In response to Michael S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am getting my (first) Athlon 64 x 2 today or > tomorrow and was wondering whether I should stick with > the reliable x86 or try the AMD64 port. > > Any performance penalties when running x86 FreeBSD on > a 64-bit machine?
Performance is equivalent, except in a few corner cases. Keep in mind that there are some cases where amd64 is actually slower, so it's really a wash, unless you know you're specific application will benefit from 64 bit. > Also what are the common problems, i.e. drivers, > applications that are known not to work under the > AMD64. This is going to be a desktop/workstation type > system. Personally, I would stick with i386, unless you like to experiment. Last time I tried to run amd64 on a desktop, I had lots of trouble with misc problems here and there. Same machine running i386 is rock stable with no problems. My gut tells me that a lot of desktop apps and libraries aren't really mature from a 64-bit standpoint yet. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
