Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:02:50 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Processor question Message-ID: <4F3ACBFA.8030204@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4F3ABA3C.5090908@hargray.com> References: <4F3ABA3C.5090908@hargray.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig31D6CE6BD3E45CCBE2D54E13 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 14/02/2012 19:47, Mike Dockery wrote: > My question is: Should I try the amd64 version of FreeBSD with my Inte= l > Core i7-2600 processor or should I use the i386? Choose amd64 by default, unless you have a specific application that requires an i386 system. Even if you have less than 4GiB RAM. Be aware that most 32bit apps can be run on a 64bit system. The converse is not true. Also, it's a lot easier to pop in some extra RAM sticks, than it is to convert from i386 to amd64 and then pop in some extra RAM sticks... Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig31D6CE6BD3E45CCBE2D54E13 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk86zAEACgkQ8Mjk52CukIyLHACZAQY+ypR+i+vJZtdgBmI6vJn1 OzMAoJQQpo9j/uiKUchlgKtxHuro4pwq =HqXq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig31D6CE6BD3E45CCBE2D54E13--
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