Performance gain with 64 bit on inspiron dell

[Sheepeeshaun]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Turion_microprocessors#Turion_64_.22Richmond.22_.2890_nm.29

I have a dell Insprion 1501 with the processor shown above (Turion 64 MK36 (2.0GHz, 512K)) but the dell came with windows vista basic installed (no 64-bit). What kind of performance gain would I get from installing a 64-bit vista package? Is it even possiable to do so on this laptop? Should I scrap windows vista and go for a 64-bit xp?

 

[Jon]

No performance gains unless the software you use is 64-bit native. Otherwise, you'll be running in 32-bit emulation, which is a little slower.