http://blogs.msdn.com/boduff/archive/tags/64bit/default.aspxTags: 64biten-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/boduff/archive/2008/02/14/do-i-need-64-bit-sql-server.aspxThu, 14 Feb 2008 16:21:36 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7692315boduff1http://blogs.msdn.com/boduff/comments/7692315.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/boduff/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7692315<p>When moving to SQL 2005 from 2000, some customers are asking what real benefit 64 bit brings. The short answer is :</p> <p>- 64 bit is the future - rumours are abound that future releases of SQL Server might not even have a 32 bit sku (except developer editions, etc).</p> <p>- Virtually No OEM is making servers which are not 64 bit capable.</p> <p>- 64 bit gives performance and headroom benefits, especially with RAM.</p> <p>- 32 bit is soooo nineties, it just doesn't look nice in your server room.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Here is a great blog diving into some of the technical benefits:</p> <p><a title="http://blogs.msdn.com/mssqlisv/archive/2007/04/30/will-64-bit-increase-the-performance-of-my-sql-server-application.aspx" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mssqlisv/archive/2007/04/30/will-64-bit-increase-the-performance-of-my-sql-server-application.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/mssqlisv/archive/2007/04/30/will-64-bit-increase-the-performance-of-my-sql-server-application.aspx</a></p> <p>I always recommend 64 bit, unless a SQL Server is a &quot;jack of all trades&quot; box with lots of other applications or components installed that might not play nice.</p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7692315" width="1" height="1">SQL64bit