Windows XP 64bit or 32bit?
Windows XP 64bit or 32bit?
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My company is just about to invest in a new laptop so that I can do more work from home. I have pretty much settled on a Dell M90 with 4GB RAM, Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz 4MB L2 cache 667MHz FSB, 17" WUXGA Screen, NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 2500M with 512MB GFX.
My question is which operating system should I choose? I'm going to be running SW 2008. I have decided against Vista as I can not use it with my CAM package until the next release of the CAM package is released, which could be months from now.
Windows XP 64bit has the benefit of running more RAM, I believe the limit with 32bit is 3GB, but I could be wrong? I have heard that XP 64bit is unstable, but I never quite believe when people badmouth Microsoft because a lot of people just slag them off for the sake of it.
Would there be any conflicts when using XP 64bit on my laptop and XP 32bit on my desktop at work?
I would appreciate any advice, what would you guys choose to do?
Thanks in advance!
My question is which operating system should I choose? I'm going to be running SW 2008. I have decided against Vista as I can not use it with my CAM package until the next release of the CAM package is released, which could be months from now.
Windows XP 64bit has the benefit of running more RAM, I believe the limit with 32bit is 3GB, but I could be wrong? I have heard that XP 64bit is unstable, but I never quite believe when people badmouth Microsoft because a lot of people just slag them off for the sake of it.
Would there be any conflicts when using XP 64bit on my laptop and XP 32bit on my desktop at work?
I would appreciate any advice, what would you guys choose to do?
Thanks in advance!






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The hard-drive and processor were both better on the M6300 however.
I would like to hear what Jeff has to say on this matter as he has an M90 :P
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Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
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M6300 Base price = $1750
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Thanks for the heads up CBL!
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Eric
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That is a true statement.
Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
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RE: Windows XP 64bit or 32bit?
The system I'm running right now is extremely stable even with assemblies of over 12,000 bodies. And just make sure your drivers and service packs are always up to date.
Tony Murschel, CSWA
Dual Xeon 5160 10GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro FX 4500
SWX 2008 SP3.0 x64
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You won't see a reduction in performance by having more RAM than your system can handle. It just means that you spent money on memory that your system can't use.
Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
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CPU: Intel Core™2 Duo 2.2Ghz 4mb
RAM: 4GB RAM
DISPLAY: 17" WUXGA (1920*1200) LCD Screen
GFX: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M 512mb (Thanks CBL!)
According to DELL they are not allowed to supply Windows XP 64bit with a computer that has less than 8gb RAM. Personally I found that ridiculous. I might call them up tomorrow and see if I can't squeeze it out of them.
The majority of my assemblies are less than 75 parts so this should be more than capable. It should also do me for some FEA and PhotoWorks renderings that I have planned. Overall I think I'll be very happy. Thanks again for the input guys.
PS: Any views on Dells refusal to supply XP 64bit would be much appreciated.
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