP 64 has too many problems with driver support.Better
to wait for Windows Vista to be released for a 64 bit OS.

 

[Guest]

Alright then, guess a fresh install of my current XP Pro w/ sp2 will
be in order then. Least I have all the latest drivers for my vid card
and accessories saved to an external 1394 drive.

 

[Bill]

Alright then, guess a fresh install of my current XP Pro w/ sp2 will

That's the route I've had to go as well. I have x64 and it runs great.
It's very stable, runs everything just fine, but driver support has been
spotty. Some companies are great, others slow to respond. I'm guessing
they're waiting for Vista.

I formatted and installed XP with SP2 again after I did a bunch of
performance tests, and x64 isn't any faster with most of my programs.
Only the few that took advantage of 64-bit addressing had any kind of
performance boost, and it was very mild anyway - a few percent at best.

The 32-bit version of Windows performs just as good, and has much more
mature driver support.

be in order then. Least I have all the latest drivers for my vid card
and accessories saved to an external 1394 drive.

You should be backing up from time to time anyway.

 

[dark_ryan]

I am currently building a system using the AMD 64 X2 3800+ and MSI
Neo2-F with 4 WD 250Gb Sata Raid drives. Would it be best to load
Windows XP 32 bit with sp2 or XP 64 bit as the os?

Gordon Parmelee III

I would go with XP 32 bit because almost all software is written for it. I
think you can get a XP 64 copy for free as long as you have XP 32. I would
check Microsoft's Website, to see if they still offer this.