An Athlon64 fully supports everything needed to run Windows 8.1
On 21 June 2014 13:24, DSinc <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone in the collective run Windows 8.1 using a PC using an AMD > 'Athlon' 64 processor on your m/b? > > OB got totally frustated at the AMD website trying to trying to confirm > that his processor meets the following > Windows 8.1 hardware requirement, e.g.: > > "Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 > (more info)......below > <http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/what-is-pae-nx-sse2> > > > Applies to Windows 8.1 > > Physical Address Extension (PAE), NX processor bit (NX), and Streaming > SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) are features of the processor, and they're needed > to run Windows 8.1. > > * > > PAE gives 32-bit processors the ability to use more than 4 GB of > physical memory on capable versions of Windows, and is a > prerequisite for NX. > > * > > NX helps your processor guard the PC from attacks by malicious software. > > * > > SSE2 is a standard instruction set on processors that is > increasingly used by third-party apps and drivers. > > If your PC doesn't support PAE, NX, and SSE2, you won't be able to install > Windows 8.1. When you download Windows 8.1 from the Store or run Upgrade > Assistant, we'll let you know if your processor doesn't support PAE and > SSE2, if it might not support NX, or if NX is turned off in the PC BIOS. If > NX appears to be off, the installer will try to turn it on during > installation and, if it can't, it will return your PC to the current > operating system." > > Opinions, suggestions, experiences welcome. > Duncan > >
