surely this would not be slower maybe equal to actually or faster ^^ On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:04:25AM -0800, Rob Lytle wrote: > On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:00:24 +0100 > Ralph Slooten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Harry Putnam wrote: > > > The amd64 faq link posted by Ralph Sooten tells a kind of bleak story > > > as of June 2005 about there being nothing remarkable about 64 > > > performance and futher that 32 bit out performs in many areas. It is > > > also said that for `desktop' use there isn't much point. > > > > Somewhere in that FAQ there was a link to the gentoo forum (thread) > > where I read users were/are having the exact opposite results. They were > > getting much better results with the 64-bit. > > > > I think at the end this becomes one big debate, just like comparing AMD > > MHz and Intel MHz. > > My reasoning on whether to compile in a 64-bit environment, or a 32 is > > quite simple: if you don't want to "hasle" (which so far has not been as > > emerge sorts out everything it seems for you) of sometimes letting > > gentoo do tricks for you to run 32 bit programs with a second set of > > 32-bit libs etc, then just stick with 32 all the way. > > If you want to be stubborn (like me) and use your computer like it's > > "supposed to be", and with a scense of adventure, use 64-bit. At the end > > of the day I can say "hey guys, I'm running a 64-bit OS" ;-) > > > > > > My notebook (HP zd8000) has the P4 with 64 bit extensions or emulation > or whatever it is called. I am curious about the 64 bit OS's, but > really have no idea whether there is any advantage whatsever except for > the experience of using such a system. I do however, use Complex-128 > variables in Numeric Python. But since my cpu is under some sort of > emulation, I don't know if anything would run faster. Maybe I just > have to try it to find out. > > Rob. > > -- > ------------------ > http://home.comcast.net/~europa100 > A SETI-like Search for Intelligent > Life in Central Pa. > -- > [email protected] mailing list > -- [email protected] mailing list
