64 bit rules!

[Nella95]

I had no idea how sorry 32 bit was compared to 64 bit with the same RAM.

SW Premium 2011
64 bit SP4.0
Intel Xenon X5650 @2.67GHz
2.66 GHz 11.9 GB of RAM

 

[AnnaWood]

Did you have 12 gigs of RAM with a x32 bit operating system? No wonder you are seeing an improvement. x32 bit OS will only address 4 gigs of RAM. The other 8 gigs was sitting there doing nothing.

Cheers,

Anna Wood
SW2011 SP5, Windows 7 x64

http://www.renderbay.com

http://www.solidmuse.com

http://www.phxswug.com

 

[Nella95]

Ahh...really?

SW Premium 2011
64 bit SP4.0
Intel Xenon X5650 @2.67GHz
2.66 GHz 11.9 GB of RAM

 

[ctopher]

Nella95,
Is that a sarcastic response? Or...?

Anna is correct.

Chris
SolidWorks 11
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion

 

[Nella95]

No - not sarcastic - just felt stupid for not knowing.

 

[ctopher]

OK. No reason to feel stupid, a lot of people don't know it. Very common.

I'm hoping we upgrade here at the office. I'm trying to talk my boss into a 64 bit and a new server.

Chris
SolidWorks 11
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion

 

[AnnaWood]

Glad you are enjoying the new found performance boost from the x64 bit OS. It does make a difference.

Cheers,

Anna Wood
SW2011 SP5, Windows 7 x64

http://www.renderbay.com

http://www.solidmuse.com

http://www.phxswug.com

 

[KevinDeSmet]

Real men make clean and efficient parts and assemblies so that they do run smoothly on a 32-bit ... or not!

Certified SolidWorks Professional

 

[gwubs]

KevinDeSmet, what you say is true - to a point only. Smart women and men make parts and assemblies which are efficient, and run as smoothly as possible. However, at a certain point in sheer assembly size, the lack of RAM will catch up to you and lead to crashes and severe slow downs.