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Date:      Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:02:15 +0100
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Alexander Gudimov <sasha-privat@newmail.ru>
Subject:   Re: Question about use CPU Intel Xeon 5150 with FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20070613140215.27c8c64f@gumby.homeunix.com.>
In-Reply-To: <145725751.20070613144539@newmail.ru>
References:  <145725751.20070613144539@newmail.ru>

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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:45:39 +0300
Alexander Gudimov <sasha-privat@newmail.ru> wrote:

> Hello, questions.
> 
> Please help me. What version of FreeBSD will prefer use on system with
> CPU Intel Xeon 5150 ? Main problem with choice: i386 or amd64
> platforms.

If it's for a server, or you have a compelling need for >4GB then
amd64. If it's for a desktop then I'd suggest i386. 

64-bit server software is mature, 64-bit desktop software isn't. 



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