Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:32:10 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk>, Mike Dockery <mdockery@hargray.com>, krad <kraduk@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Processor question Message-ID: <201202172132.10933.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <CALfReyehfd6VmNHafwiRygGf2=SoSY60i4Sq7ha4CciN2B0h2g@mail.gmail.com> References: <4F3ABA3C.5090908@hargray.com> <20120214202830.GB4616@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <CALfReyehfd6VmNHafwiRygGf2=SoSY60i4Sq7ha4CciN2B0h2g@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Thursday 16 February 2012 17:20:23 krad wrote: > On 14 February 2012 20:28, Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 02:47:08PM -0500, Mike Dockery wrote: > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > Aloha, > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > Yeah, I used to use Linux but they became a bunch of Freedom Nazis > > controlled by big companies. > > > > Happily using FreeBSD for 10 years. > > > > > > > > My question is: Should I try the amd64 version of FreeBSD with my Intel > > > Core i7-2600 processor or should I use the i386? > > > > Generally, for an x86 machine with 4GB or greater memory use amd64. > > Memory less than that use i386. > > > > I would actually say 3GB or more, as if you have a machine at 4gb and run a > 32bit os you waste the best part of a gig or more due to pci addressing etc > I would use the amd64 version in any case. I was forced once to switch because I needed more than 4GB memory for a single application. I noticed then that most things went smoother then. Erich > > > > > ie. you almost certainly want to use amd64, I should think. > > > > > > > > I hope to give FreeBSD a try later this month. > > > > Excellent. Best of luck and any problems not covered in the handbook > > or google, post here. Welcome to FreeBSD! > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Mike Dockery > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > > > Frank > > > > Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > >
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