21 Mar
2005
21 Mar
'05
2:41 p.m.
I have an amd64 running in 64 bit mode. There
honestly isn't much
reason to get a 64 if you are going to run in 32 bit mode...They are
way more expensive than the 32 bit counterparts and don't offer enough
extra in 32 bit mode.
FWIW, I strongly disagree. You get much better performance per clock on a
64-bit machine even when running in 32-bit simply due to chip architecture
improvements including SSE2 among other things, and the price should not be
that different when compared with the 32-bit offering (as long as you don't
go for the FX stuff). Also, heat dissipation as well as battery life (if
considering laptop) is definitely a plus when compared with Pentium4
offering. Pentium-M processors are also nice but also generally more
expensive.
I've been using the eMachines (now Gateway) M68xxx series with 32-bit Linux
and have practically abandoned using my desktop altogether.
Best wishes,
Ivica Ico Bukvic, composer & multimedia sculptor
http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/
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