Author Topic: Going 64-bit! (Read 5111 times)

badongrodrigs · « **on:** February 02, 2010, 03:24:28 PM »

in the office, we've recently turned Windows 7, 64-bit. and i'm planning on adapting the same thing for my personal pc at home.

i've been a 32-bit user my whole life so i'm going to be new at this.

any insights on the can-do's and can't-do's with 64-bit?

i know a few people are having a hard time locating compatible drivers for software that can run in 64-bit. but since all the software i plan to use are now also promoting 64-bit versions, i think this will turn out to be an advantage.

what do you think?

lordwilliam · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2010, 10:09:24 PM »

dami bugs sir tulad na lng ng pag upload mo ng pics sa photobucket or imageshock

nag lalag po sya

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2010, 09:07:56 PM »

Quote from: lordwilliam on February 02, 2010, 10:09:24 PM

dami bugs sir tulad na lng ng pag upload mo ng pics sa photobucket or imageshock

nag lalag po sya

i haven't experienced anything like that with the pc at the office. maybe you need the latest drivers for your pc

i've downloaded all the latest drivers that im gonna need, from the mobo to the graphics cards, im backing up my docs now, and im getting ready to take the jump!

update soon

lordwilliam · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2010, 08:04:09 PM »

wow talaga? baka nga drivers ko baka pwede mo naman akong tulungan sa problem ko kasi pag nag click ako sa upload
nag lalag na talaga sya..

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2010, 07:22:16 PM »

anong browser ba ang gamit mo mehn?

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2010, 03:33:38 PM »

i made the switch!

my system is now running on 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate. you'll need 4GB of RAM to really enjoy this OS. so far i'm not having any problems with my web browser.

lordwilliam · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2010, 07:42:37 PM »

@badongrodrigs

mozilla and internet explorer nag ca crash tlaga sya pag na click ko yung upload sa photobucket

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2010, 10:07:30 PM »

ah, i read Adobe Flash has problems with browsers on 64-bit. try running the 32-bit versions of your browser.

or try Google Chrome, i installed Adobe Flash yesterday and it worked. here's a photo i uploaded just now, which means that it's supposed to work.

lordwilliam · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2010, 11:07:00 PM »

Quote from: badongrodrigs on February 09, 2010, 10:07:30 PM

or try Google Chrome, i installed Adobe Flash yesterday and it worked. here's a photo i uploaded just now, which means that it's supposed to work.

ahhh.... 64 bit ba yan?

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2010, 11:15:56 PM »

i'm not sure, nor would i care to find out since it works now. haha ayoko nang galawin pa.

KitC · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2010, 01:06:53 PM »

Quote from: lordwilliam on February 12, 2010, 11:07:00 PM

ahhh.... 64 bit ba yan?

Only the OS and hardware are 64-bit, files can be 32- or 64-bit depending on format. There is .w64 for 64-bit .wavs, for example. Image files are still 32-bit. The bugs you mentioned earlier are usually with early or beta drivers, or maybe even beta OS; the -RC version of Win7 has been working quite well, but MS started to have it shut down after 2 hours of use. This after they said it was good to use until May 2010... damn them.

gamer21 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2010, 01:39:38 PM »

ano po bang advantage pag naka 64bit?

KitC · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2010, 01:58:24 PM »

Quote from: gamer21 on February 13, 2010, 01:39:38 PM

ano po bang advantage pag naka 64bit?

you can use up to 128 Gb of ram, among other things. most mobos today are already 64-bit capable, it's the OS that hinders them.

gamer21 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2010, 08:31:31 PM »

Quote from: KitC on February 13, 2010, 01:58:24 PM

you can use up to 128 Gb of ram, among other things. most mobos today are already 64-bit capable, it's the OS that hinders them.

