Gingangooli wrote:
> Hi... confused here.... I'm building a new Pc with the above mobo as
> the backbone. I was going to put an E6600 CPU in it. Running XP
> Pro.... as Vista is poop.
>
> Anyhoo... suddenly got me thinking about 64-bit in general i.e.
> 64-bit XP, and a 64-bit processor? But then do I need 64-bit memory.
> The way I was thinking was based on the memory restriction on 32-bit
> XP i.e. 4GB max.
> Am I thinking right? Can I go to 64-bit with the mobo? Is it worth it?
> Running XP 64-bit... with a possible requirement for diff. memory? I
> would like to run more than 4GB.
>
> Hope that all made sense.
>
> tia
>
> ginga
You need a 64 bit OS to access more than 4 GB RAM (realistically, a 32
bit OS will access ~ 3 GB RAM). The CPU and memory is 64 bit (128 bit
memory with dual channel).
XP 64 bit is a good choice, IF you can find 64 bit drivers for whatever
else you may have in the system (sound card, video card, whatever).
Instead of the E6600, you can get a E8400 Wolfdale core CPU that runs on
less power, has more L2 cache and is virtually the same price).
The E8400 has 45nm architecture, as opposed to 65nm for the E6600. This
is a case where smaller is better and even more overclockable than the
E6600.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-wolfdale.html
E8400:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
E6600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003
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