Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:52:50 -0500 From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@wallnet.com> To: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dell 2850 use 32 or 64 bit? Message-ID: <4954E1B2.6020503@wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <495469ED.4040900@gmail.com> References: <49544F62.7050709@wallnet.com> <495469ED.4040900@gmail.com>
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Tim Judd wrote: > Tim Kellers wrote: >> I just bought a Dell 2850 (2 2.8GHZ dual core processors). The >> server will be used as a webserver, e-mail server. and a db server >> (both PostgresQL and My SQL Beyond the breaking of the 4 Gig RAM >> barrier, is there any compelling reason to use a 32 bit i386 or a 64 >> bit AMD OS? The machine currently has just a gig of RAM but I'm >> going to add more, soon. The machine runs headless and has no xorg, >> installed. >> >> A pointer to an article that discusses the 32 bit v 64 bit question >> would be appreciated as well. >> >> dell# uname -a >> FreeBSD dell.smsd.tv 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #0: Thu >> Dec 25 04:12:57 EST 2008 >> root@dell.smsd.tv:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/DELL i386 >> >> >> TIA >> >> Tim Kellers >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" > it's more important to know the CPU inside the machine, by model > number instead of the model of the outer case. > > If windows is still on it, run the cpu identification utility from > intel, IF it's an intel cpu. The id utility will tell you if it's > 64-bit capable. > > Using Dell's service tag and looking at warranty/original system > config might be a good resource too. > > Good luck. > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > Thanks for the reply. I already know it is 64 bit capable. I 'm interested in finding out if their are measurable performance advantages to running it using 64 v 32 bit FreeBSD. Thanks Tin Kellers
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