On Nov 26, 2007 9:45 PM, Danny Ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, Linux Users! > > I'm a software guy, so pardon my ignorance in hardware. > > I know that 64bit can access more memory, and that 64bit is supposed to make > multimedia processing faster. My question is: What advantage does 64 bit > CPU's like the Intel Core 2 Duos, or AMD x2's have over vanilla 32 bit CPU's > (if both have say 2GB of RAM)? Will there be a noticeable difference if all > I do is browse, and use office apps? How about gimp (does it have to be an > extremely large project to be able to notice the difference)? > for analogy purposes, imagine the car as human, 64bit machine as a 4 lane road and a 32bit machine as a 2 lane road, having more lanes doesn't necessarily mean the car can go faster, right? It will still depend on the car on how fast it can go. 32bit machines are going to be obsolete sooner or later so if I were you I'll go for the 64bit machine, but that's just me. :)
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