any problems using windows xp pro 64 bit operating system? Please Help

[Viper0070]

Good Morning.  I have a Question that i could use some help on.  I have windows XP Pro 32 bit and i would like to know if i went to windows xp pro 64 bit operating system would it make Aces High work better?  Is there any problems using 64 bit and if it does work can someone Please help me with what needs to be done to get the best performance out of this?  i have a  Dell Quad pc with 4 gig's of ram and 2 nvidia ultra 8800 video cards set up in SLI.  I that you for any help you can give me on this.  Have a Great day.  Sammie-Viper

[Dragon]

A quad core CPU and a pair of 8800's and your having trouble running AH?  Sounds like you need more than a new OS.  On the other hand, installing 64 bit 7 would remove any crap you and Dell installed on the PC.  That in itself should help immensely.

[Viper0070]

Hi Dragon thank you for your reply...I am not having any problems at all with my dell system running Aces High.  I was just looking to Improve on what i have if that is possible?  i was thinking on a dual-boot to run Aces High on?  I am really enjoying Aces High and all the Great guys that have Helped me and that i have been able to fly with.  Thanks again and have a great day.  Sammie-Viper

[guncrasher]

If u don't have problems don't try to fix them.  But if I was to upgrade OS I would get win 7 64 bit its much better

Semp

[gyrene81]

You should grab Windows 7 64 bit...you will end up much happier with the results than trying to get XP 64 to work properly.

[Kazaa]

Make sure you have Vsync disabled if you want both cards to work in game.

[Ghosth]

I'd say your better off cleaning house on your current install.

Glary Utilities, google it. 

[Chalenge]

Make sure you have Vsync disabled if you want both cards to work in game.

DO NOT listen to this.

Actually I have been helping Sammie for some time now and both his cards work just fine as they are with vsync ON. Whatever problem you have going on is unique to your system Kazaa and you should try to fix it. Vsync OFF is never good.

[Viper0070]

Chalenge thank you.....my system runs great the way you have me set up and i thank you for all your help.  i am asking if windows xp or windows 7 in 64 bit will make my Aces High run smoother, faster, or anything else that it can do to over my 32 bit?  i thank all of you for your help....i sure don't want to be a pain in the butt to any body here .....but theres lots that i need to learn and the only way i know is to ask you guys that have done it or know way more than i do...Thanks everyone for all your help.....have a great day...Sammie-Viper

[TilDeath]

With the two video cards and the 4GB ram a 64bit OS be it XP, Vista or Windows 7 will make use of all the system memory you have therefore improving overall system performance.  When calculating memory Video memory is also factored in to the System Ram when using 32bit OS's.  Will this improve your overall AH game play?  Hard to say.  What do you have your current settings set at?  Is everything maxed out and are you getting your max monitor refresh rate?  To many variances to say "YES" this will improve AH.  I am not familiar with prebuilt systems and the motherboards they use, chipsets, what BIOS settings they have limited or deleted from the BIOS makers original BIOS.  Conclusion, overall system performance will increase with a 64bit OS.

TD

[Kazaa]

DO NOT listen to this.

Actually I have been helping Sammie for some time now and both his cards work just fine as they are with vsync ON. Whatever problem you have going on is unique to your system Kazaa and you should try to fix it. Vsync OFF is never good.

I was just passing on information which Skuzzy told me directly.

"NVidia does have an SLI profile for Aces High, but the downside to NVidia's SLI approach is it has to run with vertial sync disabled.  It does not work with vertial sync enabled."

[AirFlyer]

With the two video cards and the 4GB ram a 64bit OS be it XP, Vista or Windows 7 will make use of all the system memory you have therefore improving overall system performance.  When calculating memory Video memory is also factored in to the System Ram when using 32bit OS's.  Will this improve your overall AH game play?  Hard to say.  What do you have your current settings set at?  Is everything maxed out and are you getting your max monitor refresh rate?  To many variances to say "YES" this will improve AH.  I am not familiar with prebuilt systems and the motherboards they use, chipsets, what BIOS settings they have limited or deleted from the BIOS makers original BIOS.  Conclusion, overall system performance will increase with a 64bit OS.

TD

That about sums it up nicely. If you were to get an OS I would suggest Windows 7 64-bit. It's not that you will have problems using Windows XP 64-bit (I used to and it worked fine.) it's just that Windows 7 is a new OS with a longer shelf-life, while XP is almost a decade old. Most people clung to XP because Vista just wasn't an alternative for a useful OS like Windows 7 is. Although 32-bit, I've been using Windows 7 since July and once you get used to its new layout from XP it works fantastically compared to Vista.

[Chalenge]

I was just passing on information which Skuzzy told me directly.

"NVidia does have an SLI profile for Aces High, but the downside to NVidia's SLI approach is it has to run with vertial sync disabled.  It does not work with vertial sync enabled."

Using vsync with AFR (alternate frame rendering) or SFR (split frame rendering) will cause SLI to fail with certain games. SLI type should always be set to SLI Performance Mode (or Nvidia recommended) and vsync forced on. Setting the antialiasing to SLI### should set the primary card to frame rendering and the secondary card to post-processing.

[Masherbrum]

That about sums it up nicely. If you were to get an OS I would suggest Windows 7 64-bit. It's not that you will have problems using Windows XP 64-bit (I used to and it worked fine.) it's just that Windows 7 is a new OS with a longer shelf-life, while XP is almost a decade old. Most people clung to XP because Vista just wasn't an alternative for a useful OS like Windows 7 is. Although 32-bit, I've been using Windows 7 since July and once you get used to its new layout from XP it works fantastically compared to Vista.

TilDeath talked me into getting Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I used to have this PC on XP Pro 32 bit.   I'm glad he took the time and helped me in choosing Vista.    I used to bash Vista, now I will probably end up going through my wife's work to get Windows 7 for cheap.   

[Chalenge]

Chalenge thank you.....my system runs great the way you have me set up and i thank you for all your help.  i am asking if windows xp or windows 7 in 64 bit will make my Aces High run smoother, faster, or anything else that it can do to over my 32 bit?  i thank all of you for your help....i sure don't want to be a pain in the butt to any body here .....but theres lots that i need to learn and the only way i know is to ask you guys that have done it or know way more than i do...Thanks everyone for all your help.....have a great day...Sammie-Viper

You have found one of the best sources for help with hardware on the net right here. Any one of us can be mistaken at times but generally someone will point out the error and suggest a resolution. The help that I have given you comes from first hand experience and hands-on experimentation. I cannot tell you a good reason to change operating systems based solely upon Aces High because I dont think there is one. Personally I would not go with XP 64 bit but I would instead go for Windows 7 64 bit myself. However I dont think you have a need for 64 bit at all and Windows 7 32 bit would probably suit you just fine. Now if someone were to say that a 64 bit operating system is required for some reason (in my case other programs that I use can use the extra memory space) then that would be a valid reason.

Since you use a Dell I would find out which OS gets along better on that computer (Dell might not have 64 bit drivers for every hardware item for instance).