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8 core?
azngosu:
omg ! my 1 core feells so lonely with all this 2 core .. 4 core and now OMG 8 CORE .. =[
Synbios:
--- Quote from: Quantum on May 01, 2007, 10:17:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: TheNightWatchman on May 01, 2007, 09:01:52 pm ---...I have no idea what the relation is between the bit of the OS and the amount of RAM it can handle.
Besides standard Vista is a 32 bit OS isn't it?
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If it's a 32bit OS that means it can only make 2^32 address in the ram, which is the same as 4GBs.
If it's a 64bit OS you can make 2^64 address in the ram, which is the same as 17'179'869'184GBs (though in practise due to both hardware and software constraints this is a lot lower, but will increase over time).
Vista 32bit OS can not have more than 4GBs of ram, just as a 32bit CPU can not have more than 4GBs or ram, thus the push in to 64bits.
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Although 32-bit OS'es should in theory support 4 GB of ram, if you've ever installed 4 Gigs to 32-bit windows XP pro you'll find that only 3 gigs will be useable.
Other 32-bit OSes such as Windows 2003 Servers, and Vista 32-bit can use all 4 gigs though.
Right now the 975X chipset by intel only supports up to 8 Gigs. But the limitation for 64-bit, as quantum has mentioned, is basically infinite for what we have now.
TheNightWatchman:
yes I use 2.5GB with XP and don't really see any point of increasing that.
Interesting to see that 64 bit makes the RAM more available... i really don't want to shift to vista :(
Quantum:
--- Quote from: TheNightWatchman on May 08, 2007, 09:25:03 pm ---yes I use 2.5GB with XP and don't really see any point of increasing that.
Interesting to see that 64 bit makes the RAM more available... i really don't want to shift to vista :(
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I've been using XP x64 on my computer for some time now. I use programs like mathematica which take advantage of 64 bits. Planning to upgrade my computer towards the end of the year (will probabily be look at 4GBs of RAM), unless Vista SP1 has come out at that point and I feel enough programs have migrated, I think I'll stick with my current OS.
XP x64 was a pain for drives and stuff to start off with, but it's pretty easy to use now. You have to be a bit more conisderate when buying stuff (especially webcams and worth checking out printers as well), but all in all for my uses it coverts everything I need.
Synbios:
As time goes on more and more things will become 64bit and multithreaded. The technology we have now is not even close to it's full potential.
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