i know this is a noob question but i thought id just check that games run in 64 bit. i know the point is higher preformance for games (among other things) but many programs have compatibilty problems in 64 bit and a freind cant get some games to work. do only new games work? thanks.
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Most games should work. I've not had any problems with games. You can always try the Compatibility option with game exes if you have any problems. 
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If in doubt stick them in a VM, then they will work.
'Higher performance' is debateable.
WoW, for example, runs exactly the same today (I installed Vista 64 this morning) as it did yesterday (on 32-bit).
I've not tried any other games as of yet but if im honest, from what I've read, with the exception of the benefit of having more useable RAM I don't think you're going to see a lot of gain in Vista x64 over x86 unless you're running programs specifically designed for that environment- I don't know of any games coded like this as of yet.
General operation of Windows actually seems slightly sluggish and laggy/jumpy in the 64-bit version, BUT I'm putting this down to a couple of out of date drivers on the Asus website which I've just replaced with the current ones straight from Intel & JMicron- hopefully this will fix the problem, I wasn't expecting to jump a full gig of useable RAM and see a performance drop so I'll give it a week and hope it just needs settling in- watch this space
WoW, for example, runs exactly the same today (I installed Vista 64 this morning) as it did yesterday (on 32-bit).
I've not tried any other games as of yet but if im honest, from what I've read, with the exception of the benefit of having more useable RAM I don't think you're going to see a lot of gain in Vista x64 over x86 unless you're running programs specifically designed for that environment- I don't know of any games coded like this as of yet.
General operation of Windows actually seems slightly sluggish and laggy/jumpy in the 64-bit version, BUT I'm putting this down to a couple of out of date drivers on the Asus website which I've just replaced with the current ones straight from Intel & JMicron- hopefully this will fix the problem, I wasn't expecting to jump a full gig of useable RAM and see a performance drop so I'll give it a week and hope it just needs settling in- watch this space