64-bit Processors

Hi all,

About six months ago I purchased a new, top-of-the line HP
Customized
laptop, thinking that it would last me about five years
before I would
have to buy something bigger and better. In it, I have an
Intel Pentium
4 650 HyperThreading processor, running at 3.4 gHz. I am a
Beta tester
with Microsoft, and I heard that Windows Vista is the last
product they
are planning with 32-bit support...they are going to move
all of their
product lines after that to a 64-bit system. My question is:
is my
processor 64-bit? I have been downloading 32-bit software
for my Beta
evaluations and it has all worked fine, but I never really
wondered if
my PC could support 64-bit software. Does anyone know?

Thank you for any help you can provide.


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I heard they were they are offering Vista in 64 bit. if you
bought a pc
with a 64 bit processer
it will work. If its 32 bit it won't , you must know what
you bought ,
or it must have come with a manual or a specification
sheet.At any rate
allot of us me included have fairly new PC's that will soon
be obselete
thats just the way it is bugs me too .



             Robert

             A.K.A

           Geekboy


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I checked on the Intel website, and that said that my
processor
supports 64-bit information...so, I might buy Vista in the
64-bit
version. What are the advantages to 64-bit computing? Is it
faster or
anything? Since they are offering a 32-bit version too, what
would be
the better option?


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I have not decided myself. I'll have to think about it a
while .All the
info ive got says if your a gamer you benefit allot.As for
regular
computing it depends who you ask there are as many Answers 
as there
are questions.I would like to know the answer to that
myself.



Robert

Ontario Canada


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It's a pain in the butt finding 64bit drivers. I had a
friend running
XP 64 and he had some problems with recent games that made
him step
back to XP 32. Exploring 64 bit computing is not for the
faint of hart
using XP. Hopefully Vista will make it easier.

-David
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A Pentium 4 probably isn't 64-bit, but it could be. Try
downloading the
64-bit beta first, that way you aren't throwing money down
the drain
for a final version that you can't use. The advantage of
64-bit
processing is that the processor literally takes data chunks
twice the
size of 32-bit processors. This doesn't necessarily make it
lots
faster, but much more efficient. As far as the choice
between 64- and
32-bit, go with 64-bit. A 64-bit machine is much more
future-proofed
than a 32-bit machine, and you don't need to be a gamer to
get the
benefits. Any 64-bit optimized program will run faster and
more
efficiently than its otherwise identical 32-bit counterpart.
The real
problem so far is that most M$ programs are still 32-bit.
Gamers
benefit more from dual-core and new GPUs than 64-bit
processing,
because few games are 64-bit optimized. I must, however,
recommend AMD
processors when going 64-bit. Just wait a little while,
since AMD is
moving over to Socket AM2, and things are still getting
worked out and
developed.


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Intel.com should fill in the answers to your questions.

Ayon kay Robert:
> Hi all,
>
> About six months ago I purchased a new, top-of-the line
HP Customized
> laptop, thinking that it would last me about five years
before I would
> have to buy something bigger and better. In it, I have
an Intel Pentium
> 4 650 HyperThreading processor, running at 3.4 gHz. I
am a Beta tester
> with Microsoft, and I heard that Windows Vista is the
last product they
> are planning with 32-bit support...they are going to
move all of their
> product lines after that to a 64-bit system. My
question is: is my
> processor 64-bit? I have been downloading 32-bit
software for my Beta
> evaluations and it has all worked fine, but I never
really wondered if
> my PC could support 64-bit software. Does anyone know?
> 
> Thank you for any help you can provide.


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