You do not need to purchase the 64 bit edtion of Windows

90% of the programs you will use will not require or use 64 bit capabilities
of the processor.

I would go with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual Core CPU 2.4GHz

On 1/8/06, Dean Kukral <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I am considering upgrading my system to an AMD FX-57 or FX-60.
>
> These are 64 bit processors that require the 64 bit edition of Windows.
>
> I read in a "user review" of the 57 at Newegg that neither NAV nor McAffee
> support this version of
> Windows.
>
> Is this true, and if they do not, are there good 64 bit anti-virus
> programs available that anyone  here
> has some experience with?
>
> Also, do most higher level programs run seamlessly on the 64 bit
> processors?  I assume that the
> anti-virus programs work at a somewhat more basic level than most games,
> for example.
>
> TIA
>
> Dean Kukral
>
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