Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:26:36 -0500 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: "'Mike Dockery'" <mdockery@hargray.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Processor question Message-ID: <BAY165-ds74E6F4BD608C231A20936CA7C0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4F3ABA3C.5090908@hargray.com> References: <4F3ABA3C.5090908@hargray.com>
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-----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Mike Dockery Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:47 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Processor question Greetings, I have been a user of Linux since 1994, but most of the linux distros seem to be getting away from freedom... which is why I chose it in the first place. They seem intent on forcing things that do not work well (like pulseaudio and nouveau) on everyone. Freedom of choice is always best. My question is: Should I try the amd64 version of FreeBSD with my Intel Core i7-2600 processor or should I use the i386? I hope to give FreeBSD a try later this month. Thanks, Mike Dockery _______________________________________________ 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" Up to you if you want 32-bit or 64 -bit. Used to be that some of the higher level ports only worked in 32-bit but more and more have been tweaked to work on both now. If you have 4GB or more memory, def recommend amd64. -Sean
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