dwgallien wrote:
On 2011/03/23 22:34 (GMT-0400) dwgallien composed:
the question becomes do I want to go with the 32 bit version, which I've always run, or the 64 bit. Is there any benefit either way?
IMHO this is an easy decision - 64 bit.
Regardless the amount of installed RAM? Regardless the price of adding more RAM? Regardless the possibility of adding more RAM?
The OP has a quad, and typically that means 4GB of RAM.
Why? Rule of thumb = 1Gb per core? I haven't heard that one before.
As I alluded to in my reply, one's use model dictates how much benefit the user gets. IMO, esp given that 64-bit is solely where development is focused now, unless one needs a corner case app which won't run on 64-bit, there is no downside and quite possibly if not likely upside.
One possible downside, even with lots of memory - if one is running lots (hundreds) of small processes, one will find there is room for less in 64bit. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (12.9°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org