From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 21 13:15:24 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 13F811065670 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:15:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aimass@yabarana.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF3C38FC0C for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:15:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 5so780912qwi.7 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:15:23 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: aimass@yabarana.com Received: by 10.229.218.203 with SMTP id hr11mr3025648qcb.85.1269177322500; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:15:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20100320184228.M62623@brightstar.bomgardner.net> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:15:22 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 9e07eb79e899b5d6 Message-ID: From: Alejandro Imass To: 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: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:15:24 -0000 On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 4:35 PM, krad wrote: > 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 > I second Krad, though 64bit may use considerably more RAM in general, but the overall computing throughput is very much worth it. We use AMD 64 in all our HW for several years now and are _very happy_, both FBSD and Linux. Best, Alejandro Imass > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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" >