Anybody notice NewEgg added many 64bit CPU's?

[joeeye]

I see NewEgg just listed a whole bunch of new CPU's that are only 64 bit. When did 64 bit become accepted? I was under the assumption 64 bit was not ready yet because the bugs with in it were yet to be ironed out not making it the way to go.

What did I miss? or was it 64 bit was okay under typical use and the critics were just being too hard on 64 bit?

[Zefram]

All CPU's are 64-bit now. And do note that they are capable of both 32 & 64-bit.

And under most situation the CPU will be running 32-bit and in 32-bit O/S environment. 64-bit only benefit if you have more than 4GB of RAM, otherwise there wont be much incentive to move onto 64-bit O/S ;)

[omga14]

64bit programs have been around and running just fine in business environments and scientific labs for quite a while now. 64bit software for the common consumer has just come around slowly and still needs much work since about a year ago. regular consumer 64bit cpu's have been around for something like 5 years now since the introduction of AMD's K8 architecture with the Clawhammer:D

[joeeye]

Thanks everybody for being very helpful explaining 64 & 32 bit, so I hope I don't ask too many stupid questions?

I need to keep reading up about 32 & 64 bit, but so far it seems like I keep finding the same information about it, or I'll find a page thats over my head... lol... so thats why I keep asking.

If I build a system with a 64 bit Windows OS software will it only read in 64 bit? or does it default back and forth to 32 & 64 bit depanding on the application?

I hear CPU's handle both 32 & 64, but I believe it depends on what OS thats loaded on the PC?

[Procyon]

if the app is 32 bit, the os will the flip to 32 bit mode automatically. it'll be seamless for you.

[joeeye]

In case you have not read any comments yet on people who went 64 bit I posted two different posts below I found interesting that someone is going thru now with bad luck. Not sure if their software is very old or not???

Then there were a lot of reviews that was working fine for people, so not sure what the deal is with the bad luck people....

This is what I don't want to happen to me....


64 BIT Windows XP Pro OS is NOT COMPATIBLE with Symantec 2007 Antivirus or McAfee Viris Scan 2004. I was going to try other versions of antivirus software, but I Read MS support pages only to find this is a typical issue for all virus detection software currently with no solution. WOW..! I guess XP Pro 64 BIT is totally useless to me now. I Paid $$, have assembled hardware, & now still waiting for a solution. I told MS that product was DEFECTIVE in my opinion. Adequate support NOT provided by Symantec & responsibility NOT taken by Microsoft to achieve compatibility. Had to contact Microsoft directly to try to exchange for non 64 bit version. Very frustrated with level of response from Newegg & also Microsoft. Still waiting for a real response from Newegg..! Tired of reading automated replies...


Another one:

I have installed many versions of Windows, but I am now realizing that there are too many OS systems out there to be supported by most hardware manufacturers. After installing this 64 bit system, I tried installing my utility and apps for my various devices. Sony Handycam is now uncompatible, digital camera software is toast, Palm Treo is not compatible, and I am sure the list will go on as I attempt to install more. I read that 32 bit programs could run in this system, but that is just irresponsible marketing. It depends on the program.

Other Thoughts: Check with your hardware suppliers before upgrading to this OS to see if they have compatible drivers. If they dont, make the decision to by an alternate compatible hardware device, or stick with supported OS systems like Vista or XP 32 bit. Maybe create a seperate partition and dual boot with Partition Magic and Boot Magic software. You need your old OS and this one, the cost will be a downer, but you will be able to use your computer with your devices again...

[omga14]

the deal with that was probably prior to the release of patches for these applications to run in a 64bit environment. mind you they still may not be true 64bit as it takes more than a simple patch to get a 32bit application to run as a 64bit application.

many software companies didn't come out with new apps that ran 64bit natively for 2 reasons. they weren't sure about XP 64 and the amount of people that were going to use it and they were building up for the Vista release.

[joeeye]

I'm not one who goes out and buys software for any reason, I use my pc for emailing, surf the web and keeping photos, movies, ebaying, and not much more out side of this, so I should be okay with 64 bit, unless there are web sites that are not 64 bit friendly yet?

but I do need to check with grisoft if they have free anti virus for 64 bit.