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Added memory and switched to 64 bit and everything seems slower???
cmoses:
Thanks for the information. I am going to reload Windows XP 32 bit and keep the 4MB of RAM in there and see how it goes. I think that might be the best route to go.
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Haze:
the 64-bit versions of MAME on a 64-bit OS are roughly 20% faster (sometimes more) than the 32-bit ones with no tweaking required. This is an undeniable fact and is very noticeable with certain drivers.
If you're noticing a slowdown something else is wrong, possibly drivers or you're not comparing like-for-like on MAME versions.
The only reason you'd want to run a 32-bit OS is if you have hardware that doesn't have 64-bit drivers (eg. some of the light guns)
Fursphere:
--- Quote from: Haze on July 02, 2013, 01:35:53 pm ---the 64-bit versions of MAME on a 64-bit OS are roughly 20% faster (sometimes more) than the 32-bit ones with no tweaking required. This is an undeniable fact and is very noticeable with certain drivers.
If you're noticing a slowdown something else is wrong, possibly drivers or you're not comparing like-for-like on MAME versions.
The only reason you'd want to run a 32-bit OS is if you have hardware that doesn't have 64-bit drivers (eg. some of the light guns)
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Thank you. I was just going to point this out. Why gimp your setup with a 32bit OS? Doesn't make sense.
Dawgz Rule:
--- Quote ---The only reason you'd want to run a 32-bit OS is if you have hardware that doesn't have 64-bit drivers (eg. some of the light guns)
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Not true. There are a number of good reasons to stick with the 32 bit OS and I think those have been pretty well outlined. You can't just go by Mame.exe vs Mame.exe, there are a number of other factors that will dictate how well a system will perform on one version of OS versus another.
If you want additional info, just google it.
keilmillerjr:
--- Quote from: Dawgz Rule on July 02, 2013, 04:48:50 pm ---
--- Quote ---The only reason you'd want to run a 32-bit OS is if you have hardware that doesn't have 64-bit drivers (eg. some of the light guns)
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Not true. There are a number of good reasons to stick with the 32 bit OS and I think those have been pretty well outlined. You can't just go by Mame.exe vs Mame.exe, there are a number of other factors that will dictate how well a system will perform on one version of OS versus another.
If you want additional info, just google it.
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Yeah, and it all boils down to your computer being outdated. I was actually surprised at how cheap I was able to build a bare bone computer for my arcade project, and its at what i think is my minimum requirement for today's general standards (i3 4gb ram). Because you have old hardware doesn't make 32-bit better. It means that your hardware and software is outdated, and 32-bit might be a better choice for the computer as it is.
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