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Offline Dwg115

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Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« on: June 30, 2007, 02:47:38 PM »
which version of vista is better for gaming the 32bit or the 64bit?  I know the 64 bit can use over 3gig of memory whereas 32 can't.  but is there a performance hit because of drivers with that version?
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2007, 02:54:35 PM »
I'm not sure of a performance hit. I'm using Vista ultimate 32. I didn't install 64 because there weren't enough drivers for it. But I seem to be a fluke with vista. I'm getting better performance in Vista(well except for GRAW) than I did on XP. Everyone else I talked to says their games run better on XP. *shrug* I wouldn't suspect much of a difference between the two, but don't know for sure.
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2007, 05:07:32 PM »
It could also depend if you bought a copy from a retailer or if you have a bootleg copy. I don't know really, I haven't tried any of my games on Vista, just letting it sit there and not do anything eats half the memory.
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2007, 05:45:06 PM »
Might I reiterate that you have no idea what you're talking about?

This "eating" of your memory is the SuperFetch service at work. Read something and learn: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/31/windows-vista-superfetch-and-readyboostanalyzed/page2.html#superfetch_the_uumlbercache
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2007, 01:20:04 PM »
Quote from: sully on July 02, 2007, 05:45:06 PM
Might I reiterate that you have no idea what you're talking about?

This "eating" of your memory is the SuperFetch service at work. Read something and learn: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/31/windows-vista-superfetch-and-readyboostanalyzed/page2.html#superfetch_the_uumlbercache

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I have noticed that GRAW runs like crap on Vista (Ultimate at least).  Most of my other games seem to run about the same if not a few issues of hitching here and there, but that is probably that Pre-fetch, or other unecessary services I run whilst gaming.
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2007, 01:53:10 PM »
Agent found something that might help you out with GRAW performance on Vista.

Take a look:
http://www.fites.net/forums/index.php?topic=3094.msg25764#msg25764
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2007, 02:47:23 PM »
Ah ha! My archiving habit proves worthy!
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2007, 02:55:13 PM »
I saw that post after I read this one.  I'll DL it and give 'er a go.
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2007, 11:15:47 PM »
Let me know if that fix worked for you. I'm curious to see how broad of a fix it is.
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Re: Vista Ult 32bit vs. 64bit
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2007, 11:02:24 AM »
Well, I really didn't notice too much of a difference.  Although I wasn't getting 5fps either.  When I had XP it was between 40-50 average fps with all settings between medium and high.  Under Vista I was getting 30-35 fps tops.  It is playable, just not as good as under XP.
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