Question about vista.

Strokes · 01-10-2008, 12:20 AM

I have windows vista home premium and it says that it is a 32 bit OS, and my laptop has a AMD Athlon 64 x2 processor. Because vista home premium is a 32 bit OS, I was wondering if there was a program or something that I could use to utilize the Processors without switching to Vista ultimate?

PC eye · 01-10-2008, 12:30 AM

"Utilize" as in ocing? or as in optimizing? AMD has a few of their own utilitys while board manufacturers like Asus provide their own ocing tools including options seen in the bios setup. Those are the safe bets over simply jumping on any 3rd party tool that comes along being designed by the hardware manufacturers themselves.

Strokes · 01-10-2008, 01:25 AM

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Sorry I'm not to good with computer talk, can you please explain?

PC eye · 01-10-2008, 02:20 AM

What you are looking for? Are you looking to overclock the cpu or simply find something that will optimize the performance? You mentioned utilizing the processors pointing at a dual core model cpu. That would be utilizing the cores. Some boards run two cpus to avoid confusion there.

SirKenin · 01-10-2008, 02:41 AM

Vista supports dual processors such as the X2 on it's own. 32 bit or 64 bit Vista has nothing to do with that. Same with XP and Windows 2000.

Just go ahead and install it and it will use them as necessary.

PC eye · 01-10-2008, 03:09 AM

With dual cpus not simply dual core on one board XP Pro offered the support for the server type boards with more then one cpu. The newer FX-74s run on a dual processor board. For XP not Vista AMD released a patch to cope with performance losses seen when the dual core models were first introduced. AMD's own utilities and updates can looked over at http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...1_9706,00.html

Strokes · 01-12-2008, 01:23 AM

Wow thanks PC eye. Thats exactly what I was looking for!!!!

PC eye · 01-12-2008, 01:39 AM

For performances losses seen in XP the reference at one point was to an MS page outlining a registry edit originally intended for server type boards running two cpus not one on those. That was also found to work with XP when the dual core models were first noticing similar problems. Since then AMD developed the patches seen now on their support site there.

Also when at the MS update site use the custom not express option to review software and hardware optional updates found in the left column. Sometimes you see something like this there too.

01-10-2008, 12:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Strokes Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY Posts: 37	Question about vista. I have windows vista home premium and it says that it is a 32 bit OS, and my laptop has a AMD Athlon 64 x2 processor. Because vista home premium is a 32 bit OS, I was wondering if there was a program or something that I could use to utilize the Processors without switching to Vista ultimate?

01-10-2008, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	"Utilize" as in ocing? or as in optimizing? AMD has a few of their own utilitys while board manufacturers like Asus provide their own ocing tools including options seen in the bios setup. Those are the safe bets over simply jumping on any 3rd party tool that comes along being designed by the hardware manufacturers themselves. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

01-10-2008, 02:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	What you are looking for? Are you looking to overclock the cpu or simply find something that will optimize the performance? You mentioned utilizing the processors pointing at a dual core model cpu. That would be utilizing the cores. Some boards run two cpus to avoid confusion there. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

01-10-2008, 03:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	With dual cpus not simply dual core on one board XP Pro offered the support for the server type boards with more then one cpu. The newer FX-74s run on a dual processor board. For XP not Vista AMD released a patch to cope with performance losses seen when the dual core models were first introduced. AMD's own utilities and updates can looked over at http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...1_9706,00.html __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

01-12-2008, 01:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	For performances losses seen in XP the reference at one point was to an MS page outlining a registry edit originally intended for server type boards running two cpus not one on those. That was also found to work with XP when the dual core models were first noticing similar problems. Since then AMD developed the patches seen now on their support site there. Also when at the MS update site use the custom not express option to review software and hardware optional updates found in the left column. Sometimes you see something like this there too. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

01-10-2008, 01:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Strokes Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY Posts: 37	???? Sorry I'm not to good with computer talk, can you please explain?

01-10-2008, 02:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Vista supports dual processors such as the X2 on it's own. 32 bit or 64 bit Vista has nothing to do with that. Same with XP and Windows 2000. Just go ahead and install it and it will use them as necessary.

01-12-2008, 01:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Strokes Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY Posts: 37	Wow thanks PC eye. Thats exactly what I was looking for!!!!

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