Far Cry 64bit Edition
Discussion
Has anyone downloaded or tried this yet? I will need to get a new PC and 64bit edition of Windows first, but might do soon.
Is it any good/better?
AMD64 version of Far Cry
Is it any good/better?
AMD64 version of Far Cry
Alot of the big gaming & hardware sites are covering this ATM. There is an interesting article about it here...
www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzY3
The basic result appears to be an increase in world size and detail without a corresponding drop in performance. However, they expect games written from the ground-up with the AMD64 instruction set in mind to show greater improvements.
[k]
www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzY3
The basic result appears to be an increase in world size and detail without a corresponding drop in performance. However, they expect games written from the ground-up with the AMD64 instruction set in mind to show greater improvements.
[k]
I have an FX-51 and have been waiting for years to let it have a crack at something 64-bit. Do you know if installing the 64-bit version of XP is required or can you run 64-bit software within an "emulator" of somekind on a standard 32-bit XP Professional installation. Also is there a 64-bit version of Longhorn doing the rounds on the net? It would be worth installing that!
As I understand it, Windows x64 is required, along with the 64-bit proc. I think the OS is only available as an OEM package at the moment - it's 80-odd quid at OC-UK, but you also have to buy a piece of qualifying hardware at the same time (OS + new HDD = win).
However, you also need to make sure that 64-bit drivers are available for all your hardware, as the current 32-bit ones will be incompatible with Windows x64, rendering the associated hardware inoperative until the drivers are ported to x64.
Not heard anything about 64-bit Longhorn betas, I'm afraid. I was thinking of getting hold of a copy (any build) for curiosity's sake, but I never actually got as far as starting a search.
[k]
However, you also need to make sure that 64-bit drivers are available for all your hardware, as the current 32-bit ones will be incompatible with Windows x64, rendering the associated hardware inoperative until the drivers are ported to x64.
Not heard anything about 64-bit Longhorn betas, I'm afraid. I was thinking of getting hold of a copy (any build) for curiosity's sake, but I never actually got as far as starting a search.
[k]
I think he ment to play 64bit FarCry 
Which of course requires a 64bit OS.
However I can't think there is really much from a graphics ponit of view in FarCry that would be exclusive to 64bit as all the graphics (textures, lighting, vertex and pixel processing) are all done on the V/GPUs which are the same under both 32 and 64bit OSs.
Which of course requires a 64bit OS. However I can't think there is really much from a graphics ponit of view in FarCry that would be exclusive to 64bit as all the graphics (textures, lighting, vertex and pixel processing) are all done on the V/GPUs which are the same under both 32 and 64bit OSs.
karl said:Not thought of this - does this mean the graphics cards, printers and all peripheral devices will need 64 bit versions of the drivers? Will the 32 it versions not work?
However, you also need to make sure that 64-bit drivers are available for all your hardware, as the current 32-bit ones will be incompatible with Windows x64, rendering the associated hardware inoperative until the drivers are ported to x64.
Yes - Windows x64 requires drivers to be written specially for it. For instance this...
www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_71.84.html
...is the nVidia GeForce driver for 64-bit.
[k]
www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_71.84.html
...is the nVidia GeForce driver for 64-bit.
[k]
64bit windows is out, you can upgrade your current version of xp-pro for free at www.microsoft.com
Cheers guys - [k] have downloaded the graphics card driver and the 64-bit preview soundblaster driver - hopefully I can use the generic ones for the rest (keyboard mouse and network card... I cant think of anything else what do you reckon?)
rich - thanks, that's unexpectedly nice of MS to let us just download it - full version of x64 is streaming its way to me now
Hopefully tonight I can give it a go - I'll post some Far Cry 1920x1200 64-bit pics if I get it all to work
rich - thanks, that's unexpectedly nice of MS to let us just download it - full version of x64 is streaming its way to me now
Hopefully tonight I can give it a go - I'll post some Far Cry 1920x1200 64-bit pics if I get it all to work
it sounds great and as I was going to re-install windows in a few weeks time I thought I'd put x64 on.
Reading up a little bit today says that most 32bit apps will decrease in speed by about 5% but 64bit apps will increase speed by nigh on 50%. Thats all grand, but there is a huge list of programs that won't work with the new OS (most of them are security related so you have no AVG or firewalls). On top of that things like StarForce won't work either so you could end up with a OS which runs slightly slower than normal XP, is open to attacks from all and sundry & won't run half the programs you want it to.
I'll be waiting until it's more widely supported (although will convert one of my keys sometime soon)
Reading up a little bit today says that most 32bit apps will decrease in speed by about 5% but 64bit apps will increase speed by nigh on 50%. Thats all grand, but there is a huge list of programs that won't work with the new OS (most of them are security related so you have no AVG or firewalls). On top of that things like StarForce won't work either so you could end up with a OS which runs slightly slower than normal XP, is open to attacks from all and sundry & won't run half the programs you want it to.
I'll be waiting until it's more widely supported (although will convert one of my keys sometime soon)
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