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bcomatts · 03-17-2007, 08:20 AM

I am about to buy a middle of the road ($400, prbly ATi XTX1900 or something) video card, but I have heard of weird issues with 64-bit WinXP. What sort of problems will I have?

The reason I use the 64 bit XP is because I tried running my hardware config on 32 bit and it was soooo unstable. I do notice nicer speeds on 64 bit and it seems quite stable. Sure, I have to print everything from my laptop, but I can live with the trade off so far.

I have heard that DirectX is not compatible with 64 bit XP... if so, isn't that a massive problem. Why would anyone with a 64 bit XP want a video card?

Any other issues I am missing here?

Thanks as always.

EDIT: What about Vista 64 bit... any thoughts there?

03-17-2007, 08:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
bcomatts Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 40	Video Cards & 64 Bit Win XP I am about to buy a middle of the road ($400, prbly ATi XTX1900 or something) video card, but I have heard of weird issues with 64-bit WinXP. What sort of problems will I have? The reason I use the 64 bit XP is because I tried running my hardware config on 32 bit and it was soooo unstable. I do notice nicer speeds on 64 bit and it seems quite stable. Sure, I have to print everything from my laptop, but I can live with the trade off so far. I have heard that DirectX is not compatible with 64 bit XP... if so, isn't that a massive problem. Why would anyone with a 64 bit XP want a video card? Any other issues I am missing here? Thanks as always. EDIT: What about Vista 64 bit... any thoughts there? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 AM2 ASUS M2NPV-VM w/onboard nVideo GeForce 6150 & nForce 430 4x 1gb DDR2-800 Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS 8x LiteOn DVD+/-RW Seagate 160gb SATA (OS Drive) 2x Maxtor 300gb 7200 RPM IDE Antec 500W ATX 12V v2.0 PSU Logitech Z5500 5.1 THX Speakers Win XP x64 Pro