[Advice] The 32/64bit question, and my specific needs?

[twobztwop]

I installed 64bit vista a few weeks ago when I upgraded my ram to 4gb. As far as drivers go, pretty much everything worked and the system is stable. Only problem I ran into was with the iphone. There are no iphone drivers (or itunes) for vista 64... figures.

I have no experience with xp 64, but I've heard most hardware companies didn't bother writing drivers for it (and they all need to be signed by ms or something?) If your going with 4gig of ram, your best option is 64bit vista I'm afraid.

[Phate]

I've had the odd 64 bit related problem, and I can't get Crysis to work, and a few minor stumbling blocks with Vista related compatibility, but nothing else.

[Bollwerk]

I've had the odd 64 bit related problem, and I can't get Crysis to work, and a few minor stumbling blocks with Vista related compatibility, but nothing else.

Strange. I have Crysis and it runs perfectly fine on my 64-bit Vista straight out of the box (I don't think they have even patched it yet .. seems stable as is).