Michel Talon wrote:
Tim Kellers wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I already know it is 64 bit capable. I 'm
interested in finding out if their are measurable performance advantages
to running it using 64 v 32 bit FreeBSD.
For the type of use of the OP (databases, etc.) i don't know, but
server i don't see a reason to run in 32 bits mode. Contrary to
some frequent assertions the increase in size of binaries is
extremely limited as can easily be checked. This is very largely
program code size is a very little part of system memory today.
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Tim Kellers wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. I already know it is 64 bit capable. I 'm
> interested in finding out if their are measurable performance advantages
> to running it using 64 v 32 bit FreeBSD.
For the type of use of the OP (databases, etc.) i don't know, but
for scientific computatio
Tim Judd wrote:
Tim Kellers wrote:
I just bought a Dell 2850 (2 2.8GHZ dual core processors). The
server will be used as a webserver, e-mail server. and a db server
(both PostgresQL and My SQL Beyond the breaking of the 4 Gig RAM
barrier, is there any compelling reason to use a 32 bit i386 o
be used as a webserver, e-mail server. and a db server (both PostgresQL and
My SQL Beyond the breaking of the 4 Gig RAM barrier, is there any compelling
reason to use a 32 bit i386 or a 64 bit AMD OS?
the same as using 32-bit software (not 16-bit) on 32-bit CPU.
Tim Kellers wrote:
I just bought a Dell 2850 (2 2.8GHZ dual core processors). The server
will be used as a webserver, e-mail server. and a db server (both
PostgresQL and My SQL Beyond the breaking of the 4 Gig RAM barrier,
is there any compelling reason to use a 32 bit i386 or a 64 bit AMD
O
I just bought a Dell 2850 (2 2.8GHZ dual core processors). The server
will be used as a webserver, e-mail server. and a db server (both
PostgresQL and My SQL Beyond the breaking of the 4 Gig RAM barrier, is
there any compelling reason to use a 32 bit i386 or a 64 bit AMD OS?
The machine curr
