From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 20 20:35:46 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97F36106564A for ; Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:35:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f222.google.com (mail-fx0-f222.google.com [209.85.220.222]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 296E88FC12 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:35:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm22 with SMTP id 22so3956098fxm.14 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:35:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=OvoMi7dysBVfeTy3GVAktR2pUdJnmCiXgLUpffm8z1I=; b=YkGWk6Afo+vVQ1S9DYusbqnrpmttpjtblcKscHqnhkGNYs5rCus1VOa/4OneL1Wujc qfruHox4oojed8wAxhUSf72kLFkIAakYXbUa20M3o6yGjGXa6mfhm2CUygWMgGunQynS 8fQwL/J4pBMZ0aAKh3Yes4mIh6V0beAZ5E7cc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=edliyQLFcaIFvNJBapNp/SoDqVHRSH4edUr5LvqchNhXmo9SupSihPY2hU4N7UPWUD W0tF0W9blYuZBMdimh/u2I8RQJBJGwgaKhJNYh0QglVDOvbIjiU+LxQcB/xZwJK4Cc3W DkoKOiX9dbX2xNaM4b4M5wbU25CLTvRikZj2Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.186.11 with SMTP id e11mr305334hbh.82.1269117344592; Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:35:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20100320184228.M62623@brightstar.bomgardner.net> References: <20100320184228.M62623@brightstar.bomgardner.net> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:35:44 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: Gene , FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Subject: Re: AMD 64 X2 - Dual Core? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:35:46 -0000 I totally disagree with using the 32bit unless you have a specific need or potentially if you are running it as a desktop. 64 everytime for servers for loads of reasons. If you are running less than 4 gig their is a fair chance you will in the next few years On 3/20/10, Gene wrote: > Hi - > I just got a board with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 cpu. I was wondering - > > 1) Is the amd64 8.0 release the fbsd of choice here? > > and > > 2) Does it take advantage of the athlon's dual cores? > > Thanks, > > IHN, > Gene > > -- > To everything there is a season, > And a time to every purpose under heaven. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Sent from my mobile device