Half-Life 2 goes 64Bit

[Legend]

"For those of you running with a 64-bit capable AMD® processor, along with the Windows® 64-bit operating system, Half-Life 2 and Lost Coast are now available in native 64-bit versions. Steam will automatically detect your OS and run the appropriate version the next time you run these games."

"We've been working with AMD to get the Source™ engine up and running in 64-bit mode to make sure we're taking advantage of these hardware configurations. This is just a first step for Valve into 64-bit. Going forward, we realize that more and more of our customers will be running with 64-bit processors and we will be set to take true advantage of them."

Steam.

Guess we will get to see what these 64bit amd's and sli can REALLY do.

[Braddon]

Lost Coast really wont show off much. It'll show off impressive lighting, but nothing that my computer right now can't handle.
It's games coming out within the next year that we need to worry about. Games like Unreal 3 or whatever that will shine.
Same with F.E.A.R

[Athlon_9800]

Lost Coast really wont show off much. It'll show off impressive lighting, but nothing that my computer right now can't handle.
It's games coming out within the next year that we need to worry about. Games like Unreal 3 or whatever that will shine.
Same with F.E.A.R

F.E.A.R. has been out for a long time now and it's not exactly taxing on computers right now. Unreal 3 is the engine, btw, it's Unreal Tournament 2007 that's coming out.

[Dan]

oh, FEAR is taxing lol....and both unreal 3 and unreal tournament 2k7 are coming out soon.

[Pigginfriendzee]

what will 64bit improve on? visuals or just general performance?

[Athlon_9800]

what will 64bit improve on? visuals or just general performance?

I doubt it'll improve much of anything, but I haven't really looked into it. I'd call it more a gimmick if anything...

[Legend]

Then why have 64bit if there going to be no diffrence?

[Athlon_9800]

Then why have 64bit if there going to be no diffrence?

I just meant right now with the current OS, but still, I don't know too much on the subject :rrg:

[cam124]

Most likely it will just help the game run the game with 64 bit technology therefore using all your cpu, not just 32bit of it i think. It will make it more smooth and it will help use 64 bit 100perecent to its capabilities instead of using only have the power?