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charliex · 12-02-2003, 10:39 PM

i dont follow a lot of this thread, there is massive amounts of 64 bit software available since 64 bit chips have been around for years, perhaps not for the casual or home user, but when did that ever stop em buying systems able to run it

presumably you mean worlds most powerful home or regular mainstream PC processor Lasereth, note that even AMD call the AMD 64 FX the fastest 32 bit processor around 9since 64 bit tests arent vey available, which is marketing BS , they know some of the other true 64 bits would kick their collective behinds ) its only about 16% faster (according to amds charts)

purists would say that the amd 64 bit is not a true 64 bit processor, its somewhat of a hybrid. Whereas Intels IA64 is, and its based partially on some of the old alpha technologies, which reigned supreme 32/64 cpus for a long time.

personally i hope that people don't buy the amd 64 so we can finally kill off x86.

12-02-2003, 10:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	i dont follow a lot of this thread, there is massive amounts of 64 bit software available since 64 bit chips have been around for years, perhaps not for the casual or home user, but when did that ever stop em buying systems able to run it presumably you mean worlds most powerful home or regular mainstream PC processor Lasereth, note that even AMD call the AMD 64 FX the fastest 32 bit processor around 9since 64 bit tests arent vey available, which is marketing BS , they know some of the other true 64 bits would kick their collective behinds ) its only about 16% faster (according to amds charts) purists would say that the amd 64 bit is not a true 64 bit processor, its somewhat of a hybrid. Whereas Intels IA64 is, and its based partially on some of the old alpha technologies, which reigned supreme 32/64 cpus for a long time. personally i hope that people don't buy the amd 64 so we can finally kill off x86.