   athlon-64 with 32-bit os and 32-bit apps
  I know that the athlon 64 can run a 32-bit OS with 32-bit apps, but is there any performance reduction?  Will I notice it?   ___________________________________________________________Proceeding on a brutal rampage is the obvious choice.Where to find the intensity  (Updated Jan 23, 2004) 
  On the 64-bit version of Windows XP, no.  Check this out. ;  I didn''t notice a very big performance boost (5-10%) when I tried the 64-bit XP beta, but I only took the time to run synthetic benchmarks, so I''m not the best source of information here.   [My Image Gallery (WIP)][Greatest Tetris clone evar!][Return your stolen MP3s] ;  Ya, I saw that link from the other thread, but I was wondering specifically about a 32-bit OS.   ___________________________________________________________Proceeding on a brutal rampage is the obvious choice.Where to find the intensity  (Updated Jan 23, 2004) 