Author Topic: 64 bit os (Read 5003 times)

ryan0 · « **on:** February 20, 2010, 05:39:06 PM »

I installed windows xp 64 bit,took me 6 hours of heartache to get my sound,graphics card,MIDI keyboard and other devices working,my soul has been broken......never again.......NEVER AGAIN!!!

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2010, 06:11:34 PM »

Well, yeah. Driver support for 64 bit OS's is terrible.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2010, 06:23:43 PM »

I have Windows 7 64 bit installed in mine, nightmare O_o'

Bhawan · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2010, 07:40:20 PM »

really? i've been running 64 bit since an year without any issues at all. PS: xp 64 bit is the worst thing ever. use windows 7 64 bit if you want a true 64 bit experience because when xp 64 bit came out, 64 bit wasn't much popular/ widely used so very less things will work properly on it.

dedafmonteur · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2010, 04:52:08 AM »

i'm using 64 Bit to and it's pretty neat.
got to love apple's driver support

SN!P3R · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2010, 05:55:27 AM »

Quote from: Bhawan on February 20, 2010, 07:40:20 PM

really? i've been running 64 bit since an year without any issues at all. PS: xp 64 bit is the worst thing ever. use windows 7 64 bit if you want a true 64 bit experience because when xp 64 bit came out, 64 bit wasn't much popular/ widely used so very less things will work properly on it.

I use XP Pro x64 SP2 at school and it runs without a hitch. We have 8.00 GB of RAM installed (really pointless, Inventor needs 3 at most) and the x64 utilizes all of it

robin1989 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2010, 06:45:11 AM »

Quote from: SN!P3R on February 21, 2010, 05:55:27 AM

I use XP Pro x64 SP2 at school and it runs without a hitch. We have 8.00 GB of RAM installed (really pointless, Inventor needs 3 at most) and the x64 utilizes all of it

school probably needs the extra ram for all there monitoring and snooping software

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2010, 07:01:53 AM »

And RAM has nothing to do with what a program wants. You're not going to get 3GB just because Inventor needs 3GB.

Considering the computers aren't going to be i5 or i7 based, they're going to use Dual Channel RAM.
That means all 4 sockets will be using 1GB or 2GB sticks. The school wouldn't be stupid an buy 4GB of RAM, and you can't do 6GB of RAM. At least, not productively.

ryan0 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2010, 10:37:30 AM »

Even with apple os x leopard 64 bit (which I also run),it's still very hard to find software for my devices for 64 bit.Drivers for things like peripherals are fine,but for my music production equipment (mixing desks,keyboard,I/O devices etc.) are still messed up.

Overall I'm going to leave 64 bit alone for a few years until it's been adopted properly.Although I heard with windows 7 64 bit you can use 32 bit drivers in compatability mode 0.o

aquatsr · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2010, 12:36:53 PM »

Plus, when it comes to RAM your program will probably be using a lot of virtual memory rather than all the physical RAM, since some of the physical RAM is allocated to run the OS and associated programs.

jacobia jacob · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2010, 02:34:09 PM »

99% of my drivers work fine in 64 bit windows 7. if ati would just get there crap together it would be perfect. then again i'm not using any crazy music equipment so maybe it would be different for you.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2010, 04:08:27 PM »

Wait. What's wrong with 64 bit ATI drivers?

REv9k · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2010, 07:32:46 PM »

Ya, I'm kinda surprised, I'm not had anything weird happen with my 64bit WIN7 install. Any specific issues?

jacobia jacob · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2010, 01:02:58 AM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on February 21, 2010, 04:08:27 PM

Wait. What's wrong with 64 bit ATI drivers?

The 5000 line cards crash still. supposedly they are working on it. most of the time its fine but every once in a while it has a bad streak where i can barely get in 10 minutes of use without a random vertical lines/black screen crash that requires a hard reset. on a positive note I'm getting pretty good at frequently saving everything

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2010, 09:00:48 AM »

Aw. I'll be using 64 bit and I just bought a 5570...haha

jacobia jacob · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2010, 11:21:36 AM »

maybe you will be one of the lucky few to have a stable system

its worth it for the extra ram options over 32 bit in my opinion.

ryan0 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2010, 03:17:48 PM »

All I can say is if you're using it for music production,make sure all of your hardware has 64 bit drivers,and don't buy m-audio equipment as they don't have any 64 bit drivers (unfrotunately I use mostly m-audio).....I had to switch back to 32 bit because I'm not going to go replacing everything in my studio for the sole purpose of it being compatable with 64 bit.
I am jealous of anyone who has a perfectly working 64 bit system running...but at the moment 64 bit isn't for me.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2010, 04:48:40 PM »

Stick with x86

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:00:53 PM »

Install x86 on a desktop with 12GB and come back to me.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:17:18 PM »

....x86 for people who don't exude money.

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:27:20 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on February 22, 2010, 05:00:53 PM

Install x86 on a desktop with 12GB and come back to me.

i agree, i wanna see their expression.

ryan0 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:58:44 AM »

Quote from: aZiZ1 on February 22, 2010, 05:27:20 PM

i agree, i wanna see their expression.

amen,I'd definitely use 64 bit if my studio hardware was compatible but unfortunately it's not :/

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