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Good folks too. On 5/9/05, Stuart Laughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gentlemen -- > > Have we talked about this yet? > > I'm in the market for a new desktop, and I'm thinking to go 64-bit. > It's the future of computing, in case you hadn't heard. ;) > > Anyhow, I'm seeking input regarding which version of Windows XP to > run. Obviously I'm leaning toward running the 64 bit version [1], but > what are the drawbacks? This article [2] touches on some issues; does > anyone else have some firsthand knowledge they'd like to share? > Driver issues? Software support? Should I go for it now or is it too > early? > > I suppose you should know that this PC will act as my primary, so it > will be used by whole family and will require a high degree of > stability and "just works"edness. I.e. I'm not looking for a cutting > edge development or gaming machine or looking to calculate pi to > 1,241,100,000,001st digit or anything of that nature. > > While I'm here, does anyone have a particular processor > recommendation? I'm leaning toward a socket 939 Athlon: I like the > 2000 MHz FSB. Model 3000+ (1.8 GHz) looks like a bargain at ~$150 > USD. Thoughts? > > > [1] http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx > [2] > http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/05/running-everyday-on-64- > bit-windows.html > > Thanks! > > Stuart Laughlin > www.bistrotech.net > >
