Any REAL x64 antivirus apps?

JWhipple

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I just did a MAJOR upgrade to my system.

Old setup:
Athlon X2 3800+
MSI K8N SLI motherboard
2GB DDR Ram
2x Geforce 7600GT in SLI

New setup:
Intel core i7 920 CPU
Asus P6T Motherboard
12GB DDR3 RAM (2 sets of three 2GB in Tri-channel)
Geforce 260

The whole purpose was for absolute performance. No - these were not the absolutely highest end parts I could have gone for, but, a friend who owns a computer store gave it all to me on the condition that I do an in-depth technical write-up of any quirks I run into since he doesn't have the staffing to sell, repair AND test new products.

Anyhow, since I have 12GB RAM, I went with Vista x64 (Obviously!)

In the spirit of sticking with the high performance theme, can anyone point me to a true x64 Antivirus (not just an x32 app that runs under x64 mode)? Also, whichever antivirus is the least intrusive upon performance and gaming?

This brings me to my next question - anyone have any experience with running Norton Antivirus Gaming Edition? I'm curious to see how it compares to the rest of the Antivirus world, especially when it comes to performance.

Thanks in advance everyone!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 3800+ (Socket 939)
    Motherboard
    MSI K8N SLI
    Memory
    2GB Corsair DDR in dual channel mode
    Graphics card(s)
    2x BFG Geforce 7600GT in SLI mode
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster Audigy 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Big ol' 21 inch Gateway LCD monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB SATA1 (Western Digital) 500GB USB External (Western Digital)
    PSU
    600 Watt BFG
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
Hmmm... I must have downloaded the wrong thing then. I downloaded and installed Avira this morning and everything showing up in task manager relating to it had a *32 next to it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 3800+ (Socket 939)
    Motherboard
    MSI K8N SLI
    Memory
    2GB Corsair DDR in dual channel mode
    Graphics card(s)
    2x BFG Geforce 7600GT in SLI mode
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster Audigy 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Big ol' 21 inch Gateway LCD monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB SATA1 (Western Digital) 500GB USB External (Western Digital)
    PSU
    600 Watt BFG
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
Also Avast Home Edition has both 32bit and 64 bit flavours.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Dual Core 3 GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945 GCL desktop motherboard
    Memory
    3 GB DDR 2 667 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI X1550 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19"
    Hard Drives
    80 GB IDE Samsung.
    Mouse
    iBall
    Keyboard
    iBall
    Internet Speed
    2mbps
Kaspersky and Norton also works in an x64 environment
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom mATX
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9Ghz (dual core)
    Motherboard
    Asus M3N78-VM Green
    Memory
    Kingston 8 GB DDR2 PC-6400
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT 512MB PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 22", Samsung 24"
    Hard Drives
    WD RE3 320GB (WD3202ABYS), Samsung SPINPOINT F1 640GB (HD642JJ) External Drives: WD MyBook Essentials 500GB, WD 120GB, an old Maxtor 80GB. Portables: Simpletech 160GB, WD Passport 250GB.
    PSU
    Corsair 620W modular
    Case
    CoolerMaster Elite 341 mATX
    Cooling
    Thermaltake TR2-R1
    Mouse
    Microsoft Laser & Logitech Marble
    Keyboard
    HP Elite Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Printers: HP Photosmart C7280, Oki-Data 3400n, HP Officejet 4300
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