Windows XP 64-bit Preview

**SPeedY_B** · February 4th, 2004

All you weird people with 64-bit CPU's can grab a 360-day trial of XP64 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...ds/upgrade.asp

**dreamliner77** · February 4th, 2004

Sweet, time to get that amd64...

**Sazar** · February 5th, 2004

I have been considering it but will have to wait and see what ati's 64 bit driver policy will be... seems non-existent right now and nvidia's is not much better...

**Johnny** · February 5th, 2004

I am waiting till 64bit progs come out. They were saying on tech tv last night that there is now way to really see the diff because of there being no 64bit progs out. So it will probably be a while till I get it.

**Sazar** · February 5th, 2004

no offense but tech tv sucks

you will notice how their POWERED BY THE INTEL 4 UBER SUPER DUPER KING OF EVERYTHING PROCESSOR hints @ sponsorship might slightly tilt things when it comes to bias

there are a few threads across the web and there are some marked improvements in areas such as divx encoding and such...

**Glaanieboy** · February 5th, 2004

I've read in a Dutch computer magazine that the 32-bit subsystem is still quite buggy. That means 98 % of the Windows 32-bit programs won't run on it. I don't like them mixing 32-bit with 64-bit, it's the same with Win95 to WinMe that was a 32-bit OS, with 16-bit subsystems for compatibility, but unfortunately it sucked.

NerdUprising · February 5th, 2004

Originally Posted by Sazar

no offense but tech tv sucks

you will notice how their POWERED BY THE INTEL 4 UBER SUPER DUPER KING OF EVERYTHING PROCESSOR hints @ sponsorship might slightly tilt things when it comes to bias

there are a few threads across the web and there are some marked improvements in areas such as divx encoding and such...

actually now, they are whores for everything from Intel to AMD, Honda, and everything else. There is even a series of commercials disguised to look like short shows (d1g1tal avenue) where some woman (cough kristen spence cough money whore cough) gets paid to talk about how superdy duper awsum the new AMD processor is, or how this new Honda car is going to revolutionize the universe forever

so they are still *******s, just impartial ones

**Sazar** · February 5th, 2004

heh... yes they are cyber ho's

their main sponsors are intel and nvidia... specially for computer shows like screensavers...

and btw.. the new amd processor kicks p4's ass from here to timbuktu

**Johnny** · February 5th, 2004

Yip .. AMD Rox !! It is the king. However I will be switching to intel this weekend when I order my dell .. Oh well, atleast my File server will still have AMD in it

**Electronic Punk** · February 5th, 2004

My company only uses Intel as AMD are not endorsed by the MOD.
heh.

**dubstar** · February 7th, 2004

AMD will have the fastest processor by Quarter 3, 2004. If they stay on their current track... atleast the front page of NTFS said that the other day.

**Terrahertz** · February 8th, 2004

Finally Im not alone in saying Tech TV sucks

**Sazar** · February 8th, 2004

amd already have the fastest processor's dubstar

intel may have the clock speed advantage but on-die memory controller and hypertransport give amd the edge @ the moment...

**SPeedY_B** · February 8th, 2004

Pffffffft. Clock speeds, they mean nothing!

koko · February 8th, 2004

clock speeds aren't everything. in overall performance, amd is on top at the moment, but intel is certainly poised to strike back.

btw, i prefer amd.

champ2005 · February 9th, 2004

perhaps anyone here who signed up for the program can post some juicy screenshots for all us non-AMD64 people to drool at

**SPeedY_B** · February 9th, 2004

I'm pretty sure it looks like the standard out-the-box Windows XP. With the exception of WinVer showing a different text, along with all the other dialogs that show the version.. Screenies can't do any harm though

February 4th, 2004	Top \| #1
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Windows XP 64-bit Preview All you weird people with 64-bit CPU's can grab a 360-day trial of XP64 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...ds/upgrade.asp 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,653 Reputation: 1111 Power: 182	Sweet, time to get that amd64... "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	I have been considering it but will have to wait and see what ati's 64 bit driver policy will be... seems non-existent right now and nvidia's is not much better... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	no offense but tech tv sucks you will notice how their POWERED BY THE INTEL 4 UBER SUPER DUPER KING OF EVERYTHING PROCESSOR hints @ sponsorship might slightly tilt things when it comes to bias there are a few threads across the web and there are some marked improvements in areas such as divx encoding and such... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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NerdUprising [ Method ] Joined: May 2003 Location: Kamarupta Posts: 736 Reputation: 30 Power: 117	Originally Posted by Sazar no offense but tech tv sucks you will notice how their POWERED BY THE INTEL 4 UBER SUPER DUPER KING OF EVERYTHING PROCESSOR hints @ sponsorship might slightly tilt things when it comes to bias there are a few threads across the web and there are some marked improvements in areas such as divx encoding and such... actually now, they are whores for everything from Intel to AMD, Honda, and everything else. There is even a series of commercials disguised to look like short shows (d1g1tal avenue) where some woman (cough kristen spence cough money whore cough) gets paid to talk about how superdy duper awsum the new AMD processor is, or how this new Honda car is going to revolutionize the universe forever so they are still ******s, just impartial ones "But what then am I? Res cogitans.*"

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February 5th, 2004	Top \| #4
Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	I am waiting till 64bit progs come out. They were saying on tech tv last night that there is now way to really see the diff because of there being no 64bit progs out. So it will probably be a while till I get it.

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Glaanieboy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,626 Reputation: 270 Power: 153	I've read in a Dutch computer magazine that the 32-bit subsystem is still quite buggy. That means 98 % of the Windows 32-bit programs won't run on it. I don't like them mixing 32-bit with 64-bit, it's the same with Win95 to WinMe that was a 32-bit OS, with 16-bit subsystems for compatibility, but unfortunately it sucked.

February 5th, 2004	Top \| #8
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	heh... yes they are cyber ho's their main sponsors are intel and nvidia... specially for computer shows like screensavers... and btw.. the new amd processor kicks p4's ass from here to timbuktu Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Yip .. AMD Rox !! It is the king. However I will be switching to intel this weekend when I order my dell .. Oh well, atleast my File server will still have AMD in it

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	My company only uses Intel as AMD are not endorsed by the MOD. heh.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	amd already have the fastest processor's dubstar intel may have the clock speed advantage but on-die memory controller and hypertransport give amd the edge @ the moment... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Pffffffft. Clock speeds, they mean nothing! 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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koko Got Root? Joined: February 2004 Location: Columbia, S.C. Posts: 577 Reputation: 0 Power: 107	clock speeds aren't everything. in overall performance, amd is on top at the moment, but intel is certainly poised to strike back. btw, i prefer amd.

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