Regarding 32-bit vs. 64-bit "does-it-matter-on-the-desktop" issues
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070829-microsoft-issues-fix-for-vista-graphics-memory-overflows.html
Some background on the 32-bit memory mappings for Windows:
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/article/The-4GB-Windows-Memory-Limit-What-does-it-really-mean-
and the same for Linux:
http://kerneltrap.org/node/2450
For some cheap 64-bit computing: Athlon X2 + Asrock NF7G-HD720P (with 4 DIMM
slots) + 4 x 2GB DDR2 (3100php/module).
Check out the RSun web site.
All new processors now are already 64-bit, but most applications don't require
the extra memory space that 64-bit offers.
But if ever you need to go 64-bit at the desktop, you would need a 64-bit OS,
your native 64-bit app, a motherboard with with 4 DIMM slots and 2GB DDR2
memory modules.
Aside from Games and Graphics, 8GB makes for a wonderful Virtual machine
environment
Ambrosio
Cocoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i know. Was aiming for the low end of the
spectrum given the generality of the original question. i mean--- if it /was
specifically/ a server question, it would have been how is the performance of
xeons v. opterons and not 64-bit v. 32-bit. ;)
On Nov 28, 2007 4:31 PM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think most people on this list are interested in SERVERS.
If you're talking desktop, then 64-bit computing will probably not do
much for you. Things like the Flash plugin are desktop-isms.
In the server world, 4GB is not huge. 64GB is upper-middle class. 1TB
is huge. And there, the advantages (actually, necessity) of 64-bit
computing is self-evident.
--
Cocoy
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