Not only the AMD FX...

 

The Pentium EE does too...

 

And I'm pretty sure even Pentium D has 64 bit too

*Load of crap*

 

 

 

You are being sarcastic right? If you aren't I'll gladly make you the new complete moron of Tech and Computers.

 

 

 

If you don't know what you're talking about, don't post.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, nice sound card.

Ignore Ny's post. I don't agree that Hp's are the best either, that is user opinion.

 

 

 

Every processor both companys are making today are 64bit compatible. Including athlon 64, athlon Fx, athlon X2, Pentium D, Pentium EE, Core 2 duo ect.

 

 

 

Even though most people have 64bit proccesors they are still using 32bit operating systems or programs (including myself). With Windows Vista around the corner that will all change.

 

 

 

I doubt AutoCad runs good with 384mb of ram and a 1.5ghz P4.

x86_64 is not x64 (It's 32-bit with 64-bit extensions, not fully 64-bit). I believe the Itanium series (ia64) would be best labeled as x64. So either call it AMD64, EMT64, or x86_64 if you want to be fully correct. :-w

 

 

 

Other than that, I've owned a amd64 for around three years. Ever since I bought it I've run most applications in x86_64 mode, or at least they somehow take advantage of x86_64.

 

 

 

Anyways, you can buy a Socket AM2 motherboard now and then upgrade to a Socket AM3 processor with no problems. AMD has compatibility in mind.

 

 

 

Also, I doubt Windows Vista will change much anytime soon. Every application will have to rework itself, and release two editions (One for x86_64, one for x86). I doubt tons of applications will do this, especially freeware/nonprofit. (Excluding a lot of open source software)