Good 64 bit motherboard

[The Edge of the Ice]

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:55:09 -0400 (EDT), Marc Lijour <marc-bbkyySd1vPWsTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I heard that almost all software is working with AMD processor, is that
> correct?

The Athlon64 (and Opteron) are both quite happy to run in IA32 (x86)
mode, and will just look like a run-of-the-mill Athlon to any running
program (which in turn, generally looks like any random Pentium).  I
have a friend who got an Athlon64 3200+ system, and finds that it
compiles the kernel so fast that he often has trouble believeing it's
done.  "That was just 'make dep', right?  Uh..."  Running in full
64-bit mode, however, sounds like it's still a little buggy,
particularly in concert with the ATI binary drivers (which he needs to
get any 3D out of the Radeon 9800).  Windows just runs it in 32-bit
mode anyway, though.  The games run very fast.  Something around
250fps for Unreal Tournament (the old one) at 1600x1200.  :)

Mandrake does seem to have an AMD64 version of Mandrake10:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/10/amd64
If you went and bought it, you'd be entitled to at least a little
support.  That and since they have it listed as an official product,
they've probably worked at leats a few of the bugs out. :)  Maybe ask
their salespeople if it's recommended yet.

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