Hi,
To answer your question, I recently moved from 32 bit to 64 bit Vista. The most notable is the speed which Java, IB TWS runs. Especially shut down , used to take 12 seconds now takes 2.
Start up is much faster too.
TC2000 is about the same with no notable difference.
Can't comment on TS.
I would do it. Having the extra 700 MB to cache seems to make a difference in performance. ( I have 4 Gb RAM and 4 GB readyboost on a SD). I had one minor driver issue with an OEM driver an controlling screen brightness. Found a workaround though.
I beleive Vista 64 bit is superior to 32 bit Vista. Seems to run with better performance and less thrashing all around. Most 32 bit apps don't seem to care. The OS runs in 64 bit mode and don't forget that is a lot of the processing being done. Apps sit atop the OS.
Had only one problem so far and that was with screen drawing with MS Streets 2008. Again found a work around.
Seeing as I trade everyday, having TWS run much faster has been very much worth it.
Also got my boot time down to about 20 seconds using this command, runs as an admin:
Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
defrag -b %SystemDrive%
Of course this works in 32 bit also.
Overall just like a stock chart things change. 64 bit Vista has come a long way in the last 12 months. Soon it will be a standard, and it is about time!
OF COURSE, your driver situation will be the determining factor. I would check the driver availability, esp Video first.
I love the faster peformance and the fast boot and shutdown. TWS-Java is a pig and this seems to have tamed it. From starting the machine to trading in about 2-3 minutes is pretty nice!
Dean
PS: I have worked with PCs since 1984, including with Adobe and MS for 15 years, so I have *some* knowledge.
PPS: The one thing that is also critical is the lack of Bit Rot you get with XP. XP requires clean installs after a while. It is like the registry and DLLs gets tangled up and XP performance degrades over time. Vista on the otherhand is MUCH better. I ran 32 bit Vista for 14 months and had about the same boot time and performance as when I started. With XP it would last about 6-9 months tops before a clean install was needed.
To answer your question, I recently moved from 32 bit to 64 bit Vista. The most notable is the speed which Java, IB TWS runs. Especially shut down , used to take 12 seconds now takes 2.
Start up is much faster too.
TC2000 is about the same with no notable difference.
Can't comment on TS.
I would do it. Having the extra 700 MB to cache seems to make a difference in performance. ( I have 4 Gb RAM and 4 GB readyboost on a SD). I had one minor driver issue with an OEM driver an controlling screen brightness. Found a workaround though.
I beleive Vista 64 bit is superior to 32 bit Vista. Seems to run with better performance and less thrashing all around. Most 32 bit apps don't seem to care. The OS runs in 64 bit mode and don't forget that is a lot of the processing being done. Apps sit atop the OS.
Had only one problem so far and that was with screen drawing with MS Streets 2008. Again found a work around.
Seeing as I trade everyday, having TWS run much faster has been very much worth it.
Also got my boot time down to about 20 seconds using this command, runs as an admin:
Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
defrag -b %SystemDrive%
Of course this works in 32 bit also.
Overall just like a stock chart things change. 64 bit Vista has come a long way in the last 12 months. Soon it will be a standard, and it is about time!
OF COURSE, your driver situation will be the determining factor. I would check the driver availability, esp Video first.
I love the faster peformance and the fast boot and shutdown. TWS-Java is a pig and this seems to have tamed it. From starting the machine to trading in about 2-3 minutes is pretty nice!
Dean
PS: I have worked with PCs since 1984, including with Adobe and MS for 15 years, so I have *some* knowledge.
PPS: The one thing that is also critical is the lack of Bit Rot you get with XP. XP requires clean installs after a while. It is like the registry and DLLs gets tangled up and XP performance degrades over time. Vista on the otherhand is MUCH better. I ran 32 bit Vista for 14 months and had about the same boot time and performance as when I started. With XP it would last about 6-9 months tops before a clean install was needed.
