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System Name | Something Esoteric 2 |
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Processor | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
Motherboard | ASUS Prime B650-Plus |
Cooling | Corsair H150i Elite Capellix 360MM AIO |
Memory | 64GB Corsair Vengeance 6000Mhz DDR5 |
Video Card(s) | MSI Ventus RTX 3090 OC 24GB |
Storage | WD Black SN850X 2TB NVMe |
Display(s) | 2 x Dell S2721DGF IPS |
Case | Corsair 4000D Airflow Tempered Glass |
Audio Device(s) | Samsung Buds2 Pro, SteelSeries Siberia 800 |
Power Supply | EVGA 1200W P3 80+ Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech G903 |
Keyboard | Microsoft Sidewinder X6 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro |
Oh, I was exhausted yesterday and it's obvious I misread a lot in there. In which case, kudos to Microsoft for finally doing the right thing:
Windows 8 32-bit
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows 8 Pro 32-bit
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
Windows 8 RT
Windows Server "8" 64-bit (editions are unnamed)
I still don't get why at this juncture they're still putting out a 32bit version. (Yes, I get it works fine for Tablets, doesn't diminish my point though)
Don't get me wrong, I understand the whole "dinosaur Enterprise spanning IT system may be incompatible" argument or the "but my 32bit programs won't be able to run!~" FUD. It's just brow furrowing why the built in memory limitations of a 32bit OS wouldn't be Scorched Earthed out of the upcoming OS releases by now. We have very literally gotten to the point where John Average could buy a computer with a 32bit OS and yet it contain more than 4GB of memory resources. Unless I'm mistaken (and if I am please correct me, I love learning), LAA helps applications bypass this, but it doesn't help the entire OS be aware of and efficiently use/manage the resources available.
I just don't see what crashes and burns so horribly when it attempts to run on a 64bit OS as opposed to a 32bit OS that the entire existence of a 32bit OS continues to be justified. Can't these mission critical problem programs just get a workaround developed? Is NASA, NORAD, ECHELON and the entire Pentagon running on 32bit or something??
At this point, the only way the world is going to get on 64bit is if the OS developers shove it down all throats, everywhere. Moore's Law, like Time, isn't going to wait for the inept technological Man much longer.