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March 23rd, 2005 23:00

dell 8400:64bit compatible?

i read somewhere that the 8400 will support a 64bit CPU. Is this true? if so, is there a worthwhile performance gain when using a 64bit CPU; and where can buy one?
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    jrp1588

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    Posted March 24th, 2005 01:00

    i read that the 8400 uses the 925x chipset which, according to the site i looked at, supports 64bit CPUs. So should it work with them if a 64bit OS comes out in the future? 
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    Posted March 24th, 2005 01:00

    ?. No. No.  Also, there is no operating system support for 64 bit processors. 

    Message Edited by msgale on 03-23-2005 11:33 PM

    Message Edited by msgale on 03-23-2005 11:38 PM

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    Posted March 24th, 2005 03:00

    the motherboard on the 8400 is ccompatible with 64-bit extensions. but the processors that are currently shipping with the 8400 are not. in the future, if you have enough quad, u can consider buying intel 660 that is capable of 64-bit processing.
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    Brainonska511

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    Posted March 25th, 2005 00:00

    The Processors that are shipping with the Dimension 8400 are the Pentium 4 6xx series which have the EMT64 extentions.
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    pwrpuma

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    Posted March 27th, 2005 19:00

    The Pentium 4 6xx series are 64-bit compatible.  You can go to Intel's website and check out the capabilities of their processor lines.
     
     
    You can order a dell 8400 that is 64-bit compatible. 
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    Posted June 30th, 2005 04:00

    The 8400 should also be compatible with the Intel 5x1 line that include 64bit.  See the new dimensions 5100 for the intel 5x1 line.
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    Posted June 30th, 2005 04:00

    dang, this is an old thread, thanks for answering the question though.
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    RoadiJeff

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    Posted June 30th, 2005 05:00

    Also, there is no operating system support for 64 bit processors. 

    Maybe not back on March 23 but there is now.

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx

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    Posted June 30th, 2005 16:00

    No, its Windows XP Professional x64 Edition which is built on WIndows 2003 code.  Longhorn is the sucessor to XP and 2003.  Not out til about end of 2006/early 2007
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    Posted June 30th, 2005 16:00

    Is that the "longhorn" I've been hearing about.

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