Question #76665 on Ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/76665
actionparsnip posted a new comment: 64bit will encode and decode audio and video faster as they can compute 64bits of data in a sinle step rather than 32bits. The repos are exactly the same for both systems. There is a 64bit and a 32bit version of every app you can search for in the standard repo. The only drawback of 32bit is skype is 32bit only but then again skpe is garbage. Dual core isn't only for playing 2 videos at once, its for getting the OS working faster by effectively giving 2 CPUs. More CPUs gives a faster PC so long as the system kernel can access them. Yes the RAM of a 32bit system is limited to 3.5Gb which is enough for most but full access to the 64bit registers is also an advantage that cannot be overlooked. There are no niggles in any of my systems and they are all (except my file server which is a P3) 64bit and everything works flawlessly without any need for tweaking, java works great and 64bit flash works amazingly despite being beta. (I always advise 64bit flash to 64bit users) You can also take advantage of dual cores for faster booting if you add extra options to your grub and fstab configs. I don't personally use any dual core or more than 2Gb RAM but i always like to use the distro that matches my CPU and strongly believe other users should too. -- You received this question notification because you are a member of UF Unanswered Posts Team, which is an answer contact for Ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
