Processor question

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

On Thursday 16 February 2012 17:20:23 krad wrote:
> On 14 February 2012 20:28, Frank Shute <frank at 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
> >
> >
> >
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