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Right now I'm running Windows XP Pro 32bit, and I'm very satisfied with it. However, is this really the best OS to really benchmark my system, or should I try a 64 bit OS like XP64 or Vista64 to utilize all my sexy RAM? I've read several mixed reviews online about both 64bit OS's, and most people claim that I should stick with vanilla XP Pro 32. Any thoughts?

[Edited on November 17, 2008 at 4:44 PM. Reason : -]

11/17/2008 4:44:12 PM

I'm no tech expert (like Prospero), but I believe you need a 64bit OS to take advantage of all 4gb of your ram. I also think the latest nvidia 8/9series drivers implented physx, so a dedicated card is redundant. Why not ddr2-800?

[Edited on November 17, 2008 at 5:05 PM. Reason : Just forget everything I said here, Noen just pwnt my ass.]

11/17/2008 5:04:32 PM

stick with 32

11/17/2008 5:04:34 PM

ok, thanks.

11/17/2008 6:44:13 PM