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Devastator
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posted 11-02-2005 09:35 AM
    
Machine flies. No issues to report except that I have to now upgrade my Nero. Everything else works. I found all my drivers pretty easily.It comes with I.E. 32-bit and I.E. 64-bit lol for you I.E. haters  The 64-bit and flash do not get along yet but you have 32-bit and for the life of me, I can't tell the difference between the two during actual usage. Also you ahve two program files directories. 1. Program Files [64 bit apps]
2. Program Files (x86) [32 bit apps] So far I like it a lot My battlefield and Photoshop load lots faster. Now just waiting for my action pack Vista update [ 11-02-2005: Message edited by: Devastator ] -------------------- 
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Devastator
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posted 11-02-2005 06:53 PM
can you not read?I have all of my drivers. Everything works. I even have the Wacom 64 bit drivers for my graphics tablet and the Saitek 64 bit drivers for my Gamers keyboard and control pad. The drivers aren't the issue you seem to think they are. ATi had the 64 bit Cats I needed. The AC97 onboard 64 bit drivers were easy, In fact it took me a whole 3 minutes to locate the 64 bit SATA drivers for my drives. The OS installed in 17 minutes. Like I said, I have no issues at all really to report at this time. Battlefield 2 and 1942 (The Forgotten Hope Mod) run smoothly and fast. Photoshop loads quickly and runs without a hitch. SiSandra reports little gain in APP performance yet as they're still 32 bit apps but the memory speed went off the chart. I installed it because my free 10 licence copy came in the mail and I was curious. However it went so well, that I'm going to keep running it for now. I bet that by the first of the year, you will see a LOT more support for the OS. And yes everyone is waiting for Vista. Well when that arrives, I'll install it instead lol. I like it. In fact my BF2 loads lots quicker. I finally am one of the first to get into the map. The DVD drives work great. NOW you have heard something said decent about gaming on X64. You cannot truthfully ever make that same statement again. edited to add: Oh yeah you're right. Took FIVE!!! minutes to locate my Southbridge drivers. Piece of shit os, and yeah, I am going to have to upgrade NERO but We'll have to when we install Vista too.
(yes, that was a serious case of sarcasm)
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Devastator
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posted 11-03-2005 01:21 AM
and THAT is why I still lurk here and comment once in awhile. At least here We can call each other a bitch once and awhile and not get all twisted over it.No I DID NOT!!! call you a bitch lol. I was making a point. All the other forums I actually use are so politically correct it gets funny now and then. I think the Intel guys do have it tougher than the AMD guys as far as the support goes right now. so there's my itty bitty olive twig. At least I think it's an olive twig. May just be a really big Mesquite tree thorn. Not sure. Thought that counts yes? --------------------
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posted 11-03-2005 01:09 PM
HehI had an opportunity to pick up a copy of XP 64. I was tempted, but I declined, at the time, the support wasn't all the way there. Of course, now, it is (for non-intel chipsets anyway), and I probably would. -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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posted 11-04-2005 02:25 PM
GFK, by non-intel chipsets, I meant chipsets not made by intel.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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posted 11-04-2005 04:44 PM
Wanna hear something funny?The Intel 955 chipsets and 945 chipsets DO NOT support SLi, this is well known. The reason? Intel wouldn't play ball with nVidia on Dual-Core support. -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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posted 11-08-2005 12:38 AM
So am I with my nForce4 board. I'm even running an ATi card.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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