Vista 32bit vs. Vista 64bit (vs. XP64bit)

Hello,

I think a lot of people will be interested in:
What Windows gives the best performance??
(This is also my question )

I'm currently on Vista Home Premium 32bit but I ordered 4GB so actually i need to upgrade to a 64bit version...

So what do you guys think?
Does Vista x64 REALLY gives more performance than Vista x86?? (On some site's they say yes and on some site's they say no....)

And like Crytek says that the Vista x64 gives 15% more performance than the 32 bit version (Is this really true?)

...

So this is a bit of dilemma, this is what I think:
- XP still gives the best performance of all(but going to XP x64 isn't a good idea, right?)
- Vista x64 is faster than Vista x32 (= gives better performance)

Is this right?
So what do you guys think I should take? (and why )

Thanks

 

For me VIsta 64bit is working nicely, I have not had any major problem with it. Performance wise it is fast.

 

The T7500 is a 64-bit enabled processor. You won't notice performance differences between 64-bit Windows and 32-bit Windows since the only thing that would run in 64-bit is the OS itself. All of your other applications are, more likely than not, 32-bit applications and will run within the 32-bit space of the processor. This means they will continue to perform the same as they did if you had a 32-bit OS.

The advantages to a 64-bit OS outweigh the 32-bit OS obviously, but you're not going to get some magical speed boost switching between the two. It has more to do with how Intel CPUs work.

As long as your computer correctly recognizes the 4096MB of RAM, the total amount will be available to the computer for use. The difference is Vista will do a MUCH better job of using the memory as opposed to XP. Even though Vista won't acurately report your available memory (3582MB), the OS will effectively use it. Vista assigns something like 3GB to the OS and 1GB to misc apps. This is the ideal situation for its caching routine and it is where you would see the most performance increase (2GB would just go 1024MB and 1024MB or 1536MB and 512MB).

The misconceptions that XP is faster than Vista are because you are running old technology (software) on new technology (PC). Windows 95 would be light years faster than XP under this same situation. Vista is built for new technology, plain and simple.

 

Yeah, there is no real performance difference between the 2. 64bit allows you to use 4GB of RAM (which might give you a performance boost itself), and there's a few extra security features. But that's about it.

 

Before moviing to 64 bit make sure you have suitable drivers for everything. Not just the notebook's internal hardware but also anything else you may plug in (eg printers and other USB devices).

John

 

So the best thing I can do is just go for vista x64, i will maybe see a little performance boost (also thanks to the 4GB) but not an insane boost

Ok, thanks

 

The DVD that was with my laptop has 32bit AND 64bit drivers on it, also on the download page of Asus you can get all the 64bit drivers so i don't think that will be a problem

And for other things like a printer: I use a shared printer (that's on a XP computer) and the driver was already available in Windows itself (32bit) so this will also be available in the 64bit version.
And for the rest: I do use an external hard drive and also this driver was already available in windows

 

And what this guy said. No drivers, no cake. x64 could be hell for you. Actually it probably will be the first time through, so make sure you have all your bases covered before taking the plunge.

 

vista 64 found all the drivers for me by it self. but anyway if your like me and use cad for example. autocad has a 64 bit version. on a 64 bit program you will most likley see a speed increase because the program is taking advantage of the 64 bit processor. but normal applications it will pretty much be the same.

 

Vista x64 is also more stable

 

Says who? Proof? Why is it more stable?

 

well i had home premium 32 bit for a few months then switched to ultimate 64 bit. i have to say i had no problems with either stability wise. never had a single bsod, never had any crashes at all. besides the fact that i have 64 bit programs i cant really tell a difference between them