Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:27:36 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 Desktop Support Message-ID: <200606211727.38250.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <449895EF.5090407@Metrol.net> References: <44978913.3070401@Metrol.net> <Pine.SOL.4.53.0606202028500.14129@brak> <449895EF.5090407@Metrol.net>
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On Wednesday 21 June 2006 01:42, Michael Collette wrote: > Andy Reitz wrote: > > In 64-bit mode, that does appear to be the case. However, it sounds like > > you could purchase an AMD64-based processor, and have everythign work > > fine in 32-bit mode. Then later down the road, as the software evolves, > > you could upgrade FreeBSD to be 64-bit and be set. > > > > Just a thought, > > I was thinking along those lines as well, but then the money starts to > kick in. The dual core Pentium is a much lower price than the dual > AMD64. By the time the software is truly ready to go 64-bit, I think > I'd be better off buying a system at that point. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that 64-bit is going to be superfast, most people report very little difference in speed, except in a limited number of applications, some people say that it's actually slower. The real reason for 64-bit is support for address spaces that span more than 4GB.
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