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azunder · Oct 22, 2006, 12:46 PM // 12:46

I just got a new PC and I'm running 64 bit windows on it. While the new PC is more powerful than the old one, GW runs slow when I'm in combat even with the graphics turned down.

So, to find out if it's slow because of WOW64, does anyone here have preformance problems with GW in 64 windows?

Azadaleou · Oct 22, 2006, 05:39 PM // 17:39

No problems here. Everything works perfectly fine. What videocard are you using and do you have the latest drivers for it?

TB_ · Oct 23, 2006, 12:01 PM // 12:01

64bit Windows is much slower for most tasks in general unless you're using optimised 64bit code, which GW isnt. This is also why XP 64 isnt a big seller. Vista while supporting 64bit will also be slow as well at least till SP1 or SP2.

Mushroom · Oct 24, 2006, 02:23 PM // 14:23

XP 64 bit was always intended to be sold to Business users, not home users. To get a good idea of that, look for the Anitvirus available for it. Norton for example requires you to have the "Professional" version, their "Home" is 32 bit only.

And it is also the same with drivers. ATI and NVidia do not optimize the drivers in the same way as they do with the 32 bit versions. That is because the majority of users have it for Photoshop, CAD, and audio/video editing, not games. And there are very few games optimized for 64 bit OS. Far Cry is about the only one I can think of that is (and brags about the fact).

However, expect that to slowly start to change in the next year. With Vista comming in both 32 and 64 bit versions, more companies are sure to start optimizing code (and drivers) for 64 bit.

And this is not to unusual. Even though Win95 was 32 bit, it took many years to remove all of the 16 bit code from programs. As recently as 2 years ago, a lot of programs still used 16 bit instillation software.