32bit or 64bit vista

**Husar** · 03-14-2009, 21:38

Go with 64bit, especially when you get more than 3GB of RAM.
No real reason to go 32bit unless you have some old peripherals where you can't get 64bit drivers anymore.

**Lemur** · 03-15-2009, 04:12

64 bit all the way.

**Xiahou** · 03-15-2009, 06:01

Originally Posted by Husar

Go with 64bit, especially when you get more than 3GB of RAM.
No real reason to go 32bit unless you have some old peripherals where you can't get 64bit drivers anymore.

Or if you have any really old games you like to play....

**Lemur** · 03-15-2009, 06:09

Originally Posted by Xiahou

Or if you have any really old games you like to play....

Are the compatibility modes in 64-bit notably worse than in 32-bit?

**Xiahou** · 03-15-2009, 08:33

Well, the old 16 bit games just plain won't run in a 64 bit OS. Apparently, it's just plain unpossible. Also, Gametap (and probably a couple others) don't support 64bit OSes either.

We had a thread about it a little ways back.