-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, 2011-10-30 at 19:01 +0530, Linux Tyro wrote:
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Carlos E. R. <> wrote:
Came to know that: My ram is 2 GB, now should I really go for 64 bit or not?
IMO, no.
Because there would not be any significant advantage?
Right.
But let if I wrong in the following:
Even if I am not getting advantage, but at least I am using the thing for which it is made, 64 bit, however, for a single PC, nothing useful. Is it exactly like this or more than this? Processor is http://ark.intel.com/products/37212/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E5200-(2M-Cache-...) supporting 64 bit!
Please also let me know about possible disadvantage(s), if any.
A 64 bits procesor is not faster in 64 bit mode than in 32 bits mode - it just "can" move more data simultaneously. It is like having a train moving with one wagon or two, at the same speed. But you do not have that much ram. I have seen programs compiled for 32 bit and 64 bit, and it used double the ram, and running slower: View this thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=457094 - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk6tWsAACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WgYgCfWPzopvIx9fpMFpqwpJXX+d5G hZoAoIBLWgIwu23eqJFJqsoNuz0XBJJU =hgpY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org