Computer Help Thread

[Danyutz]

it's the compliance with the 64bit CPUs

[Jmac-]

In 32-bit versions of Windows, a single application can only address up to 2 GB of space (256 MB I/O, 1.75 GB physical memory). Once you exceed this limit, the application will crash.

See this article for more information: http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3060

[RVD]

allright, thanks everyone.

Another question:
How much watt should my PSU be? it should support the following:

A+case XClio II (1 x 250mm Fan)
2 x 120 mm fan with LEDs
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 with G0
Geforce 8800 GT

And some more, of course. I have seen a pretty good one: http://www.be-quiet.net/be-quiet.net/in ... StoryID=15
Click 'Technical Data' 'for more info about the amps and stuff....

[Jmac-]

It depends if you're going to be overclocking, adding more graphics cards in the future, or upgrading. IMO, it's always best to have more power on hand than you really need so you have headroom to add more and/or faster parts which will require more power.

If you're not overclocking or upgrading at all, a good quality 450W power supply would be fine (i.e. Corsair 450W), so that 550W will also be more than adequate.

If you're looking to upgrade in the future, you may want to spend a little more and get a good quality 600-750W power supply.

[RVD]

i am planning to overclock my CPU and GPU a bit, but thanks for all your help, Jmac-, you've answered all my questions (so far )!

[prince1142003]

Vista 32-bit versions can support more than 4GB of RAM.

Then why would Microsoft even bother to make the 64-bit version....

Because 64-bit versions take advantage of 64-bit processors, which use two 32-bit layers. In short, more processing power out of a processor. Unfortunately, not a lot of programs are compatible with a 64-bit OS, so there is still a need for 32-bit versions.

[RVD]

Can you give an example of a 64-bit processor?

[S2000_Skyline12]

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

[snoopdogg879]

those are okay but not that great

[prince1142003]

Can you give an example of a 64-bit processor?

Any AMD processor that says Athlon64 is a 64-bit processor. I'm not completely sure if Intel has a lineup of those, but I'm sure they do. The 64-bit processors in existence today are hybrid processors that can handle both 32-bit and 64-bit floating-point instructions.

Here's some more information if you want:
X86-64 Processing
64-bit Processing

[S2000_Skyline12]

Mine does...(Intel Celeron D 64 3.33)

[Carcrazy]

Would it really be worth it to get 4GB ram on a 32-bit OS? I mean, i would still get around 3 - 3.5GB, and I could always upgrade to ultimate, right? (Ultimate has both 32 and 64 bit software.)

[Jmac-]

Would it really be worth it to get 4GB ram on a 32-bit OS? I mean, i would still get around 3 - 3.5GB, and I could always upgrade to ultimate, right? (Ultimate has both 32 and 64 bit software.)

If you're running Vista, yes ... Even w/ the 32-bit version only being able to use 3-3.5 GB, you'll still get substantially better performance than 2 GB.

[Danyutz]

I currently run XP 32bit on a Ath64 processor, should I change the OS for an 64bit XP? no Vista, because I only run on 1gb RAM.

[vellu]

I currently run XP 32bit on a Ath64 processor, should I change the OS for an 64bit XP? no Vista, because I only run on 1gb RAM.

XP64 sucks big time (and few hardware manufacturers have written decent drivers for it) so no. Vista64 however seems better, but true 1GB isn't enough for it.

[RVD]

Got another question, but about something completely different:

there's this video + song on the internet, which i like more then the youtube version (because it does have proper sound instead of crappy mechanical youtube noises...). This is it:
http://www.clipjes.nl/clip/pop/e/eric_c ... ive_1.html

I was wondering: is there a way to rip this file and save it as, say, a WMV file? In this way, i can play it offline and on my mobile phone.

[Jmac-]

I currently run XP 32bit on a Ath64 processor, should I change the OS for an 64bit XP? no Vista, because I only run on 1gb RAM.

Absolutely not ... 64-bit XP has very little support behind it, so you're just asking for trouble moving to 64-bit XP. 64-bit Vista is much better supported, but you'll probably want to run 4 GB of RAM.

[snoopdogg879]

im not sure if this is a problem with the game or my video card wont run it

when i start prostreet and go into a race i star the race and once i start driving the cars even mine disappear the only thing showing is the tail lights

Please tell me what is wrong and how to fix it if you can?

[vellu]

im not sure if this is a problem with the game or my video card wont run it

How about telling us what videocard you have so we'll have even a change of giving you proper advice...

[snoopdogg879]

ATI Radeon 2600 HD XT IceQ Turbo/ 512MB DDR2

[prince1142003]

Since that's an HD card, it probably supports DirectX 10. Which leads to my next question: are you using Vista or XP?

[snoopdogg879]

Vista 64 bit AKA Ultimate

im wondering if it is because its a 64 bit

[prince1142003]

It's quite possible. It could be due to driver issues since you are using a 64-bit OS, so you might want to check into that. I think ATI's 64-bit drivers are no longer beta, but you might have to double check me on that.

[snoopdogg879]

oh ok ill check
i do have a 64 bit driver on the computer and its not beta so i dont know whats wrong

[prince1142003]

There are other drivers that you might want to look into, such as the Processor driver, the Motherboard chipset drivers.