128 Gb?! lake naman nun! eh pag 84 bit? ano po ang maximum?

KitC · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2010, 10:12:29 AM »

Quote from: gamer21 on February 13, 2010, 08:31:31 PM

128 Gb?! lake naman nun! eh pag 84 bit? ano po ang maximum?

Next logical step would probably be 128-bit, not 84. The actual memory limit of 64-bit is 17.2 billion gigabytes or 16 exabytes of ram. 128 Gb is only a drop in the ocean. If you want to compute for 128-bit, do the math, but to give you a heads up, 64-bit memory limit is computed as 2 raised to 64 hence, 16 exabytes.

gamer21 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2010, 10:30:29 AM »

ayy.. 32 at 64 pala. sorry. hehe!

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2010, 12:41:10 PM »

wow 84 bit!

32-bit OS has a maximum of 4GB of memory (even less, since the OS recognizes only about 3.2GB or something)

Quote from: KitC on February 13, 2010, 01:06:53 PM

...but MS started to have it shut down after 2 hours of use. This after they said it was good to use until May 2010... damn them.

can you elaborate on that please?

KitC · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2010, 01:20:44 PM »

Downloaded the beta, then RC version of Win7 last year in order to evaluate it for 64-bit use, specifically with Gerard Salonga's pc which needed to access LOTS of ram (12 Gb at present) for sample playback. Needless to say, Gerard was not only satisfied, but also enthusiastic with the performance of his Core i7 machine that I spec'ed for the job. We're planning on a dual proc machine (a la Mac Pro) but the mobo can be hard to come by.

Anyway, the start of Feb. saw a notice on a lot of sites that MS had timed the RC release to begin shutting down computers after 2 hrs. of use. This only affect users of the RC versions and not the OEM or full release of Win7. I'm peeved that MS said the software was good up to June 2010, and I expected that the shutdown would have occurred April or maybe May. Oh well...

x_taxi · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:29:27 PM »

boss kit! which version of windows7 would you recommend for a 64-bit slave machine? i need the big memory for sample library use also. thanks!

bugoy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 16, 2010, 05:20:49 PM »

using windows ultimate 64bit dito sa office and sa bahay both web development, satisfied so far. no driver issues, never used it though sa recording and gaming yet web development lang so far

x_taxi · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:51:05 PM »

Quote from: bugoy on February 16, 2010, 05:20:49 PM

using windows ultimate 64bit dito sa office and sa bahay both web development, satisfied so far. no driver issues, never used it though sa recording and gaming yet web development lang so far

kailangan ba talaga ultimate? baka puede na yun home premium para mura lang at may pambili pa ko ng ram.

KitC · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2010, 01:33:47 PM »

Quote from: x_taxi on February 16, 2010, 12:29:27 PM

boss kit! which version of windows7 would you recommend for a 64-bit slave machine? i need the big memory for sample library use also. thanks!

The least you can use is Home Premium but if you need XP Compatibility, then get the Professional version. Unfortunately, getting the 64-bit versions here is difficult for some strange reason. Apparently someone has the impression that we don't need 64-bit versions. Foolish, misinformed people those. tsk, tsk...

x_taxi · « **Reply #22 on:** February 22, 2010, 10:09:13 AM »

Quote from: KitC on February 21, 2010, 01:33:47 PM

The least you can use is Home Premium but if you need XP Compatibility, then get the Professional version. Unfortunately, getting the 64-bit versions here is difficult for some strange reason. Apparently someone has the impression that we don't need 64-bit versions. Foolish, misinformed people those. tsk, tsk...

it says on the windows website that versions as low as home premium has the 64-bit install disks. hmmm... i better confirm with the store whether the boxed set is complete. thanks!

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #23 on:** February 22, 2010, 12:54:51 PM »

as far as i know every W7 version has x86 and x64 versions by default.

plectrum · « **Reply #24 on:** April 06, 2010, 11:49:35 PM »

mga bossing. cnu po may alam d2 mg activate d2 ng 64 bit windows 7 ultimate pra d mdetect n counterfeit?
sabi nila ung loader daw pro ayaw gumana sakin. phelp po

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Author Topic: Going 64-bit! (Read 5111 times)