opinoins 32bit or 64 bit vista

slap ed · 1 Jun 2007 at 14:39

hi there i am about to go vista , which would you go 32 bit or 64 bit ? what are the advantages and disadvantages please.
has 64 bit matured enough yet drivers and compatibilty ?
thx in advance.

something daft already!! · 1 Jun 2007 at 15:46

slap ed said:
hi there i am about to go vista , which would you go 32 bit or 64 bit ? what are the advantages and disadvantages please.
has 64 bit matured enough yet drivers and compatibilty ?
thx in advance.

Loadsa threads about this on this forum, do a search

huppy · 1 Jun 2007 at 16:07

I find 64-bit fine, so long as you're not too nitpicky about the very occasional frame-stutter in games and the even more occasional squeak/pop when playing music.

meghatronic · 1 Jun 2007 at 16:30

I think the rule of thumb is: if you have to ask you only need 32-bit.

Not meaning to be rude.

slap ed · 1 Jun 2007 at 16:33

thx guys. yep read loads still don't know whether to chance 64 bit or not , or wait tilll it has matured more :confused:

Tute · 1 Jun 2007 at 16:36

*sigh*

The only real difference between 32 and 64 bit Vista is that 64 bit is more future proofed.

Programs run the same on both.

Performance is the same on both.

Drivers are the same for both (they're just compiled differently but the code is identical).

ShakenNstirred · 1 Jun 2007 at 17:02

no problems here with 64bit
if there are 32bit drivers for your hardware, then they will also do 64bit driver,as Microsoft make manufacturers do both drivers to get WHQL Certified

Ross1234 · 1 Jun 2007 at 17:04

i would say go for 64bit because i have 32 and want 64 but cant get it because you cant upgrade to it from 32 without re-buying it

Olly · 1 Jun 2007 at 17:50

64-bit ultimate here, all drivers, all my software works, no problems !

bledd · 1 Jun 2007 at 19:57

64bit should be a bit quicker

(and future proof)

JonnyGeee · 1 Jun 2007 at 19:58

64 bit here, on vista ultimate.. works fine, apart form being unable to use sony ericssons phone software, omg they arent releasing a patch until september, vista only came out in like febrauary..!!

PhillyDee · 1 Jun 2007 at 22:44

No point having a 32-bit os with a 64-bit cpu . . . Just go for 64 bit. I find its spot on.

TheVoice · 2 Jun 2007 at 00:27

ShakenNstirred said:
no problems here with 64bit
if there are 32bit drivers for your hardware, then they will also do 64bit driver,as Microsoft make manufacturers do both drivers to get WHQL Certified

It is worth mentioning though that sometimes regular XP drivers will work on hardware for which there is no Vista 32-bit driver (such as wi-fi cards etc), but that driver won't work on 64-bit.

gumbald · 2 Jun 2007 at 00:43

Yeah, the only trouble I've found is for people that haven't released a Vista driver full stop. My first experience was brought short because of Logitech being slow with the G15. Now there's a driver I'm back.

Only thing I'm missing from Vista at the moment is PeerGuardian I think, but that's on the way according to the website