New computer - x64 or x32?

[Tyler Aviss]

As sad as I am to say it, unless you need the extra >4G of RAM, you'll
probably be happier with a 32-bit distro on your 64-bit CPU. I've been
using a 64-bit debian on my dual-opteron machine, and despite some
performance increases in ripping movies, etc, in general the lack of
support for some apps under the 64-bit environment is a big
pain-in-the-butt.


64bit
- Higher memory support
- Some speed increase in various instances
- Better scalability
- May use more memory (some 64-bit binaries)

32bit
- Supports more apps, including the adobe flash plugin for firefox, etc
- In the event of machine death, you can still boot on a 32-bit CPU


Also see here:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=616&num=3



On 9/1/07, William O'Higgins Witteman <william.ohiggins-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I've got a new computer with a AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core chip in it,
> and I'm wondering if I should put a 64-bit Linux on it, or just stick to
> a 32-bit system.  Pros?  Cons?
> --
>
> yours,
>
> William
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