On 6/16/06, Catalin Trifu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
I am planning to buy a new machine and lately I was thinking about
a AMD64 X2 4800+ 2GB RAM.
Is it worth to install 64bit linux or should I go for 32. As I have read
there are issues with video stuff, flash player.
This machine is for work and entertainment. I don't like the idea of a
32bit chroot if it's too much of a hassle to set it up.
Just from the technical side of things, AMD64 architecture is fully
compatible with 32-bit applications. You can install a 32-bit app in
a 64-bit OS (but not the other way around : (
I'd suggest the amd64 OS, though if you can't decide, I'd just throw
in the towel and dual-boot.
Also, using a 64-bit app is only going to get you about a ten percent
performance increase, according to benchmarking studies of people with
more money than I have. It's ultimately up to you, but if I were you,
I'd take the adventurous route and go 64-bit - just for the heck of
it. However, I don't know enough about your wants and needs to be
able to reccommend something like that.
Do what you want: that's the entire point. I can only supply
information, not make the choice for you (unless you'd like me to, but
I can't guarantee that I can help if something goes wrong).
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