Other Why use a 64 bit browser?

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  1. Pete J

    Pete J Employed scum

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    Hi peeps,

    Just a question that popped into my head and Google searches don't appear to bring up anything particularly enlightening:

    Why use a 64 bit browser?

    I don't imagine anyone loads up more than 4GB of web pages at a time, right?
     
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  2. geoboy333

    geoboy333 Sometimes I say something bright...

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    Tell that to my dad :L he has 4GB of RAM in his machine and it is at a constant 80% load on his RAM.

    that is generally what 64bit browsers are for, for having memory intensive sites open aswell as flash, java api's etc.

    generally you wont need a 64 bit browser if your just doing day to day browsing but if you've got over 30 tabs (like myself) you should probably switch to one.
     
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  3. geoboy333

    geoboy333 Sometimes I say something bright...

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    oh and may I say, according to your sig I have to mention, hot damn you must be loaded
     
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  4. Pete J

    Pete J Employed scum

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    30 Tabs at a time :eeek:

    Not really, just extremely stupid with money :sigh: .
     
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  5. Phalanx

    Phalanx Needs more dragons and stuff.

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    30? That's nothing. *looks at Firefox*

    Tab grouping is a wonderful thing...
     
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  6. GregTheRotter

    GregTheRotter Minimodder

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    Ha, the most I ever get to is 10. Mostly it's just 4 or so.
     
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  7. GeorgeStorm

    GeorgeStorm Aggressive PC Builder

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    Had 40+ the other day, but in general it's 10-20 methinks.
     
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  8. IvanIvanovich

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    I use it in an effort to increase 64bit market share in general. Same as many other programs I use that don't *need* to be 64bit. The more 64bit software in use, the more that will be made. I'm looking forward to 32bit being a distant memory much as 16bit is today.
    So really it's why aren't you using a 64bit (insert software)? If it has no disadvantage, there is no excuse.
     
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  9. tehBoris

    tehBoris What's a Dremel?

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    Some thing to note:
    32bit applications on 64bit operating systems can address 4GB of memory each (so two 32bit applications can take up 8GB of RAM). Chrome launches a separate application per tab/window.

    The only other theoretical improvement is that 64bit applications can run slightly faster (can do more per CPU instruction execution). This is very unlikely to be humanly noticeable however.
     
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  10. dark_avenger

    dark_avenger Minimodder

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    I thought it was 2gb per application as on 32bit windows the other 2gb was allocated to the OS?
     
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  11. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    It is in general most 32-bit programs use 2GB of RAM as a limit some use upto 3GB like photoshop but thats about it

    although 32-bit programs can address up to 4GB they very very rarely do
     
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  12. geoboy333

    geoboy333 Sometimes I say something bright...

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    When I had XP 32 bit installed on my rig with 4GB it said that it could only access 3.46GB of it. does that limit apply to all 32 bit programs or was it just the OS?
     
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  13. sp4nky

    sp4nky BF3: Aardfrith WoT: McGubbins

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    Win XP hogs about 0.5GB for the OS.
     
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  14. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    Memory limitation dont just include DDR RAM they include all memory attached to the system like video RAM for example
     
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  15. AstralWanderer

    AstralWanderer What's a Dremel?

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    See Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
     
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  16. geoboy333

    geoboy333 Sometimes I say something bright...

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    Just re-counted, got 47 :)
     
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  17. play_boy_2000

    play_boy_2000 It was funny when I was 12

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    Last time I tried the ie 64 bit browser, there was no 64bit Flash support, which rendered it more pointless.... than an iPad.

    edit: looks like you can get beta 64bit support for flash now, but I cba to try it out.
     
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