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Subject: Re: i386 with PAE or AMD64 on PowerEdge with 4G RAM
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> 
> Just don't expect to turn the machines into 3D desktops for at least a 
> year :).
> 
> amd64 is much better than i386 though from a functional standpoint, and 
> your databases probably won't mind the extra precision :).
> 

mysql uses 64-bit counters/arithmetics internally on all platforms, so 
it works faster on amd64 :)


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