64 or 32 bit?

[Christopher]

By April or May next year i will have enough saved up to buy all the
bits and bobs for my next PC.

Is it worth me going for a 64 bit cpu and associated motherboard, or
stick with a 32 bit system?

I will want my new PC for games for entertainment, and I also intend
to learn 3D Studio Max for eventually doing 3D animation.


Christopher
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Kites rise highest against
the wind - not with it."
Winston Churchill

 

[Lefty]

By April or May next year i will have enough saved up to buy all the
bits and bobs for my next PC.

Is it worth me going for a 64 bit cpu and associated motherboard, or
stick with a 32 bit system?

i think 64bit systems will look real good by then. i think right now the
sweet spot for price performance is 32bit at around 2500mhz, but that always
changes ;-).

 

[)-()-(]

By April or May next year i will have enough saved up to buy all the
bits and bobs for my next PC.

Is it worth me going for a 64 bit cpu and associated motherboard, or
stick with a 32 bit system?

I will want my new PC for games for entertainment, and I also intend
to learn 3D Studio Max for eventually doing 3D animation.

Christopher

FWIW

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon64-fx51_17.html

 

[Christopher]

FWIW

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon64-fx51_17.html

Bloody hell, what a shock. :-o




Christopher
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Kites rise highest against
the wind - not with it."
Winston Churchill

 

[Phisherman]

By April or May next year i will have enough saved up to buy all the
bits and bobs for my next PC.

Is it worth me going for a 64 bit cpu and associated motherboard, or
stick with a 32 bit system?

I will want my new PC for games for entertainment, and I also intend
to learn 3D Studio Max for eventually doing 3D animation.


Christopher

The 64-bit systems will be blazing fast, but software is not there
yet.

 

[Christopher]

The 64-bit systems will be blazing fast, but software is not there
yet.

Is software slow to come on to the market, or does it come in a rush
once the hardware is available? i.e. Windows XP for 64bit cpus is
available in beta form now, and Linux already has a full version
available, plus games like Halflife 2 and Doom 3 will be using
Hyper-Threading which 64 bit systems will probably use better then 32
bit systems?



Christopher
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Kites rise highest against
the wind - not with it."
Winston Churchill

 

[KW_UK]

I cant wait til adobe or avid or someone writes a 64bit version of their
software!

I currently run adobe premiere pro on a dual amd set up and it is
ridiculously fast compared to single cpu systems I have used it on in the
past, I generally do a major pc upgrade (new pc build) every 24 months, so
12 months time when I suspect the software will support 64 bit, you can
guarantee I'll build one!!

just thought you would all be dying to hear that!!!

 

[Christopher]

I cant wait til adobe or avid or someone writes a 64bit version of their
software!

I currently run adobe premiere pro on a dual amd set up and it is
ridiculously fast compared to single cpu systems I have used it on in the
past, I generally do a major pc upgrade (new pc build) every 24 months, so
12 months time when I suspect the software will support 64 bit, you can
guarantee I'll build one!!

just thought you would all be dying to hear that!!!

You'll forgive us if our replys are not in green pixels. :->


Christopher
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Kites rise highest against
the wind - not with it."
Winston Churchill

 

[MikeW]

As someone posted up the thread, a 64 bit processor doesn't buy you
much running 32 bit software. When a 64 bit OS is available, or at
least imminent, then I would buy a 64 bit processor. This is not yet
the case (at least for home PC use).

 

[Christopher]

As someone posted up the thread, a 64 bit processor doesn't buy you
much running 32 bit software. When a 64 bit OS is available, or at
least imminent, then I would buy a 64 bit processor. This is not yet
the case (at least for home PC use).

Yeah I guessed as much after reading the review on that url I was
sent. Ah well I guess I'll be getting the XP 3200 400mhz Barton I was
going to originally get after all, with a bit of luck the price will
have come right down by April-May. Pity AMD couldn't have released
the 64 bit cpu a year or so ago. :-(

Christopher
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Kites rise highest against
the wind - not with it."
Winston Churchill

 

[Ancra]

Yeah I guessed as much after reading the review on that url I was
sent. Ah well I guess I'll be getting the XP 3200 400mhz Barton I was
going to originally get after all, with a bit of luck the price will
have come right down by April-May. Pity AMD couldn't have released
the 64 bit cpu a year or so ago. :-(

Meanwhile, just figure the K8s as highend 32-bit cpus. They're still
good value. Lots of 32-bit muscle for $200-$400.

I haven't seen any benchmark for the $219 Athlon64 3000 yet, but
judging by $404 Athlon64 3200 and $317 AthlonXP 3200 comparisions on
32-bit, I'm not so sure highend 32-bit-only cpus makes much sense.


ancra